The walk rate over the last 3 years in Rockies' home games is almost exactly the same as in their road games. Colorado's walk rate lst year was a bit below the NL average, while everything else was WAY above average, thanks to their home park. Because hits and extra-base hits are so easy to come by in Coors, walks are more valuable, too. Obviously, it's always good to walk, but I'd think that if you have a situation in which every swing of the bat potentially means dinger, you'd want a cadre of hitters who swings and puts the ball into play as much as possible. That being said, I think teams in good pitcher's parks should go out of their way to get high-walk guys for the same reason.
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