It's become a home run or bust mentality throughout the major leagues, where even top sluggers regularly rack up 125+ K's in a season.  I think it is shortsighted and boring, but blame it on sabermetrics and advanced analytics. In years past, a player like Story wouldn't have even stuck at the major league level.  He still might not, but if he keeps hitting 20+ home runs a year while playing solid defense, he'll get every chance and play a decade in the majors even if its not here.