If you look right now the best offensive teams tend to be the teams with the lowest strikeout rates.
I get the argument you could look at any stat and say, "X stat is low/high relative to league average performance therefore it correlates to better hitting production.
I'm a New Yorker and had to live through the Yankee late 90 dynastsy where all the guys on their team were 'tough outs'. Weren't big power hitters but weren't punch and judy guys either. I get a vibe like that with our current team.