How is Dodgers rookie Miguel Vargas leading MLB in walks

LOS ANGELES — Miguel Vargas began spring training with strict instruction from Dodgers staffers not to swing. The strategy was in place to allow his fractured pinky to continue to heal, but it also worked surprisingly well for a secondary goal: It got Vargas on base more often than many of his swinging peers. In the 12 Cactus League plate appearances in which he was not permitted to swing, Vargas drew four walks. Five games into his 2023 season, the rookie second baseman has continued to practice patience at a nearly unprecedented rate. Vargas has walked in half of his…