A pair of Dodgers starting rotation members pitched on Tuesday, the first spring training outings for Julio Uras and Noah Syndergaard. He can go down and in to righthanded hitters and he has to throw changeups down and away to lefties to keep them from sitting on his slider, but at his best, hes going to throw enough fastballs up and in to righthanded hitters to keep them from focusing on his bread and butter: sliders off the plate. Roberto Perez (C, CLE) could be worth a look in very deep leagues once he returns from injury in July. Right Handed Pitchers LEGEND Stats in blue are the best hitting teams are the best and between the 75th and 100th percentile. Now, simply hitting the ball the other way as a left-handed hitter does not guarantee success. Paul Goldschmidt, for example, has a .939 OPS when the Cardinals win and a .283 OPS when they lose. His strong 2021 came with a chase rate of 29%, while his lesser seasons all have chase rates near 35%. Baseball America rated LAs prospect group third overall in the sports, behind the Orioles and D-backs. He has also allowed 31 home runs, the second-highest total in baseball behind teammate Mike Foltynewicz. Because hell throw his changeup to righties and lefties, he has a weapon to challenge hitters in and out. Good questions. How Do You Attack Him? We are simply here to provide information about sports betting for entertainment purposes. Fernando Tatis Jr. was set to play his first game for San Diego after missing the 2022 season because of an injury and drug suspension. BA Newsletter: Get Analysis, Rankings Delivered To Your Inbox! That's enough to fire him up against Espino and his gaudy 6.18 ERA since the break. The culprit has been some deep struggles against LHers: .357 OPS, 0.17 Eye in 75 AB. With an over-the-top delivery, Nikhazy has figured out how to pair fastballs up in the zone with curveballs at the bottom of the zone (or just below the zone). Longoria, who turns 36 in October, posted a mere 96 OPS+ in his first three years in San Francisco. As a right-handed submarine pitcher, you hear countless times that you will be more effective against righties and will struggle against left-handed hitters. Gambling problem? So, logic would follow, that fantasy managers can look up splits and simply draft two less sexy names and play the lineup game. Boston Red Sox (Hit Score: 8) 6 6. He hit .438/.579/.938 on fastballs. You want to have them so they accrue most of their innings while in your lineup. Both his production (.206 BA, .736 OPS in 131 AB) and Against righties, few catchers have been better: .995 OPS, 0.84 Eye in 112 AB. But he locates well, hits his spots and rarely gives up hard contact. Longoria has absolutely slammed lefties this year, better than any hitter in baseball, and by a considerable amount. : Bring in a lefty who can consistently spin a breaking ball. That was the 20th start by a left-hander against the Dodgers, and the split was stark. RHP: .167/.216/.229 -- .445 OPS -- 0 HR. Home: .393/.424/.893 -- 1.317 OPS -- 8 HRRoad: .260/.302/.400 -- .702 OPS -- 1 HR. Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers 2. Analysis. Chicago snagged him with the 22nd overall pick in 2021, and Montgomery has made them look smart for it, graduating three minor league levels in about 1.2 seasons of professional baseball. Mike Trout probably isnt going to keep hitting .413. Overall, hitters hit only .167 against his changeup with no extra-base hits. Really dont throw Kavadas a fastball when hes ahead in the count. Keegan hits balls in the zone. The Yankees right-handed batters have performed BETTER against righties than lefties, and by a significant margin. Detroit's first-rounder worked to ingratiate himself throughout West Michigan's clubhouse. Kyle Higashioka (C, NYY) might seem like a second catcher you want to avoid, even in deep leagues (.186 BA, .678 OPS in 86 AB). A wRC+ of 100 is average. Houston Astros (Hit Score: 5.5) 4 4. He gave up 12 hits on 600 breaking balls this year (.070/.091/.105). WebAgainst left-handed-hitting Ji Hwan Bae, he threw four-seam, changeup, four-seam, changeup, four-seam and, on 3-2, a curveball. He was really good against lefties before going to the injured list (.921 OPS, 0.78 Eye in 26 AB). As a follow-up, this is what he's done so far in 2021. Many hitters have strong splits which is seen in major league lineup construction and pinch hitter selection. Kyle Stowers The southpaw slugger could be a sneaky fantasy option if he can avoid a platoon, and to do that, Stowers needs to show that he can make contact against lefties this spring. I intentionally platooned one year a while back in a daily. He catches up to fastballs when pitchers elevate on him and when they work at the bottom of the zone. : Arkansas has a very deep lineup, so theres no one hitter to avoid, but Franklin leads the team in slugging percentage (.557) and is second in on-base percentage (.425). Odds & lines subject to change. Staff flamethrower: Evan Justicecan touch 97-98 mph. Hitters hit .357/.364/.929 against Maddens fastballs in the upper third of the strike zone. Sometimes relievers come out of nowhere and are either new or previously werent good but suddenly are different. Evan Longoria (3B, SF) is a veteran bat worth using when lefties are on the mound: .364 BA, 1.264 OPS, 1.57 Eye in 44 AB. : Allen loves to be challenged. Top-50 for now, with Top-30 upside. With two strikes, he can force lefties to defend against fastballs up in the zone and changeups down and away (which pair well together). Against lefties LA has a 106 wRC+, which ranks 10th and is decidedly above average. Longoria has torched left-handers for a .498 wOBA this season, putting him in a nice spot against Manaea, who has been tagged for a combined 15 runs over his last three starts. Or another guy good against righties (and Hays also happens to be good against lefties)? Outfield -- Jake Meyers (R), 3%, Houston Astros vs. Seattle Mariners (RHP Logan Gilbert): Meyers got the call after hitting .343/.408/.598 with 16 homers and 10 steals in 68 games at Triple-A. Both his production (.848 OPS) and batting eye (0.45 Eye) soar against righty bats. RotoGrinders.com is the home of the daily fantasy sports community. Why did you choose Hays as part of the platoon? All three are switch-hitters, and none had his best 2020 against right-handed pitching: Grandal: .218/.338/.406 In those first 20 lefty starts against them, the Dodgers hit multiple home runs off the starter just twice. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Carson Kelly (C, ARI) might own the widest lefty/righty splits in the game. Unless they are on the same team, theres a good chance the other guy is facing a righty. His deep struggles against lefties remain his bugaboo (.207 BA, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .504 OPS), against whom his plate approach tanks (0.20 Eye). Ratings range from 1-10, with 10 representing the best possible matchup, statistically speaking, and 1 representing the worst. That includes .323/.400/.645, a 175 wRC+ with four doubles and two home runs in 35 plate appearances since joining the Dodgers. At the end of the day, the Build-A-Hitter concept is interesting and there surely are times where it has merit, but we must be careful as it is not a one size fits all. The Team Batting and Pitching pages offer full stats on the performances of the teams themselves while the Opponent Batting and Pitching pages break down the figures on how opposing teams are faring against them. WebBest Hitters Against Left Handed Pitching | StatMuse. Last year, Eaton had a .542 OPS when his Nationals won, and a .732 OPS when they did not. I would think ideally it would be AL players to limit the impact of switches and a lefty (ie strong against righties). League with no cap, then you have to balance overall volume as the guys that only last 4/5 innings get capped in value. His plate discipline has been nearly as good as those stats (10% bb%, 83% ct%, 0.64 Eye). A 64 205 lb left-handed hitter, Montgomery fits the new mold of enormous humans playing shortstop. If you can bust Elko up and in, he can be pitched to effectively. Annual comprehensive look at each team's top minor leaguers, The titles and awards the have been given to BHQ. Williams saw 55 pitches of 93-plus mph this year and he swung and missed on two of them. Hays has pretty even splits although relative to others in the league as he handled left-handers fairly well so matching up to the starter does not limit his upside as it does with Duvall. The record was previously held by Barry Bonds & Ken Griffey Jr. with 21. Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez pitched two scoreless innings. But he can be over-aggressive. Click on the button below to get free picks delivered to your email daily Tells us how above or below an offense is over league average when external factors (venue, for instance) are taken into consideration. Against the 355 fastballs he saw that were 93 mph or slower, he hit .408/.523/.789. Maybe it's easier to see on an annual platoon split graph. His production and plate approach are nearly identical when lefties are on the mound, too (.935 OPS, 0.50 Eye in 85 AB). He can sometimes get beat by quality velocity, but he also took a 95 mph Blade Tidwell fastball out to straight center field. He threw ball four with his breaking balls only four times. :The switch-hitting veteran has been a little better as a righthanded hitter this year because of a little more power from that side, but hes very effective standing in either batters box. The second game of the series figures to be interrupted a few times by lengthy ovations, with beloved former Cardinals legend Albert Pujols starting at first base for the Dodgers. Why, then, has a cold-weather stadium in the first month of the season populated by a home team that has some top arms and few quality hitters been witness to the most home runs outside of Cincinnati? Fantasy baseball roundtable: Who is the No. Or worry that he's not doing any of it against righties, who he'll see more of? Toolshed, you make a great point about finding them sooner than later. Did you focus on a guy whos good against lefties (like Hays)? Even though he will sit 94-95 mph and touch 99, his fastball is hittable when he elevates it because it lacks the vertical movement to miss bats. Overall, he was very effective against breaking balls and changeups, so Texas may want to see if Ty Madden and others can challenge him with premium velocity. These rankings are now available on The Board on the 2023 Fantasy Rankings tab, where you can also see the Top 120 Dynasty Rankings!. Nearly half the time, the pitch ends up outside of the strike zone, but in 2021 hitters swung against those out-of-zone sliders 43% of the time. Abbotts low-90s fastball has the late hop to fool hitters who think they are about to square up a middle-cut fastball. Why not another guy whos much stronger vs. the numerically greater righties? Or, at least, it will be once Tommy La Stella gets untracked. Sure, his strikeouts are at a career-high 24%, but with production like this, who cares? As fun as statistics are, they can always be used to tell a story and that is what we did here. Left-handed starters had a 3.14 ERA against the Dodgers, but lefty relievers struggled to the tune of a 5.00 ERA against LA. : If youre going to throw fastballs to Melendez, they better have some hair on them. Nick Madrigal. The past data agrees with this, as do most (if not all) coaches and past players. Lets check out those splits below. Both are tiny sample sizes, but if you play in a really deep, competitive league, these kind of nuggets can help you. After non-tendering Nomar Mazara earlier this week for his failure to fill such a gap, the White Sox currently carry three left-handed bats in their 2021 projected lineup: Yon Moncada, Yasmani Grandal, and Leury Garca. Access it all with a, HQNOW: HQBasicsDraft rankings powered by BaseballHQ, HQNOW: First Pitch Arizona Speaker Draft Roundtable, PT TODAY: Brown has opening to Astros rotation, PT TODAY: Montas injury creates NYY rotation opening, PT TOMORROW: NL West - The Push for Busch. The team leads the National League in runs scored (5.05) and wRC+ (105, tied with San Francisco). He has worked back-to-back days only once this year. He has a career 116 wRC+ against lefties and hit even better than that against them in 2021. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Happ starts on the mound for St. Louis. For example: Francisco Lindor probably isnt going to hit .171 all season. The Marlins and Brewers have more in common than missing the playoffs last year. Because hes a switch hitter, the sample sizes are smaller on everything, but as a righthanded hitter, he lit up changeups from lefthanders (.438 in 16 at-bats/50 pitches). Finding them early is important too. Lots of high-end hurlers can sometimes make streaming bats difficult, but there are still enough low-end arms in hitter-friendly parks on Saturday that we can exploit. Tommy Edman (2B/3B/RF, STL) is another bat that shows significant lefty/righty splits. How He Does It: With Hamel, a batter better win at 0-0. Of the 52 changeups he threw in the middle of the zone or higher, only one was turned into a single. Facing left-handers has proven tougher for the Dodgers than righties, but only in a relative sense, and theyre getting better. Our AI predicts that the San Jose Come check out today's game as the Boston Bruins take on the Calgary Flames! Sign up for our news letter today! Tatis was in the lineup Tuesday as the designated hitter and batting second in an exhibition against San Francisco. He's a truly elite bat against lefties: .341 BA, 1.219 OPS, 2.60 Eye in 44 AB. Maybe we are able to turn around a pretty little profit with that limited draft day investment. In early NFBC ADP we have Adam Duvall coming off the board around pick 225 and Austin Hays a few slots earlier in the 215 range. WebThe Padres are taking a flier on the 29-year-old left-handed hitter, who has batted .201/.274/.398 for three teams over the past four seasons. Brenton is a lifelong sports fan who resides in Ontario, Canada. The average draft position (ADP) included is from Draft Champions leagues from January 19 to February 19 at the NFBC, which you can find here.These leagues draft 50 players and thats all they get Our AI predicts that the Calgary Flames will Come check out today's game as the Chicago Blackhawks take on the Arizona Coyotes! Some guys are set it and forget it, but we cant have a full team of studs in competitive leagues and often have spots where we have options. If the pitchers ahead, youre likely dead. How Do You Attack Him? So when a hitter gets ahead in the count, he cant expect a fastball. Hitters swung and missed at only 4% of his fastballs. Johnston will throw either pitch in any count, and it doesnt matter if youre a righthanded hitter or a lefty. For now, we can't expect him to do much against RHers though: .132 BA, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .424 OPS, 0.15 Eye in 53 AB. The first three are Otto Lopez, Cody Thomas and Austin Voth. The fact that he also sports a .302/.367/.581 line at Coors Field doesn't hurt, either. And it pairs very well with a big-breaking curve that is pretty unhittable as long as he keeps it down. Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday, Tatis: Shoulder, wrist '100%' in return to play, Machado envisions 'great things' with Padres, Dodgers' Lux to miss 2023 season with torn ACL, Rays' Glasnow out 6-8 weeks with oblique strain, Pads' Musgrove drops kettlebell, fractures toe, DeGrom throws, takes 'step in the right direction', Harper expected to report to Phillies in 2 weeks, Fantasy baseball rankings, projections, strategy and cheat sheets, ESPN fantasy baseball has a new and exciting default format. Tempt him with sliders down and away out of the zone and pitchers can find some successof the 110 pitches thrown well out of the zone down and away he swung and missed at 20% of them. He is also doing almost all of that mashing, to an absurd extent, in the friendly confines of Great American Ball Park. The catch is that there arent generally a lot of those guys to start the season. If a hitter is ahead of Hamel in the count, they hit .378/.541/.778. WebTeam Batting vs. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. Lefties dont need to worry about his changeup, but his combination of fastballs to all four quadrants of the strike zone and curveballs low and away dont make for easy swings for lefties. Vs. LHP: .042/.042/.083 -- .125 OPS -- 0 HRVs. Isolated Power - Advanced stat that measures raw power. How Do You Attack Him? I enjoyed reading this. Duvall has been known to be a masher of right-handed pitching across his career with 115 of his 151 career long-balls coming off those poor righties with his splits being even more severe in 2021. This year, hes got a 155 OPS+, fueled in large part by a suddenly great hard-hit rate that ranks near the top of the sport. How He Does It: Tidwell not only possesses one of the best names in the Super Regionals, he also has one of the best fastballs (as measured by velocity). Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) 2022 performance: -18.2 percent. Yes on the callups, but more often it comes from players due to role changes or doing something different. Tatis broke his left wrist on Oct. 3, 2021, and was on the cusp of returning when he was However, making it a core part of your strategy without spending hours matching up the statistics to how our fantasy game rolls is probably not the wisest decision. He had nine hits with six extra-base hits (including three home runs) against the 88 changeups he saw. He hit 28 of those in-zone pitches for extra bases, so you have about as good a chance of seeing him hit a pitch in the zone a long ways as you will of seeing him miss it. Twenty lefty starts later, things have evened out between southpaw starters and relievers against the Dodgers, who are 26-14 (.650) when a southpaw starts against them. Before he needed Tommy John surgery, Jaden Hill was touching 98 mph. Commentary. Hitter ratings account for the opposing starting pitcher's past history (three years' worth as well as past 21 days) as well as ballpark factors. Its a pair of mid-30s veterans who you probably thought were well past their primes in Longoria and Buster Posey. 70 innings x 2 over a full season is a lot more helpful than doing it in August and only getting 30 combined ip. The left-handed hitter can play all three outfield positions but fits best in the corner spots. If there is a single spot in the lineup and two hitters to fill, then there is no reason not to follow the splits. Its a great pitch for him in pitcher counts because its either a ball or a swinging strike. Then, a mild hamstring strain later in the month cost him two starts, one of which was started by a lefty. His value dives vs. LHers: .633 OPS, 0.56 Eye in 68 AB. Nick Madrigal (2B, CHW) might seem like a slap hitter, but check out what he did against lefties before going down with a season-ending injury: .373 BA, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .989 OPS in 59 AB. He picked up hits on 50 of those fastballs (another 10%). Not only is Kelly batting .348/.482/.652 versus southpaws this season, but he also gets the Coors Field bump, which is never a bad thing. A look at the Dodgers starting rotation, which doesnt quite have the same depth as recent years. He was tattooed by the Cardinals for seven runs in just 1 1/3 innings his last time out, and he has a 6.10 road ERA this season. Fernando Tatis Jr. was set to play his first game for San Diego after missing the 2022 season because of an injury and drug suspension. And most of alla tradition of winning. However, is it really that simple? If we could set our lineups by at-bat then this would be great, but we act on the best information at hand when lineups lock which would be the projected starter. Thanks for reading! Jones has shown no issues in catching up to velocity. Overall, there is not nearly the advantage that we first anticipated could exist. Almost tried to think about it like I was on the clock in the draft and didnt have time to dig deep. High-floor AVG with minimal speed and no pop. Created 8 years ago, Last Updated 9 years ago, Rotogrinders.com | Daily Fantasy Games Advice, Community, and Rankings. Jared Walsh (1B/RF, LAA) has blossomed in a full-time role in the LAA lineup. You can create a stud pitcher more easily by finding middle relievers / setup men who generate Ks, have great ratios, lock up the occasional save and get wins sprinkled in as a bonus. (Our thanks to @DaveyBerris for this one.). Time will tell whether that absurd strikeout rate will eventually transfer to the majors but, for now, he's a name to remember. Showalter praised Troy Miller following the right-handers 1 / scoreless innings against Houston. He doesnt have a true swing-and-miss offering, but he also rarely hurts himself and a team is going to have to string together plenty of hits to get a big inning against him. He loves to nibble on the outer edge of the zone to righthanded hitters, but hes actually more effective when he goes up in the zone. While you arent able to create a stud you can play with splits when setting your lineups using venue, pitching match up, etc. Another look at where the Dodgers farm system ranks among MLB teams. Even if these aren't likely predictive of the rest of the season, some of them may have a sliver of truth, and they're wild to look at right now nonetheless. While Arizona figures to get back to its losing ways soon enough, the recent run of success is a good reminder that even bad teams can have fantasy relevant closers. Hes normally very pitch efficient and with the exception of a rough outing against Virginia in the ACC tournament, Notre Dame has been able to count on him to work deep into games. an RBI-single through the left side. That is, currently, the largest split between hitting from the same player at a different position in baseball. Teel showed a significant platoon advantage against righties, but He also is quite comfortable catching up to fastballs up in the zone. Longoria was unavailable for the home opener on April 9 due to having received the COVID-19 vaccine that day; he surely would have started against lefty Austin Gomber otherwise. For example, if Hays was facing Garrett Cole and Duvall was facing a spot starter (or opener) there is the potential for value. It happens all of the time. : Dont throw Kavadas a fastball in the zone. Hes hitting .386/.434/.659 against left-handers on the season, the top batting average in the sport against lefties, and top-four numbers in on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and wRC+ (188). Those struggles are magnified when the lefty can work down and away with a quality breaking ball. DAILY MATCHUPS: Verlander versus the hangover, DAILY MATCHUPS: Elder looking to keep streak alive, DAILY MATCHUPS: Bieber looks to finish strong vs. Royals, THE BIG HURT: Effects of 2022 Injuries in 2023, ARSENAL REPORT: Tick-tock on the pitch clock, RESEARCH: The future of playing time measurement starts now, RESEARCH: Start making smarter FAAB bids in 4 easy steps, GM's OFFICE: Projections housekeeping, with some Quality Starts validation, SPECULATOR: Finding this year's Adolis Garca, WATCHLIST: Finding gems in the shadowed spring schedule, WATCHLIST: Prospects on Fast Track to September Call Up, FACTS/FLUKES: Olson, K. Marte, I. Anderson, Steele, J.D. When Kopps slider is in the strike zone, it is more hittable (hitters hit .193 with one double and one home run), but its almost impossible to tell when its going to stay in the zone or dive out of it. Chicago White Sox (Hit Score: 9) 7 7. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Catcher -- Carson Kelly (R), 24%, Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies (LHP Kyle Freeland): Although Daulton Varsho has been seeing regular time behind the plate, Kelly should get the start with a left-hander on the hill for the Rockies. The Angels present a tougher test than the Tigers, but they're still only middle-of-the-road against righties, with a 26.2% K-rate in August. It's mostly about "hitting the ball hard in the air" in Cleveland as opposed to "softly and on the ground" on the road. Only Mike Brosseau and Luis Urias in 2022 had numbers better than Voit's worst season versus southpaws between 2019-2021; those stats were only slightly better. While we know splits will double count games, nevertheless the combination of these two gentlemen is quite intriguing. That might yet be what happens soon enough, anyway. Pujols with the Dodgers is hitting .313/.350/.625, a 155 wRC+ with nine home runs against southpaws, only one behind Max Muncy for the team lead. How Do You Attack Him? How He Does It: A hitter facing Nikhazy has to get used to adjusting his eye level. So why are submarine/sidearm pitchers having more success against opposite handed hitters than Marcell Ozuna, Atlanta 3. Digging deeper, he's someone you really want to have in your lineup when lefties are on the mound: .348 BA, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 1.089 OPS, 0.55 Eye in 69 AB. He hit .333 against those fastballs, but with Vanderbilt teeming with pitchers who can light up a Trackman, maybe Vanderbilt can try to challenge him and find out how well he handles 95-plus velocity up in the zone. If he were to keep it up -- which, we cannot stress enough, he will not -- he'd have one of the best home hitting seasons ever compared with a road line that was something akin to Hanser Alberto's in 2020. Gilbert, meanwhile, has stumbled to a 5.97 ERA since the All-Star break. Theres nothing Trout cant do.) New York Yankees (Hit Score: 6) 5 5. 2022 MLB Rookie of the Year Odds and Predictions, 2022 MLB Cy Young Award Odds and Predictions, 2022 World Series Betting Odds and Predictions, Canadiens at Sharks NHL AI Prediction February 28th, Bruins at Flames NHL AI Prediction February 28th, Blackhawks at Coyotes NHL AI Prediction February 28th, Kings at Jets NHL AI Prediction February 28th, Kraken at Blues NHL AI Prediction February 28th, Lakers Playoff Odds Plummet Following LeBron James Injury, Texans are Favored to Acquire the No. Vs. LHP: .524/.677/1.190 -- 1.868 OPS -- 4 HRVs. We're sorry, residents of your region are not accepted by this gambling site! He is docked two points for each hit, four points for each earned run allowed, two points for each unearned run allowed, and one point for each walk. document.getElementById( "ak_js" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. He tops out at 91-92 mph and generally sits 86-88. His plate discipline has been nearly as good as those stats (10% bb%, 83% ct%, 0.64 Eye). Exactly. The Houston Texans are the +240 betting favorites to pick first in the 2023 NFL Draft. A hitter doesnt really have to worry about anything else. The 2022 NL Cy Young winner and the 2021 victor of the award happen to be on their rosters. Hes not as effective against curveballs (.250/.276/.571), but he did hit three doubles and two home runs off curves. He did take a ball on 43 of those 80 pitches, so its not like youre going to get him to chase when hes ahead, but a walk from Kavadas is better than a home run. suggests MLBs new shift rules wont boost lefty hitters all that radically. Outfield -- Jarren Duran (L), 10%, Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers (RHP Jordan Lyles): Duran hasn't done much at the plate since his promotion, but his power/speed skill set still makes him a streaming option against weak righties. Jung did not do a lot of damage with pitches down and away, hitting .158/.227/.316 on balls in that location this year. The veteran's stuff hasn't changed, so there's obviously still risk here, but that risk is lowered against the offensively challenged Pirates, the worst team in baseball versus left-handed pitching (76 wRC+). Saturday brings us a full slate that's heavy on ace power, as Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer, Kevin Gausman, Aaron Nola and Joe Musgrove are all taking the hill for their respective clubs. Irvin usually gets ahead early in the count. Hitters swung and missed those out-of-zone sliders 34% of the time. Here are the hitters who have posted the widest LH-RH batting eye ratio splits: Let's take a closer look at some bats who own significant lefty-righty production and batting eye splits. Staff flamethrower: Williams also is East Carolinas hardest-throwing pitcher and one of the hardest-throwing pitchers in college baseball. In Wins: .184/.231/.306 -- .537 OPS -- 1 HRIn Losses: .256/.373/.465 -- .838 OPS -- 2 HR. Updated World Series Odds Updated World Series Predictions World Series Odds All-Star Break 2022 World Series Odds 2022 World Series Opening Odds Come check out today's game as the Montreal Canadiens take on the San Jose Sharks! : Glenn hits pretty much anyone, but he is hitting over .450 against lefties, so you dont want to see him up against a lefthander in a big situation. Your email address will not be published. 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