April 20, 2008
Anderson or Hunter
U.S.S. Mariner offers thanks to Mike Scioscia for not using Torii Hunter to pinch hit for Garrett Anderson:
It's worth noting that Hunter's posted an OPS of .900+ against LHPs in each of the last three years as well. His career numbers vs lefties are deflated by poor performances earlier in his career, and our expectation of his actual ability should be weighted towards more recent performances. So, Hunter's likely an even better true talent hitter against southpaws than this shows.
If you're Mike Scoiscia, this is a pretty easy call, right? Hunter's the better hitter and has the platoon advantage. Even if you believe in stuff like playing the hot hand and clutch hitting, well, Torii Hunter wins there too. Anderson's hitting like the broken down old shell of his former self that he is, and lefties have dominated him this year. Hunter, meanwhile, tore the cover off the ball all weekend.
Posted by David Pinto at
07:58 PM
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