February 23, 2009
Lean to the Right
Jerry Manuel is thinking of switching his outfield platoon from leftfield to rightfield, sitting Ryan Church against lefties:
Manuel previously had been consistent in saying Murphy and righty-hitting Fernando Tatis would platoon in left field, while Church was his right fielder. But Sunday Manuel expressed more faith in Murphy than Church against southpaws. So the manager suggested Murphy may see action against many lefthanders, too, while Church may be the one to find his at-bats taken away by Tatis.
"I kind of see Murphy being a little better hitter right now, so Tatis could go that way," Manuel said, referring to Tatis being used in right field against southpaws. "It all depends on how well they're doing. If they're not getting hits, they're not going to play."
Both Church and Tatis have a long track record against lefties, and Tatis is clearly the better hitter.
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