BATTING: Left-right splits
By Patrick Davitt
@Patrickdavitt
August 21st, 2012 12:03am
Okay, quick quiz: You’re in a weekly H2H league and you need a second baseman to give you lots of production. You can choose either Robinson Cano or Jose Altuve.
Easy, right? Cano has a .909 OPS to Altuve’s 783!
But to quote Quick Draw (no relation to Dr. Phil) McGraw, “Just hold on thar!”
What if we also tell you that the Yankees and the Astros will both be facing four lefthanders and two righties this week?
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