AL Central: Should Caglianone play more vs. LHP?
May 14 2026
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The Royals have three players who are their platoon starters against LHP, which is easy to see when you look at the vL% and vR% playing time metrics: Lane Thomas (100% vL, 28% vR), Starling Marte (90% vL, 3% vR), and Nick Loftin (83% vL, 27% vR). That means that Jac...
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