Post by umassgrad2005 on Jul 29, 2020 9:32:39 GMT -5
I don't like the current pairing or how they are being used. Why are we having Chavis start games against lefties? At quick look it makes sense as in 2019 Chavis posted a .742 OPS against LHP and Moreland was .669 OPS. Yet Chavis was only .674 OPS against LH starters vs. .809 OPS vs. RH starters, while .742 vs .774 lefty vs righty overall.
In 2019 Moreland was .831 OPS vs. RH starters and .857 OPS vs. LH starters, his career line is .772 vs. .729 against starters and .791 RHP vs. .669 LHP. I'll admit Morelands 2019 line versus LH starters is small at 54 ABs, yet his career numbers are over 600. Maybe they cherry picked pitchers, yet there is a difference between LH starters and LH relievers who many are deadly against lefties, where the starters need to be better against RH hitters.
So he's not horrible against LH starters, yet gets killed by lefty relievers. Moreland is also better against RH relievers than starters, the exact opposite of Chavis.
What they are currently doing is having Chavis face only the exact type of pitcher he hit the worst against in 2019. You want him hitting LH relievers, not starters and he's also good against RH starters yet that's what Moreland gets. Maybe this is painting a picture that isn't true because I'm not looking up Chavis minor league numbers and we only have one year of data. Yet it sure looks like if Moreland is your guy vs RH pitching, then you need someone else to hit LH starters and we are currently doing no favors to Chavis.
In 2019 Moreland was .831 OPS vs. RH starters and .857 OPS vs. LH starters, his career line is .772 vs. .729 against starters and .791 RHP vs. .669 LHP. I'll admit Morelands 2019 line versus LH starters is small at 54 ABs, yet his career numbers are over 600. Maybe they cherry picked pitchers, yet there is a difference between LH starters and LH relievers who many are deadly against lefties, where the starters need to be better against RH hitters.
So he's not horrible against LH starters, yet gets killed by lefty relievers. Moreland is also better against RH relievers than starters, the exact opposite of Chavis.
What they are currently doing is having Chavis face only the exact type of pitcher he hit the worst against in 2019. You want him hitting LH relievers, not starters and he's also good against RH starters yet that's what Moreland gets. Maybe this is painting a picture that isn't true because I'm not looking up Chavis minor league numbers and we only have one year of data. Yet it sure looks like if Moreland is your guy vs RH pitching, then you need someone else to hit LH starters and we are currently doing no favors to Chavis.
