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Post by idontcare on Jul 27, 2020 13:26:58 GMT -5
but I'm loving Ian Happ and Kyle Schwarbers approach at the plate so far this season. Although Happ continues to struggle against left handed pitching, the guy is murdering righties and closed the hole he had at the top of the zone. I'm curious if Happ will ever at least consider giving up switch hitting and make an attempt to hit lefties from the left side of the plate.
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Post by fine09 on Jul 27, 2020 13:58:23 GMT -5
but I'm loving Ian Happ and Kyle Schwarbers approach at the plate so far this season. Although Happ continues to struggle against left handed pitching, the guy is murdering righties and closed the hole he had at the top of the zone. I'm curious if Happ will ever at least consider giving up switch hitting and make an attempt to hit lefties from the left side of the plate. Now that is an interesting idea.. 2017 batting RH: 276 Avg. - 28% K - 4% BB - 313 OBP with a 103 OPS+ 2018 batting RH: 202 Avg. - 38% K - 11% BB - 291 OBP with a 66 OPS+ 2019 batting RH: 233 Avg. - 34% K - 9% BB - 303 OBP with a 94 OPS+ 2017 batting LH: 243 Avg. - 37% K - 13% BB - 334 OBP with a 120 OPS+ 2018 batting LH: 244 Avg. - 43% K - 20% BB - 374 OBP with a 118 OPS+ 2019 batting LH: 273 Avg. - 23% K - 10% BB - 341 OBP with a 120 OPS+ He also has better overall stats away from Wrigley. That would be a very hard sell I'm sure but it just might work if he would buy into it..
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Post by batman66 on Jul 27, 2020 14:12:37 GMT -5
It is early , but both showed this the last couple months of last season too, so it maybe a legit turning point for them. I dont know if Happ will ditch switch hitting or not. Although his RH numbers swinging are not good, I have no idea how he would hit a lefty swinging from the left side. I cant imagine it would be better.
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Post by idontcare on Jul 27, 2020 14:16:40 GMT -5
It is early , but both showed this the last couple months of last season too, so it maybe a legit turning point for them. I dont know if Happ will ditch switch hitting or not. Although his RH numbers swinging are not good, I have no idea how he would hit a lefty swinging from the left side. I cant imagine it would be better. His swing seems more complete with less holes from the left side of the plate and if he is right eye dominate, it may help him track the ball a little bit better.
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Post by batman66 on Jul 27, 2020 16:19:08 GMT -5
I'm sure if he felt he could do it he would.
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Post by idontcare on Jul 29, 2020 8:07:13 GMT -5
I'm sure if he felt he could do it he would. Watching Happs at bats against lefties last night cements my opinion that he should at least try to hit them from the left side. He wasn't anywhere near the baseball when he swung. He is currently 0-5 with 4 strike outs and the strike outs are brutal! I don't even think he could make contact from the right side with a big red wiffle ball bat.
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Post by bryzzobrist on Jul 31, 2020 13:35:33 GMT -5
Happ will finally get the credit he deserves in 2020
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Post by idontcare on Aug 1, 2020 8:16:55 GMT -5
Happ will finally get the credit he deserves in 2020 Happ is solid against right handed pitching, he plays both corner outfield positions well above average defensively, better than expected defensively in CF and you can live with his infield defense. I really wish he could figure things out against south paws.
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Post by nukeslide on Aug 1, 2020 10:08:55 GMT -5
Happ will finally get the credit he deserves in 2020 Happ is solid against right handed pitching, he plays both corner outfield positions well above average defensively, better than expected defensively in CF and you can live with his infield defense. I really wish he could figure things out against south paws. I think Happ might need to attempt to see what he could do as full-time LH hitter. His speed and power as a LH hitter might just make up for the supposed advantage of batting RH vs LH hitter. He has little power and poor OBP as a RH hitter and looks awkward doing it.
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Post by tehmpus on Aug 1, 2020 17:32:10 GMT -5
The middle of a season isn't the time to experiment for Happ. He just needs to hit the best he can at this point.
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Post by batman66 on Aug 1, 2020 17:39:52 GMT -5
He is probably not starting against most lefties anyway. His RH ab's will mainly come from in game pitching switches so they will be minimal.
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Post by idontcare on Aug 2, 2020 8:32:51 GMT -5
He is probably not starting against most lefties anyway. His RH ab's will mainly come from in game pitching switches so they will be minimal. Overall, Ross has done a nice job with his line ups but I personally think batting Caratini and Happ back to back is a mistake. Although he has struggled so far this season, Caratini can hold his own against southpaws in terms of OBP and batting average but he isn't a threat to do a whole lot of damage. Happ isn't a threat to do damage at all. Given the three batter rule, I would separate the two so it's not a brain decision to bring in a lefty to face the two. I know traditionally, you stack the line up top down and the bottom of the line up kind of falls where it lays but when you design the top of the line up with your 3/4 hitters batting 1/2 you need to think otherwise.
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Post by rvn11 on Aug 2, 2020 9:33:17 GMT -5
He is probably not starting against most lefties anyway. His RH ab's will mainly come from in game pitching switches so they will be minimal. Overall, Ross has done a nice job with his line ups but I personally think batting Caratini and Happ back to back is a mistake. Although he has struggled so far this season, Caratini can hold his own against southpaws in terms of OBP and batting average but he isn't a threat to do a whole lot of damage. Happ isn't a threat to do damage at all. Given the three batter rule, I would separate the two so it's not a brain decision to bring in a lefty to face the two. I know traditionally, you stack the line up top down and the bottom of the line up kind of falls where it lays but when you design the top of the line up with your 3/4 hitters batting 1/2 you need to think otherwise. Agreed, but I think Caratini is a tough guy to place in a lineup. He hits fairly well, both for average and can hit a ball where it’s pitched, has pop but doesn’t necessarily slug, and is slow. There’s no clear spot for him. You can’t have him clogging up bases somewhere 1-5, and you don’t want a contact guy like Nico behind him for the same reason, or a guy like Happ hitting doubles behind him either, and can’t put him 9 with the top coming around. And other combinations run into Heyward...
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