wolves82
Well-known member
Just to be clear, let's remove eye-tests and opinion and use numbers.
Ervin has 103 AB vs. righties this year, and only 63 AB vs. lefties. That surprised me. He absolutely mashes lefties as we all have said, batting .365 with 1.087 OPS and .420 OBP. Stellar numbers. Against righties, he is OK, batting .255 with .320 OBP and .753 OPS.
Winker on the other hand is god-awful against lefties, sub-Mendoza line, so we won;t go there at all. He has 293 AB versus righties, with .285 / .368 / .887, including 16 HR. He is far more effective against RHP than Ervin. So the platoon seems to be the best idea. But if need be, Ervin can play against righties and be somewhat effective.
Ervin has 103 AB vs. righties this year, and only 63 AB vs. lefties. That surprised me. He absolutely mashes lefties as we all have said, batting .365 with 1.087 OPS and .420 OBP. Stellar numbers. Against righties, he is OK, batting .255 with .320 OBP and .753 OPS.
Winker on the other hand is god-awful against lefties, sub-Mendoza line, so we won;t go there at all. He has 293 AB versus righties, with .285 / .368 / .887, including 16 HR. He is far more effective against RHP than Ervin. So the platoon seems to be the best idea. But if need be, Ervin can play against righties and be somewhat effective.