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Every scouting report you read about the Mets details their most glaring weakness - an inability to hit left-handed pitching.
At one time, that may have been true, but it is no longer the case. Through the first 37 games of this season, the Mets have hit .283 against left-handed pitching and only .248 vs right-handers.
The irony goes a bit further when you look at the power stats. The Mets have hit only 29 home runs thus far this season - 19 vs RH pitching and only 10 against lefties.
In analyzing these stats, I found a disturbing trend. The Mets’ AB leader vs lefties is Carlos Delgado. David Wright, the Mets’ premier RH hitter is fifth. Against right-handed pitching, Wright is first.
It appears that the Mets are being outmaneuvered in the right-lefty matchup game.
Other numbers that jumped out…….Carlos Beltran is hitting .229 against RHP and .294 against LHP. Why is he still batting clean-up against righties?……Wright is crushing LHP at a pace of .450 and struggling against RHP, hitting only .208……….Delgado is actually hitting LHP better than RHP (.268 - .229)
What ’s going on here…?
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One Response for "Numbers Tell the Tale For Hitters"
Interesting and odd stats.
Perhaps its just an early season abberation? It’d be very strange if this kept up, especially about Wright/Delgado vs. lefties.
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