rjb182 wrote:
Fair point, thanks for the clarification.

Personally, though, I'm on the fence about splits. It would drive me crazy to have a player like Wally Backman, who I know couldn't hit a lefty to save his life, treated like a "normal" switch-hitter (or even a normal lefty!). But it seems to me, for every case of a guy like Backman where splits are helpful, there's the odd year where Mike Schmidt or somebody happened to hit .350 against right-handers and less against lefties, creating an unrealistic "reverse" split that was really just a fluke.

So I can see the case on either side, there...


Yes, you are right that there are some anomaly's and the CM will use it to it's advantage at all costs. Case in point, Rick Miller a seldom used player on the '85 Red Sox was 3 for 4 against lefties that year but whenever I am playing them with the '85 Yanks the CM will pinch hit Miller against Righetti every time in the 9th inning. So that makes your point that splits can be harmful when trying to obtain accurate results.