I think the main thing to say about today’s lineup is that, yeah, okay, sure, let’s rejigger stuff because David Peterson is a southpaw, but…

Ozzie Albies has a .252 wOBA and .293 xwOBA against left-handed pitchers this year. Whatever approach changes he’s implemented or attempted to implement have completely destroyed his ability to do the thing he was best at: crushing left-handers. Oops. But also, maybe they should pretending, 140 PAs against lefties later, that it’s the same as it was.

Insert the usual “boy the only way to get Drake Baldwin the Rookie of the Year award is for him to go on a tear and when he’s not playing he can’t start a tear so… welp” whinging here, too. Sean Murphy hitting below Nacho Alvarez Jr. would crack me up, but if there’s one thing I’ve definitely learned f

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