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Atlanta Braves: Notes on Wright, Pache, and Albies

By Jake Mastroianni

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - MARCH 13: Ozzie Albies #1 and Dansby Swanson #7 of the Atlanta Braves wait for a spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals to begin at Fitteam Ballpark of the Palm Beaches on March 13, 2019 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Nationals defeated the Braves 8-4. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - MARCH 13: Ozzie Albies #1 and Dansby Swanson #7 of the Atlanta Braves wait for a spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals to begin at Fitteam Ballpark of the Palm Beaches on March 13, 2019 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Nationals defeated the Braves 8-4. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – MARCH 03: Ozzie  Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves grounds out in the first inning against the Miami Marlins during the Grapefruit League spring training game at Champion Stadium on March 03, 2019 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – MARCH 03: Ozzie  Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves grounds out in the first inning against the Miami Marlins during the Grapefruit League spring training game at Champion Stadium on March 03, 2019 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

Should Ozzie Only Hit Right-Handed?

Ozzie Albies had a huge day against the Red Sox with a couple of hits off of Chris Sale.

He led off the game with a double off the wall in left field. It was a beautiful swing and had me thinking that maybe he should stick to just hitting from the right side.

It was well documented last year how much better of a hitter Albies was as a righty, batting against left-handed pitchers.

In his career he is hitting .333 against lefties and .242 against right-handed pitchers.

That could simply mean that he just sees lefties better than righties, but I think if you compare the two swings he just looks more comfortable from the right side.

The difference in the splits are just too hard to ignore. It’s only a value to be a switch-hitter if you can have good success from both sides.

Last year he hit .231 from the left side. Had he taken all of those swings from the right side he would have hit at least that well if not better.

He’s still just 22-years-old, so it doesn’t make sense for him to completely abandon being a switch-hitter right now. But I would like for him to at least try hitting from the right side against right-handed pitchers in Spring Training.

And if these drastic splits continue into 2019, it may be something Ozzie has to consider going forward.

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