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This nickname better describes his MLB performance so far.
By the way, 2014 AL Leaguewide Splits
.241 .301 .348 .648, LHB vs LHP
.253 .322 .391 .714 , LHB vs RHP
Differences? Batting average, 12 points. OBP, 21 points, Slugging, 66 points.
My recollection has always been that IN GENERAL bringing in a LOOGY as compared to a righty affected average a little, OBP some more, but mostly power. A good manager will factor the situation into the equation. If a home run will beat you but a single will not, that becomes a significant fact, but even then not as much as the specifics of the players involved. Is you LOOGY a lefty-killer? Or just a lefty pitcher? Is your batter effective against same-hand pitching, or totally lost? In most cases it's not the extremes that make the decision easy.
Thanks for the article, Doc.