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Actually pulls his balls in play at a ratio of a little less than 1.5 to 1. And once again, I feel like you're ignoring the suppressive nature of Safeco on balls hit to left and center. That Ibanez' balls in play OPS to left and center are even respectable indicates that he is not an extreme pull hitter. Jose Lopez, who has a 2.2:1 pull ratio is where despite the advantages of the short porch in right, he has a career OPS of .576 compare to .950 going to the harsh left field. In fact, as Kotchman pulls a higher percentage of balls in play compared to Ibanez, a higher percentage of his balls in play (overall) are in the air towards right, 9.2% to 8.9%. If both players were to get 600 PA in a season, you could expect Kotchman to slap 46 balls in the air towards right, and Ibanez to hit about 40 balls in the air towards right.

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