PT TOMORROW: AL Central—Outfield stew on the South Side
May 7 2021
Luis Robert (OF, CHW) began the 2021 season by starting in center field for the first 21 games, and 25 of the first 27, before going down with a hip flexor strain which will likely keep him out until August. With Eloy Jiménez (OF, CHW) expected to miss most of the 2021 season with a pectoral muscle tear, and presumptive 4th outfielder Adam Engel (OF, CHW) out since March with a strained hamstring, what choices do the Sox have to cobble together a representative outfield?
Right fielder Adam Eaton (OF, CHW) has taken his regular turns against right-handed pitching, but sits against most of the lefties. He has had a few seasons with no discernible platoon splits (most recently in 2019: .787 OPS versus LH pitching, .794...
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