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Did Terry Collins turn to the wrong pitcher as the left-handed specialist?

Published May. 12, 2015 1:42 a.m. ET

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Mets manager Terry Collins has turned to reliever Alex Torres as the left-handed specialist since Jerry Blevins was lost with a fractured forearm, but the numbers support the point of view that Sean Gilmartin is the better option.

Gilmartin held left-handed batters to a slash line of .201/.219/.235 while allowing no home runs, walking four and striking out 49 in 2014. Last season, lefties had a slash line of .247/.415/.322 against Torres. He has been having control issues, as his BB/9 rate for this year is at 5.91

Torres’ strength is against right-handed hitters, who he has held to a slash line of .177/.278/.246 over the course of his career.  Couple that with Torres’ recent struggles against lefties over his last two outings, and it looks like Gilmartin may be the better choice.

(h/t Risin’ Apple)

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