I am inclined to agree that the chances of success are slim. Doesn't mean he should try it because what he's doing isn't working. But as for hitting righthanders, I suspect he's doomed, batting left or right, and I suspect he knows it. I don't believe the propaganda I read that Rizzo left it up to him; I don't believe that this is his choice. Whoever turned him into a switch hitter as a child didn't do him any favor. It meant he spent his entire youth never facing a same-side pitcher. Of course as a child, he hit everyone he faced because he was far superior to them. But what reason is there to believe that he can learn to do this at the major league level without having worked his way up facing same-side pitchers at a lower level?
You guys don't realise that the difference between the Danny we want to DFA and the Danny we want to let start is the difference between him hitting 22% of the time and 25% of the time. He's an MLB starter on many inferior teams, and he's almost good enough to be a multi win player by WAR. He just has to fine-tune the hole in his swing.
I'd like to see a fangraphs article on his swinging strikes. Are they all in the same place? Is there just a book on him?
