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Re: Welcome Josh Bell
« Reply #100: April 29, 2021, 10:48:47 AM »
Well, if Zim is really and truly healthy, you could think of playing him occasionally in left against a lefty if you are committed to playing Bell. 

It's very hard to map out 350+ PAs for Zimmerman.  I took the # of LHP pitchers with > or = 10 IP, ordered them by # games, eliminated those with over 6 appearances (the number by Kershaw), and guesstimate that there are about 45 LHP in rotations or as the long guys after openers.  That's a bit less than 1/3 of  of starting slots (150).  Figure that amounts to about 54 games vs. LH starters or long guys, and maybe another 6 in AL parks (2/3 of 9 more b/c he'd already be facing AL lefty starters).  That's roughly 60 starts, assuming Bell never starts against a lefty.  Give him 60 starts,  and that's about 250 PAs.  Even if he PHs and stays in games, I don't see an easy path to more than 320 PAs.