Basically, his role would be to provide some right-handed balance and thump for the team. The Arizona offense skewed very heavily left-handed this season. Their 3,842 PA from that side of the plate was #1 in the majors, and it wasn’t even close. The next most were the Pirates, 323 behind. The median number was over twelve hundred fewer. Indeed, the Diamondbacks had more left-handed PA this year, than any team since the 2016 Mariners, and were #1 during 2021 as well. Which would have been okay, if these D-backs had done particularly well. However, they didn’t, especially against left-handed pitchers: our LHB vs.
Looking at Evan Longoria to the Diamondbacks
