Will platoon splits of opposing rotations affect the Astros’ offense?

Yordan Alvarez hitting against the Marlins in spring game Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Strategies based on platoon splits are almost as old as modern era baseball. The match up favors the pitcher when the batter and pitcher are same handed.

Over the last couple of years, the Astros’ lineup had among the fewest LHBs in the MLB. Then this off-season, the Astros traded one of their two regular LHBs (Kyle Tucker). That left Yordan Alvarez as the only regular LHB in the lineup. Throughout the off-season, we wondered if the Astros would acquire another LHB. The Astros looked at some additional LHB options in the spring but the Astros will head to the regular season with only Yordan Alvarez…