The struggles of Rubby De La Rosa against left handed batters have been a point of conversation for the better part of six months, at least. Just how bad he was, last year, has already been posted. And yes, his career numbers against LHB look terrible. But I do think there are reasons to suspect that his struggles last year had to do with strategy as much as performance, and that working with a new pitching coach might resolve these problems and take away the giant splits we saw last year. (NB: I do not agree with the decision to reward him with a spot right at the outset.
Hope for Rubby De La Rosa to be (more) Successful against LHB
