These days, with a bat in his hands, Pablo Sandoval is either an All-Star-caliber hitter or barely better than a pitcher standing in the batter's box. The difference depends on from which side of the plate he's swinging.
Sandoval, of course, is a switch-hitter. Part of the 28-year-old third baseman's appeal as a free agent this winter—and perhaps part of why he scored a five-year, $95 million contract with the Boston Red Sox—is because he can swing both right-handed and left-handed.
Problem is, he's really only any good from the latter side.
As a lefty, Sandoval is sporting a .