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Our starting pitcher is a lefty.
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Instead, Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow bolstered the pitching staff with a lefty who doesn't throw hard but limits home runs and keeps batters off balance by changing speeds and hitting the corners.
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Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
However, Bader hasn’t hit lefties well over the last two years.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Only seven qualified starters last season featured a fastball with an average velocity lower than Suárez’s, but the crafty lefty secured a $130 million deal that will serve as a referendum on results over stuff in a modern game obsessed with velocity.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The same was true for Slaten, Greg Weissert and Zack Kelly, all of whom performed better against lefties than against righties last year too.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
However, Bader hasn’t hit lefties well over the last two years.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Only seven qualified starters last season featured a fastball with an average velocity lower than Suárez’s, but the crafty lefty secured a $130 million deal that will serve as a referendum on results over stuff in a modern game obsessed with velocity.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The same was true for Slaten, Greg Weissert and Zack Kelly, all of whom performed better against lefties than against righties last year too.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lefty. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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