Major Splits

AAA baseball players aren't the only ones with large batting splits. Several major leaguers are struggling against either lefties or righties, creating possible opportunities for guys from the minors to move up.

Curtis Granderson (CF Tigers)
vs LHP: .147/.169/.253; vs RHP: .339/.396/.657
Ken Phelps All-Star Ryan Raburn is starting to take some of his at bats against lefties.

Raul Ibanez (LF Mariners)
vs LHP: .235/.248/.284; vs RHP: .278/.343/.467

Jose Guillen (OF Mariners)
vs LHP: .415/.500/.683; vs RHP: .241/.307/.373
A perfect platoon partner for Ibanez.

Brad Hawpe (RF Rockies)
vs LHP: .197/.282/.289; vs RHP: .339/.427/.647

Ryan Spilborghs (OF Rockies)
vs LHP: .432/.475/.757; vs RHP: .246/.276/.406
A perfect platoon partner for Hawpe.

Bobby Abreu (RF Yankees)
vs LHP: .235/.306/.286; vs RHP: .278/.365/.429

Shawn Green (OF Mets)
vs LHP: .200/.269/.271; vs RHP: .307/.352/.483

Kenny Lofton (CF Rangers)
vs LHP: .226/.328/.283; vs RHP: .328/.406/.483

Ronny Paulino (C Pirates)
vs LHP: .362/.421/.522; vs RHP: .189/.228/.292

Ian Kinsler (2B Rangers)
vs LHP: .329/.420/.614; vs RHP: .209/.303/.393

Young thirdbasemen are struggling against righties:

Kevin Kouzmanoff (3B Padres)
vs LHP: .348/.377/.623; vs RHP: .199/.269/.343

Josh Fields (3B White Sox)
vs LHP: .357/.426/.619; vs RHP: .187/.253/.297

Ryan Zimmerman (3B Nationals)
vs LHP: .372/.426/.628; vs RHP: .223/.275/.378

Ryan Freel (CF Reds) has a nasty reverse platoon split this season. In the past he hit LHP very well, but this year only .130/.149/.250. He's at .311/.384/.407 against RHP.

It's not surprising to see so many young and old players on this list. Players in their prime have smaller splits than kids and old-timers.

There are many more examples out there too. The best place online to sort batting splits is at ESPN (use the filter). If you play fantasy baseball on Yahoo, it's easy to check if your hitters are facing lefties or righties. Take advantage of this information to bench players with the worst batting splits.