"We debated a bit in the OTM Slack about just why Cora decided to go with the ultra platoon lineup against Fried when he doesn't have any drastic splits. I can definitely understand Cora's consideration of his own players' splits more than the opposing pitcher, but at the same time, platoons, splits and the like are meant to give batters the biggest advantage possible, and I just don't think tonight's lineup did that."
"I fired off a tweet about it, and the general public seemed to agree with me. The fact that Jarren Duran, who, if you may remember, was at one point benched this season for his abysmal hitting off lefties, was in a platoon-focused lineup against lefty Max Fried while Masataka Yoshida, Boston's hottest hitter, sat on the bench, was simply a dumb move."
Alex Cora employed an ultra-platoon lineup against left-hander Max Fried that inserted Jarren Duran despite Duran's documented struggles versus lefties and a 0-for-6 lifetime mark against Fried. Masataka Yoshida, the team's hottest hitter, was left out of the lineup, and Wilyer Abreu was pushed off the roster spot despite better projections and stats against left-handed pitching. Teammates like Rob Refsnyder, Romy Gonzalez and Nate Eaton had roles that made sense given situational skills, but the decision to include Duran in a must-win road game raised questions about optimal platoon usage and lineup construction.
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