Why does Buck keep starting Reimold against LHP?

[Es4M11]

Can anyone explain this? Reimold has been absolutely terrible against LHP this year, all season long.

We are in the middle of a playoff chase, why keep running a liability out there? Buck has other options...

[webbrick2010]

Yeah, actually Reimold (like Jones and Machado) has always hit RH'ers better then LH'ers

He doesn't do Reimold any favors only letting him hit against LH'ers.

Makes him look worse than he is

[Finisher]

.188/.274/.307 .581 OPS for Reimold against lefties this year.

[Aristotelian]

The long answer is Ed Rod has reverse splits, so Reimolds and EdRod's reverse splits cancelled each other out. The short answer is Buck hates Kim.

[CanadianOriole]

Two things that seem contradictory, and probably are contradictory - but I think are true anyway:

1) This team has overachieved

2) This has been Buck's worst season as Orioles manager

[pastorfan]

.188/.274/.307 .581 OPS for Reimold against lefties this year.

Wow! I had no idea his numbers were that bad. That is putrid! No wonder the offense is slumping.

[Can_of_corn]

Because he broke Pearce.

[Aristotelian]

Reimold is 1.000 vs Bucholz (1 for 1). Will probably start tonight knowing Buck.

[pastorfan]

Two things that seem contradictory, and probably are contradictory - but I think are true anyway:

1) This team has overachieved

2) This has been Buck's worst season as Orioles manager

I think I get what you are trying to say. The fact that Buck has them in the playoff race with the starting staff is amazing. Yet, the way he has used Reimold as a defensive replacement and such, is puzzling. In hindsight having two DH's in Trumbo and Alvarez has not worked. Trumbo's offense has been largely offset by a lack of any range in the OF. Again, the O's were a bit of an experiment this year--having poor starting pitching and defenses prowess for power bats. Let's see how it ends...

[Can_of_corn]

Pearce came here hurt in my opinion.

The O's have admitted as much.

Desperation Dan at the deadline.

[LookitsPuck]

The O's have admitted as much.

Desperation Dan at the deadline.

Now 3 for 3 signing injured players. Mike Morse, Yovani Gallardo and Steve Pearce.

I have no idea what the flying f Duquette is thinking about when he does this garbage.

[DrungoHazewood]

Platoon splits are kind of an inherent trait of essentially all players and backwards or unusually large splits are almost always noise in the data. So Reimold, as a righty with a .750 OPS, should be expected to OPS .780 or so against lefties.

[Tx Oriole]

Can anyone explain this? Reimold has been absolutely terrible against LHP this year, all season long.

We are in the middle of a playoff chase, why keep running a liability out there? Buck has other options...

I prefer he play Kim. It does seem like Nolan has an in no matter what. Maybe it's the owner. Seems Kim is the odd man out now.