Cincinnati Reds: Will Ryan Ludwick Play Every Day?
Foxsports.com and CBSSports.com have reported that the Cincinnati Reds have reached an agreement with free-agent outfielder Ryan Ludwick.
The Reds have not yet made announce for the outfielder whoย has been on a steady decline from his 2008 all-star season, and like Heisey, he does not hit left-handed pitchersย well. The chart below shows Ludwick's decline and that Heisey clearly has the better bat.
Ryan Ludwick
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Yearย ย ย ave.ย HRย RBIย slg %
Chris Heisey
With this deal, left fieldย is sure toย be an interesting battle this spring. However, I would think that going into spring training the everyday position should be Heisey's to lose. The only advantage Ludwick has over Heiseyย is that he hits left handed pitchers a little better (.237 vs. .180).
So, all in all, this was a nice move by Reds general manager Walt Jocketty, but Reds fans should not get too excited, as Ludwick likely will be just a bat off the bench, or platoon player at best.
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