Why are left handed pitchers sought after?
Lefty pitchers are very rare, which raises their value because there is such a demand for them. Lefty pitchers are sought after because they statistically do better against left-handed hitters, because left-handed hitters have trouble seeing the ball coming from a lefty. As a lefty hitter myself, I can vouch for that. I hate hitting off of lefties. Also, lefty pitchers can have a slight advantage over righty hitters simply because the arm angle is different, which can cause hitters to make an adjustment which can throw their timing off. It is said that if you are left-handed and you can throw 86MPH, then you can make it in the major leagues, which shows how rare these pitchers are. Gil Meche is right-handed by the way. He got a huge deal because that’s the only way the Royals could get him to play for them.
