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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold
I don't think it's really a hidden benefit. I mean, the whole reason switch hitting exists is so that the player gets the platoon advantage in every AB.
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Right, I get that from a baseball perspective.
I say it's hidden in OOTP in the sense of looking at player ratings. Both the standard CON/POW/EYE and the OVR/POT. If you take a switch-hitter and compare them with a RHB or LHB with identical ratings, the switch-hitter will be better. Even though the commissioner mode editor will "guess" that their expected OPS will be exactly the same.
It's just something to keep in mind when doing a lot of things in OOTP like drafting or sorting through free agents or trade options or whatever. If you sort by Contact or Potential or what have you, any switch-hitters will likely be a bit better than expected.