It seems pretty obvious if you think about it. Melky Cabrera and Angel Pagan are switch-hitting natural lefties.  Nate Schierholtz is a lefty. Potential 4th outfielder Gregor Blanco – Yep, that’s right – lefty.  I played six years of little league baseball – which only means I am highly qualified to watch baseball on T.V.  But I know that as a left-handed hitter, every pitch coming out of a left-handed pitcher’s hand looked like it was going to hit me.  Left-handed hitters do better against right-handed pitchers, and vice-versa.  The Giants are not likely to trade before the season starts, but the need for more right-handed hitting in the outfield will rise to the surface like scum on a warm pond sooner rather than later. Continue reading →