I asked Nick Evans if he knew that he fared better against righties than he did against lefties in Triple-A last season. He didn’t.

He said he thinks platoon splits are too often overblown because big differences in batting average could come down to a few hits (Nick Evans: understander of sample size caveats). As a hitter, he never concerns himself with the handedness of the pitcher he’s facing. “I just try to hit whoever’s pitching,” he said.

Evans did not make any specific adjustments to face righties last year and said they pitched him like they always do — hard inside, soft outside. He said the only time anyone ever even suggested to him that he struggled to hit righties was when he got to the Majors in 2008 and found himself part of a platoon.

He said comfort against pitchers of either hand increases with regular exposure, and he thought the reason he struggled against righties in the Majors is only that he saw them so infrequently. “It’s not a mental block or anything,” he said. “It’s just seeing the ball from two different angles.”