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Are there any studies on how efficient or how much a platoon is really worth vis-a-vis a single batter?
I ask this because I've never been a fan of platoons in slots above maybe 7th in the batting order.
Now, maybe it's harder to build a complete lineup in a slight offense depression and maybe it has to do with comfort.
Yet, with the era of 11-man bullpens long gone and AL benches seemingly being shortened to maybe 12~13 hitters, wouldn't a platoon be depreciated?
Is there a model to look at when a platoon 'breaks even' with the equivalent single player?
With all these models, wouldn't there be a way to calculate how much more a single player is worth over a platoon?
Nowadays, you switch the batter, and the other team's gonna have a lot easier time just moving on to another reliever and smash the platoon advantage.