4/10 yes, it is a platoon Angels lineup

Hey, remember how Scioscia has been insisting that Matt Joyce is not being strictly platooned? Yeah, that’s a load of crap clearly being sold by Scioscia to keep Joyce happy. How do I know this? Because I’ve seen today’s lineup:

Here’s tonight’s #Angels lineup as they host the Royals in Anaheim. #LAAOpeningWeekend pic.twitter.com/34wNaXAlUN

— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) April 10, 2015

You see, Jason Vargas is a lefty, but he’s not particularly tough on lefties. He’s pretty much the ideal southpaw to let Joyce face (which I am not in favor of, he can’t hit lefties). Yet Scioscia didn’t take advantage. This is a platoon. It is a strict platoon but Scioscia won’t admit it because he has an ego to stroke.