Quote from father Rasmus:
"Cory is the best baseball player in the family. He can hit way better than Colby could even dream of hitting. He was forced to switch to pitching after a broken Hamate bone."
It has nothing to do with driving the ball. It has to do with plate vision and the way he sees the ball coming to him.
He can't see the ball coming from a lefty pitcher, which is why he can't hit them.
People seem to forget just how f***ing horrible Edwin was at 3B.
Bautista is the clear option for a full time fill-in, but I dont know if Gibby will risk getting him injured again.