Line-up if I was Manager/Lineup Prediction
1- Ronald Acuna(Both) 2-Ozzie/ Donaldson. 3-Freeman(Both). 4-Donaldson/Markakis. 5-Markakis/Ozzie. 6-Ender(Both). 7-Catcher(Both). 8-Dansby
Whats yalls lineup?
Ender even at his best is an average offensive player by the new analytics. I think of his defense, normally smart baserunning, and his energy before offense.
A 98-100 wRC+ is average. And that's what he puts up.
I think you meant 3rd, right? Just realized I flipped those guys when I was making edits to my lineup. Edited my post and switched Acuna and Freeman. There's a lot of different ways you can go with this lineup, since there's so many batters that have similar OBP and HR numbers.
Teddy. No, I expect FF to hit cleanup.
How I see a lineup.
1.Get on base at a high rate .Be a good baserunner.
2.Make consistently good contact. Have some pop, doubles will do just fine.
3.A good blend of power and OBP
4.Bring em home, your best combination of power and contact.
5.Similar to the 3 spot.
6.Best available hitter.
7.Best available hitter.
8.Best available hitter.
Here's a good article about building your lineup. Goes over the old-school way versus the newer way with metrics (albeit this is a 2009 article, it does take the advanced metrics at that time into account). Most surprising piece is that it says your #3 hitter should be your fifth best batter in the lineup. Especially due to how many times over the course of the season they will bat with two outs and nobody on base.
https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/3/17/795946/optimizing-your-lineup-by
So Chipper should’ve never hit 3rd in his HOF career? Sounds goofy to me.
Based off this article he should’ve been a 2 or 4 hitter. Probably #2 earlier in his career and #4 later on when his knees were slowing him down a bit.
Acuña is deadly in the lead off spot
I'm pretty sure that Swanson will be under the microscope. He's also a potential piece to move if need be.
Also, and this isn't a complaint - I'd posted a similar thing a while back and threw in the wildcard that Austin Riley might push for a start. Yeah, I was trying to be a bit provocative to make the conversation interesting, but Donaldson will be the guy at the hot corner.
With analytics and “the new baseball “ third is the new clean up.
Puljoles (sp) and others started batting 3rd to get more ab throughout the year
Finally someone who gets it. WRC is the offensive stat
And @bmauldin that’s not true. With analytics 3rd in the order is not a highly valued spot, mainly because they have the most at bats over the year with 0 on and 2 outs. @Teddy is right, 2 is now the highest valued offensive spot.
I don't mind the best hitter getting more ABs by moving up to 2nd or 3rd in the lineup. Your best hitter should always bat in the first inning of the game imo.
Curious why Chipper should have batted 2nd instead of third. What is it about WRC that suggest this? Why is it the best offensive stat?
Stats show that the third batter will bat more often than any other spot with 2 outs and nobody on. No point in having your best batter at the plate with 2 outs an nobody on more than anyone else on the team.
