ezpkns34 -> RE: Strategies in the Lineup (6/12/2007 6:01:47 PM)
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there was an article I saw some time ago, I apologize for not remembering who wrote or where it was, but it stated that your typical speedster guy would be better used in front of singles hitters, as in around the 6 spot in a lineup (but this was only for someone who was a decent hitter with speed, like a juan pierre, not a jose reyes who can hit quite well and pop a few hrs as well) this article also stated, however, that it figured the ideal top 5 in a lineup would be the top 5 in obp on your team, with the top ops going at 4, and next top 2 in oba at 1 & 2 (with the more powerful hitter going 2) and the next best oba at 5 and last guy at 3. the reasoning for this being obvious for the 1 & 2 spots, as you want these guys to get on base as much as possible it reasoned, however, that the 3 hitter had the highest likelihood of stepping to the plate with bases empty and 2 outs as anyone else in the lineup (though not sure if they factored in their version of the lineup with the 2 high oba guys in front of the 3 guy). in a bit of circular logic, however, they decided the best place for you best overall hitter was the 4 spot (even though from their stats, it would appear he leads off an inning to much). just figured i would spread this info to see if it helped you guys, made you laugh, or got you interested in playing around with the ideas
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