Another SPS poster and myself were just discussing the baseball lineup and I thought he brought up some interesting points. Where I typically lean towards getting the best bats towards the top of the lineup, he tends to look a lot at the balance of the order, and not having as many weak stretches in the lineup.
He mentioned how Frazier rarely gets RBI opportunities by batting in the lead off, because the bottom of the order is typically guys like Pirtle, Frost, etc.. And I agree that I wish we could find a way to get him more RBI chances throughout the game, since he's only guaranteed to lead off 1 time per game.
He even mentioned what would happen if we threw a guy like Frost in the 2 hole. It sounds crazy, but Frost has gotten on base a lot this season and is great with the **** and can even **** for a hit. That would allow us to put both Henderson AND Bradford near the bottom half of the lineup to balance it out. Putting Henderson at 8 and Bradford at 9 could provide some RBI chances for Frazier late in the game, and you could also sub in a pinch hitter for Frost at any point in the game depending on the situation, since you have so many options at 2B.
Another idea would be to put Britton at 2B and bat him 2nd. It would give him some great pitches to hit being surrounded by Frazier and Renfroe....plus Britton has speed, a little power, and can **** well if needed. Once again, it would allow us to put a more balanced offense out there.
Of course, we both would prefer Detz be our second baseman so we don't have to even hit Frost or Britton, but we're just basing it off of what we've seen to this point.
Frazier
Britton
Renfroe
Rea
Detz
Slauter
Norris
Henderson
Bradford
With the above lineup, it seems more likely for a big inning to happen in any given inning, rather than ONLY when the top of the order is up. Just a random thought though.
If Cohen is willing to play Detz at 2B, then I would like to see this, the more I think about it....
Frazier
Henderson
Renfroe
Rea
Detz
Slauter
Porter
Norris
Bradford
By putting Bradford in the 9 hole, again you add that second lead off guy, and help get Frazier more RBI chances as the game progresses. Plus, with Cohen's tendency to want to sac **** a lot in SEC play, you don't feel nearly as bad about giving up Henderson to move Frazier over, as you would giving up Bradford to move Frazier over.
I am simply just throwing out some random thoughts to see what some of you think on a balanced lineup vs. a top heavy lineup, etc..
for those that like to nit pick, this is just for random discussion...it is not necessarily something I would do, but it did peak my interest to see how much more balanced the lineup could potentially be by taking an 8 or 9 hole hitter and swapping them with CT in the 2 hole to balance things out.
Thoughts?
He mentioned how Frazier rarely gets RBI opportunities by batting in the lead off, because the bottom of the order is typically guys like Pirtle, Frost, etc.. And I agree that I wish we could find a way to get him more RBI chances throughout the game, since he's only guaranteed to lead off 1 time per game.
He even mentioned what would happen if we threw a guy like Frost in the 2 hole. It sounds crazy, but Frost has gotten on base a lot this season and is great with the **** and can even **** for a hit. That would allow us to put both Henderson AND Bradford near the bottom half of the lineup to balance it out. Putting Henderson at 8 and Bradford at 9 could provide some RBI chances for Frazier late in the game, and you could also sub in a pinch hitter for Frost at any point in the game depending on the situation, since you have so many options at 2B.
Another idea would be to put Britton at 2B and bat him 2nd. It would give him some great pitches to hit being surrounded by Frazier and Renfroe....plus Britton has speed, a little power, and can **** well if needed. Once again, it would allow us to put a more balanced offense out there.
Of course, we both would prefer Detz be our second baseman so we don't have to even hit Frost or Britton, but we're just basing it off of what we've seen to this point.
Frazier
Britton
Renfroe
Rea
Detz
Slauter
Norris
Henderson
Bradford
With the above lineup, it seems more likely for a big inning to happen in any given inning, rather than ONLY when the top of the order is up. Just a random thought though.
If Cohen is willing to play Detz at 2B, then I would like to see this, the more I think about it....
Frazier
Henderson
Renfroe
Rea
Detz
Slauter
Porter
Norris
Bradford
By putting Bradford in the 9 hole, again you add that second lead off guy, and help get Frazier more RBI chances as the game progresses. Plus, with Cohen's tendency to want to sac **** a lot in SEC play, you don't feel nearly as bad about giving up Henderson to move Frazier over, as you would giving up Bradford to move Frazier over.
I am simply just throwing out some random thoughts to see what some of you think on a balanced lineup vs. a top heavy lineup, etc..
for those that like to nit pick, this is just for random discussion...it is not necessarily something I would do, but it did peak my interest to see how much more balanced the lineup could potentially be by taking an 8 or 9 hole hitter and swapping them with CT in the 2 hole to balance things out.
Thoughts?