New Sox Lineup?

by MatthewRI on May 5, 2009 9:45 AM EDT

Considering the production, or lack thereof, of the current Sox lineup, I am proposing a new lineup that takes advantages of our strengths and limits our weaknesses.

1. Ellsbury

2. Pedroia

3. Bay

4. Youklis

5. Ortiz

6. Lowell

7. Drew

8. Varitek

9. Green

This new lineup moves up the hot-hitting Bay and Lowell and takes advantage of Bay's ability to get on base through hits and especially walks while also keeping the lefties separated in the lineup.

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Not quite right

Better:

Drew
Pedroia
Youk
Bay
Lowell
Ortiz
Tek
Ellsbury
Green

by RSNexile on May 5, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions

My take

Pedroia – Takes advantage of high OBP without wasting any HR power of Drew’s by batting leadoff

Drew – Same OBP-centric position, more power. I expect the average will go up too.

Bay – Arguably our best fastball hitter. Would benefit more from Youk’s protection than vice versa.

Youk – ’Nuff said

Lowell – Ditto

Ortiz – Moved down unless he can return to form.

Varitek

Green

Ellsbury – The 1-2 punch DID work well when Ells got on base.

by Ben Buchanan on May 5, 2009 12:50 PM EDT reply actions

I like this one.

Though it puts 3 righties in a row and I’m not sure Tito would do that. Your is what I would like, but my guess is that Tito, if anything, does yours but switches Papi and Lowell.

by BTLove on May 5, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Break 'em up...

Swap Ortiz and Lowell to break up the 3 righties…

~ ROLL TIDE ~

GO SOX!!

by Bama Sox on May 6, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions

See, that's entirely the wrong way to think of things.

No way should .250 worth of OPS be sacrificed for a RLR matchup.

by Ben Buchanan on May 6, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

Unless one has extremely odd splits.

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by bdalebs on May 6, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmm...

Ells-DP still in effect from the first lineup-turning-over on… Good idea.

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by bdalebs on May 5, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Drew's power

I think Drew would be just as good at lead-off. Really, the lead-off hitter gets to lead off an innings twice at most in a ballgame, and then there is his OBP.

Well, I'll appreciate for you to keep my zingers outta your mouth!

by BoSox415 on May 6, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Ortiz too high on that list for now.

Drew WAY too low.
Ells WAY too high.

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by bdalebs on May 5, 2009 5:17 PM EDT reply actions

I'll take a shot

Drew, DP, Youk, Bay, Ortiz, Lowell, Tek, Green, Ellsbury

Drew has historically been a great OBP. DP not as much. That was my logic of Drew ahead of DP.

I kept Ortiz ahead of Lowell because even though Lowell has alot of RBIs him and Ortiz still have practically the same OBP. And this will atleast give Ortiz some better pitches with Lowell as protection.

by drabidea on May 6, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions