Comments on: Bunt Singles: Feb. 23 http://www.mackavenuetigers.com/2008/02/24/bunt-singles-feb-23/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:50:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Kurt http://www.mackavenuetigers.com/2008/02/24/bunt-singles-feb-23/#comment-25623 Kurt Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:30:04 +0000 http://www.mackavenuetigers.com/2008/02/24/bunt-singles-feb-23/#comment-25623 personally, I'm fine with Grandy No. 1. Off the top of my head, I prefer something more like Grandy Sheff Cabrera Maggs Guillen Renteria Polanco Jones Pudge personally, I’m fine with Grandy No. 1. Off the top of my head, I prefer something more like

Grandy
Sheff
Cabrera
Maggs
Guillen
Renteria
Polanco
Jones
Pudge

]]> By: Kyle J http://www.mackavenuetigers.com/2008/02/24/bunt-singles-feb-23/#comment-25621 Kyle J Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:23:27 +0000 http://www.mackavenuetigers.com/2008/02/24/bunt-singles-feb-23/#comment-25621 It's really hard to justify moving Cabrera, one of the truly elite hitters in the game today, down to the #5 slot. I think you move Sheffield down to that slot instead. In a purely stats-driven world, I'd do this: Sheffield Guillen Ordonez Cabrera Granderson Renteria Polanco Thames/Jones Pudge Granderson is not a classic lead-off guy in terms of walks/stolen bases. Polanco is fantastic, but with the combination power/average hitters we have, it'd be great to put pressure on every starting pitcher coming right out of the gate. And Sheffield and Guillen are both very good base runners with high OBPs. Just the musings of a stathead . . . It’s really hard to justify moving Cabrera, one of the truly elite hitters in the game today, down to the #5 slot. I think you move Sheffield down to that slot instead.

In a purely stats-driven world, I’d do this:

Sheffield
Guillen
Ordonez
Cabrera
Granderson
Renteria
Polanco
Thames/Jones
Pudge

Granderson is not a classic lead-off guy in terms of walks/stolen bases. Polanco is fantastic, but with the combination power/average hitters we have, it’d be great to put pressure on every starting pitcher coming right out of the gate. And Sheffield and Guillen are both very good base runners with high OBPs.

Just the musings of a stathead . . .

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