Lineup
simy1
Durham is walking. Meanwhile five Giants have an OPS in excess of
1000. In order of probability of keeping it for the year Bonds,
Aurilia, Cruz, Snow and Santiago. It seems to me that the lineup is
falling naturally in place as
Durham
Alfonzo
Bonds
Aurilia
Cruz
This is one potent 1-5.
Snow should hit before Santiago, but until further notice Cruz should
be considered a lefty - despite his hot start from the right side of
the plate, so Santiago may have to hit 6th. The last two spots in the
lineup, however, are horrible. Yes, one is the pitcher, but you are
giving away innings with those two outs in a row.
One ought to keep an eye on Torrealba. He has no hitting record in the
minors to speak of, but last year he hit well (355/397) and this year
he has started on fire. He should be used for right handed
pinch-hitting duties. Benito is right to fret about next year's
contract, this guy may very well be ready and Sabean may go for a
cheaper caddie.
Greg Lentz
>It has become apparent that the best hitting skill of both Alfonzo and
>Durham is walking. Meanwhile five Giants have an OPS in excess of
>1000. In order of probability of keeping it for the year Bonds,
>Aurilia, Cruz, Snow and Santiago. It seems to me that the lineup is
>falling naturally in place as
>
>Durham
>Alfonzo
>Bonds
>Aurilia
>Cruz
I'm with you 100%. Alfonzo's really good power isn't coming back.
Greg Lentz
BenF802961
>
>One ought to keep an eye on Torrealba. He has no hitting record in the
>minors to speak of, but last year he hit well (355/397) and this year
>he has started on fire. He should be used for right handed
>pinch-hitting duties.
I doubt that will happen. Since there are only 2 catchers on the roster you
have to be careful of injuries or else Felix Rodriguez might have to put on the
gear again.
Michael Bakunin
> minors to speak of, but last year he hit well (355/397) and this year
> he has started on fire.
a little promise. he's hit for decent average most years, except during
his initial promotions to AA. he's walked some. his power has, it's
true, been absent, but his doubles have been increasing. his defense
seems solid, and pitchers seem to love him.
my main worry is that his exceptional lack of foot speed coupled with his
tendency to hit ground balls makes him a GIDP machine. if you consider
that each GIDP erases an extra runner, his effective OBP last year was
more like .270 than .350. (ed: by that measure, Santiago's was .280)
to the extent he develops a little doubles power and stops hitting two of
three balls at infielders, I'd say he's an above-average starter in the
making. fingers crossed; I like his defense, and just love his name.
Yorvit!
Jerry
This was what I wanted to see. Alfonzo is the prototype #2 hitter.
Let's hope Cruz Jr. can handle the 5 spot.
Jerry
simy1
Last night showed that Bonds/Cruz/Snow is a bad idea. They used Troy
Brohawn (ha) for the whole inning, no problem. Cruz bunted for a hit,
but he is still a leftie. They have to have Aurilia in between.
Andrew J. Bauer
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> Last night showed that Bonds/Cruz/Snow is a bad idea. They used Troy
> Brohawn (ha) for the whole inning, no problem. Cruz bunted for a hit,
> but he is still a leftie. They have to have Aurilia in between.
Cruz is what you would call a "switch-hitter".
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Tommy
>my main worry is that his exceptional
>lack of foot speed
Methinks you exaggerate with that statement, Michael. When he laid down
that two-out game-tying squeeze last night (a brilliant idea brilliantly
executed!), I was impressed by how quickly he got down the line, causing
the Dogears to completely botch the play defensively ("and that's the
Haller-Hiller-Miller hallelujah twist!" -- compliments of Danny and
Sylvia Fine Kaye). I've seen plenty of catchers that I consider to be
slower than Yorvit.
Greg Lentz
>skyloa...@yahoo.com (Jerry) wrote in message news:<edcf0551.03041...@posting.google.com>...
>> Greg Lentz <gle...@nospam.com> wrote in message news:<9f6j9v0270chljsoq...@4ax.com>...
>> > On 13 Apr 2003 09:19:03 -0700, si...@my-deja.com (simy1) wrote:
>> >
>> > >It has become apparent that the best hitting skill of both Alfonzo and
>> > >Durham is walking. Meanwhile five Giants have an OPS in excess of
>> > >1000. In order of probability of keeping it for the year Bonds,
>> > >Aurilia, Cruz, Snow and Santiago. It seems to me that the lineup is
>> > >falling naturally in place as
>> > >
>> > >Durham
>> > >Alfonzo
>> > >Bonds
>> > >Aurilia
>> > >Cruz
>> >
>> > I'm with you 100%. Alfonzo's really good power isn't coming back.
>> >
>> > Greg Lentz
>>
>> This was what I wanted to see. Alfonzo is the prototype #2 hitter.
>> Let's hope Cruz Jr. can handle the 5 spot.
>
>Last night showed that Bonds/Cruz/Snow is a bad idea. They used Troy
>Brohawn (ha) for the whole inning, no problem. Cruz bunted for a hit,
>but he is still a leftie. They have to have Aurilia in between.
Yep. Even though Cruz is a switch hitter, you need Aurilia (or some other
right-handed batter) in between Bonds and Cruz to get the team to burn
through more of their bullpen (not that the Dodgers needed much help last
night as they used *eight* pitchers).
Greg Lentz
simy1
> "simy1" <si...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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>
> > Last night showed that Bonds/Cruz/Snow is a bad idea. They used Troy
> > Brohawn (ha) for the whole inning, no problem. Cruz bunted for a hit,
> > but he is still a leftie. They have to have Aurilia in between.
>
> Cruz is what you would call a "switch-hitter".
>
The same way Snow was a switch hitter. He still has splits. To force
him to bat from the right side is an advantage for the other team. He
is still a leftie.
Michael Bakunin
nobody covering first. however, if there had been, there might have been
a play even with that perfectly-placed bunt.
Yorvit is a lot of things, but fast is not one of them. slow-footed
batters need to hit line drives and avoid DPs.
Jamal Bernhard
> Durham
> Alfonzo
> Bonds
> Aurilia
> Cruz
This is the exact lineup I was hoping for when the season began...
[robert c]
Yes, he does have splits, and Cruz has a higher 3 year batting average from
the right side, with a bit more power from the left (and a lot more AB's).
Not sure how having him bat from the right becomes an "advantage for the
other team." Looks to me like he is about the same from both sides.
Of course, if he is about the same from both sides, then there is no reason
to take out the lefty specialist brought in for Bonds.
Rob
Greg Lentz
wrote:
Exactly. You want to punish the other team for bringing in a specialist
for pitching to Bonds. Even if the difference isn't great, the typical
manager will burn through another pitcher playing Tony Ball. And that is
a good thing.
Greg Lentz