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Old 05-12-2005, 01:26 AM   #75
Johnny Slick
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Originally Posted by lincarnate
IIRC, Torre put A-Rod in the two hole when he was in a slump last year. I also think that putting him second would put him in the best place to use both his discipline and power. Since I think Jeter will put up a similar OBP with more speed and less power (SLG and ISO both), I'd put him leadoff over Giambi.
FWIW, the Reds had Ken Griffey Jr. batting 2nd for most of April this year in an effort to break him out of... age, I guess.
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