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Originally Posted by JDOldSchool
If Mark Ellis and Nick Swisher batted 1st and 7th respectively over a 162 game season, that's 100+ PAs in favor of Ellis. If they both continue at the pace they're at (which won't happen, regression to the mean, etc. but I'm speaking hypothetically), that amounts to a lot of runs. When it's not just two players, but 5 or 6 who are out of place in a big way, it could result in 5 or 6 wins. Factor in asinine bullpen usage and Ken Macha could be the difference between a 95-win and and 85-win team.
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No study would support what you said, considering the gap between players aren't really not that big. We are not talking about peak level Barry Bonds here.