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Originally Posted by KCRoyalsFan
why would you want to?
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I thought I'd experiment after reading some fancy mumbo jumbo at
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/ar...cting-lineups/
And this link has a program that claims to use regression (based on your men's OBP and SLG) to construct the optimized lineup:
http://www.baseballmusings.com/cgi-b...upAnalysis.py?
Most of the time, it does indicate to bat your pitcher 9th (not surprising) but in a few cases, depending on my starter's stats and how bad my overall team sucked, I guess, it would tell me to bat the starter 8th.
Anyway, I think it's interesting. But, looks like OOTP insists that you go the conventional route.
Also, I think that wild and crazy Tony LaRussa bat his starter 8th a few times.
If anyone figures out a way to get your pitcher to bat (other than a double switch) outside of 9, please let me know.
Thanks.