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TribeFanInNC · 07-03-2013, 01:42 PM

Good summary provided by The Wolf.

Just as a big picture counter-point I will note:
a) 5-15 runs more is only like 1-2% more. So yes, it is more. But this is maybe 1 win. Maybe not 1 win. The overall theory I've read is that lineup order really has little to no significance whatsoever.
b) The theme that the number 2 hitter is more important than originally thought seems to ring true.

Personally, I think the model of the really late-90s Indians really works well IMO. Basically, they had Lofton, Vizquel, and Alomar at the top with several sluggers behind them. The fast good hitters (okay, Vizquel was more like fast average) at the top provided a lot of run scoring opportunities eventhough Robbie Alomar was not a typical 3-hole hitter. I've used this in OOTP too with success. Their current model with Bourn, Cabrera, and Kipnis is not unlike this (though that is more out of necessity I think than plan).

07-03-2013, 01:42 PM	#19
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,019	Good summary provided by The Wolf. Just as a big picture counter-point I will note: a) 5-15 runs more is only like 1-2% more. So yes, it is more. But this is maybe 1 win. Maybe not 1 win. The overall theory I've read is that lineup order really has little to no significance whatsoever. b) The theme that the number 2 hitter is more important than originally thought seems to ring true. Personally, I think the model of the really late-90s Indians really works well IMO. Basically, they had Lofton, Vizquel, and Alomar at the top with several sluggers behind them. The fast good hitters (okay, Vizquel was more like fast average) at the top provided a lot of run scoring opportunities eventhough Robbie Alomar was not a typical 3-hole hitter. I've used this in OOTP too with success. Their current model with Bourn, Cabrera, and Kipnis is not unlike this (though that is more out of necessity I think than plan).