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Anyone · 03-31-2017, 12:06 PM

1) Best OBP among those that don't slug well enough to hit 3rd or 4th. Speed is a bonus, but not important.

2) Good OBP also, but more balance between OBP and other offensive skills than my leadoff man. I won't use a real power hitter here, though.

3) Usually the best all-around hitter, but definitely a guy with all around offensive skills. I want all of BA/OBP/SLG to be high. I'll accept fewer walks here though and go for BA over OBP sometimes, partly because the #3 hitter leads off innings less often than any other spot.

4) The best power hitter, generally, although he can't just hit home runs and make tons of outs or something. He's sometimes the best overall hitter, if my best power hitter also has good OBP.

5) The best home run hitter who's not batting 3rd or 4th, unless said hitter has really bad OBP. I like walks here somewhat as well as speed, because the #5 hitter leads off more innings than anyone other than the leadoff man.

6) The best hitter not above him.

7) Of the two weakest-hitting nonpitchers, the one with the higher OBP relative to slugging, as a walk when the pitcher is due up has less value.

8) The reverse among the two weakest-hitting nonpitchers. More SLG relative to OBP, drive the runners in before the pitcher comes up.

9) The pitcher, because I don't play with the DH and haven't come around to the sabermetric fad of batting the pitcher 8th. If I did hit the pitcher 8th, I'd bat the guy I currently lead off #9 instead. That might lead to moving everyone else up a spot, but maybe not exactly because what I do is partially based on the #3 guy leading off the fewest innings and the #5 guy most likely to lead off the 2nd.

If I used a DH, my #9 hitter would almost literally be the highest in "OBP minus SLG." I'd want someone who might get on base for the better hitters, but because the spot would come up the least I wouldn't want too good of an overall hitter in it.

03-31-2017, 12:06 PM	#20
Anyone Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 405	1) Best OBP among those that don't slug well enough to hit 3rd or 4th. Speed is a bonus, but not important. 2) Good OBP also, but more balance between OBP and other offensive skills than my leadoff man. I won't use a real power hitter here, though. 3) Usually the best all-around hitter, but definitely a guy with all around offensive skills. I want all of BA/OBP/SLG to be high. I'll accept fewer walks here though and go for BA over OBP sometimes, partly because the #3 hitter leads off innings less often than any other spot. 4) The best power hitter, generally, although he can't just hit home runs and make tons of outs or something. He's sometimes the best overall hitter, if my best power hitter also has good OBP. 5) The best home run hitter who's not batting 3rd or 4th, unless said hitter has really bad OBP. I like walks here somewhat as well as speed, because the #5 hitter leads off more innings than anyone other than the leadoff man. 6) The best hitter not above him. 7) Of the two weakest-hitting nonpitchers, the one with the higher OBP relative to slugging, as a walk when the pitcher is due up has less value. 8) The reverse among the two weakest-hitting nonpitchers. More SLG relative to OBP, drive the runners in before the pitcher comes up. 9) The pitcher, because I don't play with the DH and haven't come around to the sabermetric fad of batting the pitcher 8th. If I did hit the pitcher 8th, I'd bat the guy I currently lead off #9 instead. That might lead to moving everyone else up a spot, but maybe not exactly because what I do is partially based on the #3 guy leading off the fewest innings and the #5 guy most likely to lead off the 2nd. If I used a DH, my #9 hitter would almost literally be the highest in "OBP minus SLG." I'd want someone who might get on base for the better hitters, but because the spot would come up the least I wouldn't want too good of an overall hitter in it.