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dishnet34 · 05-18-2017, 09:31 AM

Playing a Tigers season, and I'm in mid-May, doing a project where I play one game every day, mimicking the real-life MLB schedule. Right now, I have a bit of a logjam when it comes to my starting lineup, and I'm looking for some advice.

TL;DR: I've got Moya and both Martinezes hitting well, along with all of my starting OFs; how should I go about setting up my lineups and/or trading one of them?

I'm currently in first place by 3.5 games over Minnesota, and have the second-best record in the AL.

I had Victor Martinez go down with an intercostal strain on April 8, and put him on the DL, calling up Steven Moya (big lefty power-hitting OF with hella strikeout issues) to take his place. At this time, J.D. Martinez hadn't come back, either (I edited it at the beginning of the season so it reflected real-life, and he was out for an additional 4 weeks), so this was a win-win, especially since Moya started to freaking MASH. At the end of April, he was batting .379/.425/.848 with 9 dingers, second on the team behind Justin Upton. As of where I'm at now, he's regressed a bit, hitting .333/.370/.643 with 11 dingers.

Then J.D. came back on April 21. I've switched off between playing either him or Moya at either RF or DH since he came back, and that's been going fairly well. J.D.'s mashing a bit as well, as of now hitting .327/.387/.480 with 2 HRs (the power hasn't quiiiiite come yet).

Now, V-Mart's back, and I've already made room on the roster for him by clearing Dixon Machado through waivers and sending him to AAA. In seven games this season (five pre-DL, 2 post-DL), he's hitting .320/.414/.600 with 2 homers. Which, yeah, SSS, but that's pretty good for right now.

So now I'm trying to figure out how to get all of these guys ample playing time. V-Mart can't really play anything besides DH (and possibly first, but Miggy), and Moya and J.D. have DH-like qualities, plus some decent OF abilities, too. Upton's hitting well, along with my CF, Guillermo Heredia, who I traded for before the season.

My question is: How should I go about setting up the lineup so that all of them get adequate playing time? Is one of them possibly expendable this early in the season? I don't want to have to play Miggy at 3B and Moya at 1B to accomodate them all!

Sorry for the long-windedness, hence the TL;DR near the top of the post.

05-18-2017, 09:31 AM	#1
dishnet34 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,720	A Predicament... Playing a Tigers season, and I'm in mid-May, doing a project where I play one game every day, mimicking the real-life MLB schedule. Right now, I have a bit of a logjam when it comes to my starting lineup, and I'm looking for some advice. TL;DR: I've got Moya and both Martinezes hitting well, along with all of my starting OFs; how should I go about setting up my lineups and/or trading one of them? I'm currently in first place by 3.5 games over Minnesota, and have the second-best record in the AL. I had Victor Martinez go down with an intercostal strain on April 8, and put him on the DL, calling up Steven Moya (big lefty power-hitting OF with hella strikeout issues) to take his place. At this time, J.D. Martinez hadn't come back, either (I edited it at the beginning of the season so it reflected real-life, and he was out for an additional 4 weeks), so this was a win-win, especially since Moya started to freaking MASH. At the end of April, he was batting .379/.425/.848 with 9 dingers, second on the team behind Justin Upton. As of where I'm at now, he's regressed a bit, hitting .333/.370/.643 with 11 dingers. Then J.D. came back on April 21. I've switched off between playing either him or Moya at either RF or DH since he came back, and that's been going fairly well. J.D.'s mashing a bit as well, as of now hitting .327/.387/.480 with 2 HRs (the power hasn't quiiiiite come yet). Now, V-Mart's back, and I've already made room on the roster for him by clearing Dixon Machado through waivers and sending him to AAA. In seven games this season (five pre-DL, 2 post-DL), he's hitting .320/.414/.600 with 2 homers. Which, yeah, SSS, but that's pretty good for right now. So now I'm trying to figure out how to get all of these guys ample playing time. V-Mart can't really play anything besides DH (and possibly first, but Miggy), and Moya and J.D. have DH-like qualities, plus some decent OF abilities, too. Upton's hitting well, along with my CF, Guillermo Heredia, who I traded for before the season. My question is: How should I go about setting up the lineup so that all of them get adequate playing time? Is one of them possibly expendable this early in the season? I don't want to have to play Miggy at 3B and Moya at 1B to accomodate them all! Sorry for the long-windedness, hence the TL;DR near the top of the post. __________________ OOTP's Official Perfect Team Hype Man / host of TWIPT Saturday Showdown and Perfect League World Series "Find a way to be alone in a baseball stadium at sunrise, when the only sound you hear are about nine birds that got lost, and found themselves in a stadium, and they’re chirping across the grandstand trying to figure out where the f*** they ended up." -Dan Besbris Last edited by dishnet34; 05-18-2017 at 09:33 AM.