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same with speed... prefer it in front of sluggers, but if that person too is a 'better' slugger, i will make an exception.
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Strongly disagree with this advice. A SB is far more valuable in front of low slugging players. The risk of a CS isn't worth it when you've got guys who hit doubles and HR behind you - a fast runner will score from first in these situations. But if you put a speedy guy in front of a singles hitter, then instead of a single pushing you from first to second or first to third, it's SB to second, and then a single pushes you to third or more likely you score off a single. Speed is wasted in front of sluggers, and far more valuable with lower slugging players. SB threats in front of singles hitters maximizes the value of speed because you are more likely to score a run off a single if the runner is starting from 2B thanks to the stolen base.
I don't find speed important in OOTP, but if I do have a speedy runner, and he's not one of my best 3 bats, then he's going in front of the low slugging guys at the bottom half of
my lineup.