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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
No, like I said, it’s using 9th as a second lead off slot.
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So it's going to put its worst hitter in that second leadoff spot, with no regard for the batting ratings of the pitcher who then bats 8th, and no regard for whether the field player batting 9th has a good OBP, speed, or baserunning? That's what it did when it batted Mays 8th in the lineup. If it actually wanted to treat the 9th spot as a second leadoff slot, it would have batted Mays in that slot, because he was a much better hitter than the field player and also had good speed and baserunning. The whole thing seems as if it's applying a strategy based on the positions of the players and not their ratings.