[quote]Originally posted by MetsRon2002:
<strong>Let me clarify what I mean by the position in the batting order helps dictate how the batter will hit.
Placing someone in the 4 slot will not generate more homers unless he is a power hitter, batting leadoff will not generate more steals or hits unless he is a speedy runner or a great hitter. What is will do is if you put a power hitter in the 3,4,5,6 slot, he will generate more power as he will be pitched differently than if the power hitter was in the 8 slot or batting in front of a weak hitter. The 8 hitter does not get good pitches to hit as the pitcher is due up next.
As an example, I had Piazza batting 6th or 7th with a weak hitter behind him, he did not always generate good numbers, when I moved him to the 4th slot, he generated better power numbers as he had a better hitter behind him.
This did not always work this way as simming in HH gives different results just as in real life. Then again, it may be my imagination. Anyone else noticed this? And no, Martinez would not steal bases at the top of the order as he has no speed. </strong><hr></blockquote>
Well wait a minute. What you mentioned isn't a player generating more power numbers hitting cleanup than if he would hit 8th. That's just him having more protection. That's not HH, that's every game and baseball itself. If you batted Bonds cleanup around a bunch of 18 year old Single-Aers he won't put up the power numbers, he'd have an OBP of around .600, but he wouldn't have the .825 slugging.
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