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Old 04-10-2019, 01:16 PM   #60
webrian
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I like the idea of platooning Sheridan/Motley in RF and at cleanup hitter depending on whether a LHP or RHP is starting.

Somebody has to bat cleanup. I think OOTP likes Motley -- he once hit 32 HRs for me in a 1985 SIM. Sheridan isn't ideal, but he draws walks and gives righties some trouble. Balboni needs to see more fastballs, which is why he's usually more effective when he hits below the middle of the order.

You've won 5 of 6 since making the change, so you might have hit on the sweet spot. There's no way Pat Sheridan would have hit cleanup for any self-respecting MLB team in 1985. But modern MLB teams are re-evaluating the "clean-up" spot, with several putting their best power hitters among the top three slots with contact hitters behind them. Of course, in 2019, we use the term "contact hitter" loosely.

I once got desperate and tried the modern approach with the 1985 Royals. I had Wilson-Brett-Balboni-Sundberg as my top four in the lineup. It was a disaster.

I think once you get the team over .500, you'll pick up even more momentum.
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