March 23, 2005
Southwest Lineup
Bob Melvin has announced his preferred lineup for the Arizona Diamondbacks. I'd bat Cruz 2nd and Clayton 7th or 8th. Cruz both has a better career OBA and a better stolen base percentage than Clayton. And his power isn't that great that you're losing a big RBI threat moving him to 2nd.
However, since the meat of the Diamondbacks ability to get on base is in their 3-4-5 hitters, it might not be a bad idea to have Cruz behind them to drive them in. With this lineup, the 3-4-5 hitters could end up with more runs scored than driven in.
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Posted by David Pinto at
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