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I feel like a little kid on christmas just thinking about our first five batting order next year. Five guys who dont strike out and have high OBPs.

 

Lets have some fun and talk discuss how we would arrange the first five batting order.

 

Mine:

 

1. Reyes

2. Donaldson

3. Bautista

4. EE

5. Martin

 

I assume that the number one discussion in this thread is who should be hitting second, Martin or Donaldson. So feel free to discuss that. And if you want to dream big and assume that Melky will be re-signed, feel free to give us your batting order with Melky too.

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I feel like a little kid on christmas just thinking about our first five batting order next year. Five guys who dont strike out and have high OBPs.

 

1. Reyes

2. Donaldson

3. Bautista

4. EE

5. Martin

 

 

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Reyes

Bautista

Martin

EE

Donaldson

 

I know it's unconventional, but it gives Bautista tonnes of ABs, keeps EE at Cleanup and is still awesome... Though, frankly, those 5 in any order (provided Reyes is #1, since obvious...) is a great order...

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Reyes

Bautista

Martin

EE

Donaldson

 

I know it's unconventional, but it gives Bautista tonnes of ABs, keeps EE at Cleanup and is still awesome... Though, frankly, those 5 in any order (provided Reyes is #1, since obvious...) is a great order...

 

I like this line up. But I feel there is a zero percent chance we will see this line up unless there has been a huge change in Gibby's philosophy. :P

 

But the point of the thread was lets see your preferred line up not Gibby's.

HERPDERP Vancouver Canadians

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I think Donaldson at 2 is a waste.

 

I believe all the power hitters should be 3 and below. And I don't mind having them three straight.

 

As much as possible I'd like a lefty in the #2 slot. Hopefully Pompey ends up there over the course of the season.

 

Or we can just resign Melky.

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6. Smoak

7. Pompey

8. Pillar

9. Izturis

 

And that's not even an awful 6-9. Smoak and Pompey both have some upside.

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Reyes

Melky

Bautista

EE

Donaldson

Martin

Mayberry/Valencia with a Left handed Hitter platoon

Travis/Izturis/Goins

Pompey

 

 

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Right now:

Reyes

Martin

Bautista

Encarnacion

Donaldson

Navarro

Pompey

[LF]

[2B]

 

Based on OBP I would put Donaldson ahead of Encarnacion, but man a lineup like that would make a LHP run out of town. Just need to play it safe now add some depth.

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Right now:

Reyes

Martin

Bautista

Encarnacion

Donaldson

Navarro

Pompey

[LF]

[2B]

 

I really can't see Martin batting 2nd with Donaldson in the fold... Donaldson has as much power as Edwin, and maybe as much as Bautista...

 

I think

 

Reyes

Donaldson/Bautista

Bautista/Donaldson

Edwin

Martin

 

Martin is great, but he's not a top 4 hitter in this lineup anymore...

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I think Donaldson at 2 is a waste.

 

I believe all the power hitters should be 3 and below. And I don't mind having them three straight.

 

As much as possible I'd like a lefty in the #2 slot. Hopefully Pompey ends up there over the course of the season.

 

Or we can just resign Melky.

 

How come? I think it would be better to have a LH bat in between all of those RH bats so managers can't just bring in a RHP to face all the righties. Since Reyes is a switch hitter but bats better from the Left side managers could bring in a LHP for him and the #2 hitter than switch it.

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Based on OBP I would put Donaldson ahead of Encarnacion, but man a lineup like that would make a LHP run out of town. Just need to play it safe now add some depth.

 

That makes sense. I just felt EE's been batting pretty well behind Joey and not to mess with it.

I'm still hoping one more move happens.

 

The bottom of the order doesn't look too optimistic, but I think Pompey can surprise this season.

Not expecting too many things from Pillar until I see it actually happen.

 

 

I really can't see Martin batting 2nd with Donaldson in the fold... Donaldson has as much power as Edwin, and maybe as much as Bautista...

 

I think

 

Reyes

Donaldson/Bautista

Bautista/Donaldson

Edwin

Martin

 

Martin is great, but he's not a top 4 hitter in this lineup anymore...

 

But I thought you generally want to keep your power guys 3rd, 4th, and 5th in the lineup?

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That makes sense. I just felt EE's been batting pretty well behind Joey and not to mess with it.

I'm still hoping one more move happens.

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he bottom of the order doesn't look too optimistic, but I think Pompey can surprise this season.

Not expecting too many things from Pillar until I see it actually happen.

 

 

 

 

But I thought you generally want to keep your power guys 3rd, 4th, and 5th in the lineup?

 

 

It seems like AA keeps referring to Donaldson as a "middle of the order" guy, I thought something like this is decided by Gibby not the GM?

 

There have been a lot of different opinions lately... Some of the modern ideas are that #3 is a much less important lineup position than it used to be considered...

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Ideally the 1st and 2nd hitters are high OBP, then 3rd, 4th, 5th are guys that put the ball in play, don't strike out much.

 

Reyes, Martin, Bautista, Donaldson, EE is how I would line them up

Governator Vancouver Canadians

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I don't think Melky is the right way to spend money anymore. Needs to go towards pitching

 

3/39 is a little more enticing for him now than before though and should stiill have money left over.

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