Line-up

by jjdel8895 on Apr 25, 2011 12:55 PM EDT

My ideal line-up:

1) Brett Gardner, LF

2) Nick Swisher, RF

3) Robinson Cano, 2B

4) Alex Rodriguez, 3B

5) Mark Teixeira, 1B

6) Jorge Posada, DH

7) Curtis Granderson, CF

8) Russell Matin, C

9) Derek Jeter, SS

EXPLANATION-

Gardner is your ideal lead-off hitter: he is fast, sees a lot of pitches, a good contact hitter, and gets on base a lot

Swisher also sees a lot of pitches and gets on base a lot for your power guys coming up

I feel your best hitter should bat third so Robbie Cano is your guy

The big power bats should hit 4th and 5th, hence A-Rod and Tex

6-8 werent really changed so they dont need an explanation

Jeter is not a leadoff hitter. He never takes a lot of pitches and in this stage if his career, he is only around a .270 hitter- not good enough for a leadoff guy with a limited amount of speed. He is DEFINATELY not a 2-hole hitter. It seems like every ball he hits is a weak grounder to 2nd* so why always have him eliminate GGBG w/ a DP. So, use Girardi's theory of the 9th batter being your "2nd leadoff guy" and just limit Jeter's PA's

*I could have gotten the stats for his grounders but I am to lazy. If anyone knows them or wants to take the time and research them, leave them in the comments

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GGBG can't bat first until his OBP goes up.

"Son, Nobody is half as good as Mickey Mantle"

by ntrokel on Apr 25, 2011 1:18 PM EDT reply actions

So, you punish Jeter for his poor hitting, but GGBG gets a pass?

Speed is worthless when it’s sitting on the bench because it can’t get on base

by waw on Apr 25, 2011 1:27 PM EDT reply actions

Who's more likely to improve?

a rising 26(?) year old or a declining 37 year old

by jjdel8895 on Apr 27, 2011 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Why do you say he's rising?

How many years has he been in the minors vs. the majors?

And do you just keep him in the lineup forever because he had a decent year last year, ignoring the results this year?

Jeter is terrible right now, but he’s better than GGBG, who is god-awful at the moment.

by waw on Apr 27, 2011 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions

"Terrible"’s a little harsh. He’s coming along.

I bet it's good to be playing again, huh?

by david d on Apr 28, 2011 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Maybe it is a bit harsh, but my point was actually that he’s’ doing better than GGBG right now despite not playing at all at the level we hoped/expected.

by waw on Apr 28, 2011 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions

I'd switch Posada and Granderson. and I'd switch Jeter and Gardner.

by ultimate913 on Apr 25, 2011 1:42 PM EDT reply actions

right now Grandy is probably out best lead off option

But with his skill set he an bat anywhere in our line up.

by lololol on Apr 25, 2011 1:49 PM EDT reply actions

Right now, Granderson looks like a better choice at #2 than Swish.

by designatedquitter on Apr 25, 2011 3:17 PM EDT reply actions

Exactly

This is the lineup I like, with Grandy second. I’d like to see Cano and Tex switched, but things are good the way they are.

I bet it's good to be playing again, huh?

by david d on Apr 25, 2011 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Based on current performance, I would go:

1. Granderson
2. Martin
3. Teixeira
4. Rodriguez
5. Cano
6. Posada
7. Swisher
8. Jeter
9. Gardner

I saw a guy in the subway holding a pamphlet that said Jesus was coming on May 12, 2011. I don't think it will be that early, he would still qualify as a super two, so they need to wait until June to delay his arbitration clock.

by Wraithpk on Apr 25, 2011 3:20 PM EDT reply actions

I miss the game last night due to Easter. So I had to watch it on the 4-Letter Network AKA The Red Sox Left Nut Holder’s sorry for that i just hate ESPN. Every hit they Showed Jeter Hit a little Chopper to third. Did he have hits to the outfield? I know he went 4-6 but to m point im tried of them saying everything about him. His hits, ground outs, and Line drives. When Irchio (spelling)lead the league in hits and it was so and so infield hits they made him look like ty cobb. A hit is a hit in my book but Jeter needs to be batting 8th.

by TheYankeeClipper on Apr 25, 2011 4:10 PM EDT reply actions

Eighth. Surely you don’t think Gardy should be our lead-off hitter.
Jeter
Grandy
Cano
A-Rod
Tex
Posada
Swisher
Martin
Gardner

Tex 3rd and Cano 5th is fine too. That’s the how it’s always been.

I bet it's good to be playing again, huh?

by david d on Apr 25, 2011 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes he had 4 hits, and yes they were all grounders

Two infield hits, one sharp grounder up the line that went for a double.

by waw on Apr 25, 2011 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions

the first was a clean single up the middle, both hard hit. the other two were true infield hits.

by MichaelGGBGrabow on Apr 25, 2011 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions

In before Duggan says batting order doesn’t matter.

by Scooby Snacks on Apr 25, 2011 5:00 PM EDT reply actions

well if it does, keep curtis in the two hole

by MichaelGGBGrabow on Apr 25, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions

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by Lord Duggan on Apr 25, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Here's the thing about dropping Jeter...

The media frenzy that it would cause would be so tedious and such a distraction that I don’t think it’s worth doing in the middle of a season. If Jeter has another sub-.750 OPS season this year, then you drop him in the order next spring training when answering endless questions about it for weeks on end doesn’t make the regular season a chore for the rest of the team.

by Let's Talk About Tex Baby on Apr 25, 2011 5:52 PM EDT reply actions

I don't see the difference

between answering questions for dropping him in the order, and answering questions for not dropping him

by waw on Apr 25, 2011 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions

GGBG first?

He’s struggling more than Jeter. What I’d like to see is:

Jeter
Granderson
Tex
A-Rod
Cano
Martin
Posada
Swish
Gardner

Curtis has been hot msot of the year

mmmmm.... delicious

by Cup Noodles on Apr 25, 2011 5:58 PM EDT reply actions

Gardy
Grandy
Tex
Ardo
Cano
Posada
Swisher
Martin
Jeter

Swap Jeter & Gardy as one is hot and one is not.

Unless you're a pitcher or Gustavo Molina, kindly SWING THE BAT and ignore the Binder's bunt signal.

by Andrew GM on Apr 25, 2011 7:30 PM EDT reply actions

The only thing Gardner is doing alot of is striking out. The fear of moving Jeter is having him hit into double plays. Posada is starting to be big hit or miss.

I think the order right now is pretty good though. Yanks can put up some runs when they want to. Even with Gardner and Jeter struggling.

by GrendelKen on Apr 25, 2011 11:41 PM EDT reply actions