Reds lineup

[p2xgamers]

Okay maybe I am missing something but doesn't the power hitter hit at the 3rd spot with the 2nd best power hitter hitting second? Taking that theory there lineup should be -

1. Jimenez
2. Aurillia (doesnt really matter though)
3. Dunn
4. Griffey
5. Kearns
6. Casey
7. Randa
8. LaRue
9. The pitcher

But it instead is -

1. Jimenez
2. Griffey
3. Casey
4. Kearns
5. Dunn

Then the bottom 3 involves Aurillia, Randa and LaRue. Can someone explain to me why they chose casey at the 3rd spot instead of Dunn?

[Porschebenz2001]

Re: Reds lineup

Okay maybe I am missing something but doesn't the power hitter hit at the 3rd spot with the 2nd best power hitter hitting second? Taking that theory there lineup should be -

1. Jimenez
2. Aurillia (doesnt really matter though)
3. Dunn
4. Griffey
5. Kearns
6. Casey
7. Randa
8. LaRue
9. The pitcher

But it instead is -

1. Jimenez
2. Griffey
3. Casey
4. Kearns
5. Dunn

Then the bottom 3 involves Aurillia, Randa and LaRue. Can someone explain to me why they chose casey at the 3rd spot instead of Dunn?

first off i dont know why you would bat griff 2nd thats just stupid cause hes a great hitter when hes healthy, yeah i know thats almost never. As to the whole sean casey thing i think they probably put him there because he is such a good contact hitter and dunn set a major league record last year for strikeouts lol. I think the top five of their order should be: 1. Jimenez 2. Kearns 3. Casey 4. Dunn 5. Griffey

[Porschebenz2001]

Re: Reds lineup

Okay maybe I am missing something but doesn't the power hitter hit at the 3rd spot with the 2nd best power hitter hitting second? Taking that theory there lineup should be -

1. Jimenez
2. Aurillia (doesnt really matter though)
3. Dunn
4. Griffey
5. Kearns
6. Casey
7. Randa
8. LaRue
9. The pitcher

But it instead is -

1. Jimenez
2. Griffey
3. Casey
4. Kearns
5. Dunn

Then the bottom 3 involves Aurillia, Randa and LaRue. Can someone explain to me why they chose casey at the 3rd spot instead of Dunn?

first off i dont know why you would bat griff 2nd thats just stupid cause hes a great hitter when hes healthy, yeah i know thats almost never. As to the whole sean casey thing i think they probably put him there because he is such a good contact hitter and dunn set a major league record last year for strikeouts lol. I think the top five of their order should be: 1. Jimenez 2. Kearns 3. Casey 4. Dunn 5. Griffey

[BatsareBugs]

Re: Reds lineup

That's odd, Casey is more of a number 2 hitter to me. It should be:

Lead off
Casey
Griffey
Dunn
Kearns
Whoever after.

[BatsareBugs]

Re: Reds lineup

That's odd, Casey is more of a number 2 hitter to me. It should be:

Lead off
Casey
Griffey
Dunn
Kearns
Whoever after.

[TimmeH]

Re: Reds lineup

I agree with Rag...

Casey is the best fit for the #2 spot. He's a very good contact hitter, almost always makes contact(only struck out 36 times last year). But he doesn't have the power to be a #3 or 4 hitter.

As for Dunn, even though he strikes out alot, he also walks alot. He had an OBP around .400 last season, better than Casey or Griffey.

I would say:

Jimenez
Casey
Dunn
Griffey
Kearns

[TimmeH]

Re: Reds lineup

I agree with Rag...

Casey is the best fit for the #2 spot. He's a very good contact hitter, almost always makes contact(only struck out 36 times last year). But he doesn't have the power to be a #3 or 4 hitter.

As for Dunn, even though he strikes out alot, he also walks alot. He had an OBP around .400 last season, better than Casey or Griffey.

I would say:

Jimenez
Casey
Dunn
Griffey
Kearns

[p2xgamers]

Re: Reds lineup

first off i dont know why you would bat griff 2nd thats just stupid cause hes a great hitter when hes healthy

Yeah I thought it was stupid as well but Casey at third is even stupider. (heh) Yes he is a contact hitter but the 3rd slot is for power hitters. After reading the last 2 posts, I agree so I'm going to change it to -

1. Jimenez
2. Casey
3. Griffey
4. Dunn
5. Kearns

[p2xgamers]

Re: Reds lineup

first off i dont know why you would bat griff 2nd thats just stupid cause hes a great hitter when hes healthy

Yeah I thought it was stupid as well but Casey at third is even stupider. (heh) Yes he is a contact hitter but the 3rd slot is for power hitters. After reading the last 2 posts, I agree so I'm going to change it to -

1. Jimenez
2. Casey
3. Griffey
4. Dunn
5. Kearns

[BatsareBugs]

Re: Reds lineup

Marwinner, I think Dunn would be better suited as the cleanup hitter. Even though he k's alot like you said, he still has that effect to where whoever is hitting in front of him will benefit from the pitcher not wanting to go after him, risking a 400ft home run. That's just me, he looks more like a traditional cleanup hitter, all or nothing. But then it wouldn't hurt to alternate Griffey and Dunn.

[BatsareBugs]

Re: Reds lineup

Marwinner, I think Dunn would be better suited as the cleanup hitter. Even though he k's alot like you said, he still has that effect to where whoever is hitting in front of him will benefit from the pitcher not wanting to go after him, risking a 400ft home run. That's just me, he looks more like a traditional cleanup hitter, all or nothing. But then it wouldn't hurt to alternate Griffey and Dunn.

[Grandmaster1]

Re: Reds lineup

Marwinner, I think Dunn would be better suited as the cleanup hitter. Even though he k's alot like you said, he still has that effect to where whoever is hitting in front of him will benefit from the pitcher not wanting to go after him, risking a 400ft home run. That's just me, he looks more like a traditional cleanup hitter, all or nothing. But then it wouldn't hurt to alternate Griffey and Dunn.

I'd put Griffey in the 5 spot just to rile him up. Remember they put him in the 5 spot last year and he got upset and his bat got hot.

[Grandmaster1]

Re: Reds lineup

Marwinner, I think Dunn would be better suited as the cleanup hitter. Even though he k's alot like you said, he still has that effect to where whoever is hitting in front of him will benefit from the pitcher not wanting to go after him, risking a 400ft home run. That's just me, he looks more like a traditional cleanup hitter, all or nothing. But then it wouldn't hurt to alternate Griffey and Dunn.

I'd put Griffey in the 5 spot just to rile him up. Remember they put him in the 5 spot last year and he got upset and his bat got hot.