tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post3322254623149835829..comments2023-10-30T04:49:38.290-04:00Comments on Mr Bill's Baseball Blog: Re-envisioning the 2011 Red Sox LineupMr. Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16676914320866059234noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-72165060097051786002010-12-16T14:01:56.175-05:002010-12-16T14:01:56.175-05:00For those that are curious, I found this for the A...For those that are curious, I found this for the AL, 1998-2002:<br />1. 4.83<br />2. 4.72<br />3. 4.61<br />4. 4.49<br />5. 4.39<br />6. 4.26<br />7. 4.14<br />8. 4.02<br />9. 3.90<br /><br />Taken from this article: http://www.rotohardball.com/2010/12/2/1850400/lineup-slots-matter-part-1Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354204014326211323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-32824777577973335982010-12-12T22:59:56.967-05:002010-12-12T22:59:56.967-05:00The lineup tool at Baseball Musings takes the numb...The lineup tool at Baseball Musings takes the number of at bats into account. Over the course of a season the difference between hitting first and 3rd or even 5th is relatively small, though. I can't find the study with some Googling, unfortunately. There is a trade off between OBP and slugging - where you want your high OBP hitters hitting ahead of your high slugging hitters. Often times, they are they same players though. <br /><br />In the end, differences in lineup order end up being pretty trivial. <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/offseason-notes-featuring-an-optimized-sox-lineup/" rel="nofollow">Fangraphs</a> got into the differences in optimal lineups a bit. They used Bill James' projections, which are typically more optimistic, so their optimal lineup is different and scores more runs than the one I put together using weighted means.Mr. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676914320866059234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-8494323923229774162010-12-12T22:49:50.701-05:002010-12-12T22:49:50.701-05:00Has there been any significant research as to whet...Has there been any significant research as to whether teams really should put their best hitters in the leadoff spot to maximize at bats?Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648016565757341804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-37754920525430151072010-12-11T11:09:44.154-05:002010-12-11T11:09:44.154-05:00It does, although it still doesn't explain why...It does, although it still doesn't explain why Marco Scutaro, who has the lowest slugging and one of the lowest OBPs hits third, over someone like Pedroia, Crawford, Drew, or Ortiz.Mr. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676914320866059234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-49749498922837257872010-12-10T17:20:20.316-05:002010-12-10T17:20:20.316-05:00Good post. I think the main reason some of the pr...Good post. I think the main reason some of the projected best lineups start with Youkilis and Gonzalez is that they are the two best hitters on the team, and putting them there gives them a few more at bats over the course of the season.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354204014326211323noreply@blogger.com