Better Lineup, NYY or BOS?

[Phil The Thrill]

No one ever said that smart one.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Pedroia hits around .250 hitting leadoff


On OS, someone posted this lineup due to OBP and SLG


1. Youk
2. Drew
3. Crawford
4. Gonzo
5. Pedy
6. Ortiz
7. Ells
8. Salty
9. Tek

 

[Brsox04]

I forgot that the other six players in our line-up are minor-league caliber at best...

I never said that. However, I took your top 3 and matched them.


Id take Crawford over Granderson any day of the week
Id take Ortiz over Posada
Ellsbury and Gardner are about equal.. slight edge to Ellsbury
Drew and Swisher are about equal for me
And off last season's stats, Scutaro and Jeter are about equal.
I would take Martin over Salty, though.. the guy is a joke.

 

[Phil The Thrill]

Pedroia hits around .250 hitting leadoff


On OS, someone posted this lineup due to OBP and SLG


1. Youk
2. Drew
3. Crawford
4. Gonzo
5. Pedy
6. Ortiz
7. Ells
8. Salty
9. Tek

Please tell me why the <Censored> Youkilis would be batting leadoff.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Most likely lineups comparison:

1. CF Jacoby Ellsbury> LF Brett Gardner
2. 2B Dustin Pedroia > SS Derek Jeter
3. LF Carl Crawford< 1B Mark Teixiera
4. 1B Adrian Gonzalez>3B Alex Rodriguez
5. 3B Kevin Youkilis = 2B Robinson Cano (Youk is predicted to be slightly better than Cano according to FanGraphs
6. DH David Ortiz> DH Jorge Posada
7. RF JD Drew < RF Nick Swisher
8. C Jarrod Saltalamacchia < CF Curtis Granderson
9. SS Marco Scutaro = C Russell Martin

 

[bosoxlover12]

Please tell me why the <Censored> Youkilis would be batting leadoff.

Youk has a ridic. high OBP

 

[Phil The Thrill]

I know, but the whole point of him is drive runs in, not have people drive him in.

 

[VC15]

I never said that. However, I took your top 3 and matched them.


Id take Crawford over Granderson any day of the week
Id take Ortiz over Posada
Ellsbury and Gardner are about equal.. slight edge to Ellsbury
Drew and Swisher are about equal for me
And off last season's stats, Scutaro and Jeter are about equal.
I would take Martin over Salty, though.. the guy is a joke.

Not really:

Swisher:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=5937

Drew:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=3956

BTW, Ellsbury is made of glass (the guy can't stay healthy).

 

[Brsox04]

Youk has a ridic. high OBP

It isn't all about OBP. Its about whos skill sets better suit that part of the lineup. One such skill I expect in a leadoff man is speed, which Youkilis has slightly more than Ortiz. Also, Youk's ability to dirve in runs is more valuable in the 4/5 spot than his ability to get on base when we have other guys who can do that.

 

[Phil The Thrill]

Plus OS is a bunch of 40 year olds that live with their parents still and play video games.

 

[Phil The Thrill]

Most likely lineups comparison:

1. CF Jacoby Ellsbury> LF Brett Gardner
2. 2B Dustin Pedroia > SS Derek Jeter
3. LF Carl Crawford< 1B Mark Teixiera
4. 1B Adrian Gonzalez>3B Alex Rodriguez
5. 3B Kevin Youkilis = 2B Robinson Cano (Youk is predicted to be slightly better than Cano according to FanGraphs
6. DH David Ortiz> DH Jorge Posada
7. RF JD Drew < RF Nick Swisher
8. C Jarrod Saltalamacchia < CF Curtis Granderson
9. SS Marco Scutaro = C Russell Martin

You have to compare positions, comparing by number in the batting order is too inaccurate IMO.

 

[xMagic12x]

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