2007 Lineup Discussion

[DUSTINMOHR4LIFE]

It now appears that our 2007 lineup is set. I would like to see it be:

 

Lugo

Youk

Papi

Manny

Drew

Lowell

Tek

Pedroia/Coco

Coco/Pedroia

 

Thoughts?

[schillingouttheks]

If I see another projected lineup I'm going to pass out.

[TheKilo]

If I see another projected lineup I'm going to pass out.

 

 

 

Youks

Crisp

Ortiz

Manny

Drew

Lowell

Tek

Lugo

Pedroia

[mar_022]

already a thread...exactly the same

[BoSox34]

Lugo

Youkilis

Papi

Manny

Drew

Lowell

Varitek

Coco

Pedroia

[schillingouttheks]

Youks

Crisp

Ortiz

Manny

Drew

Lowell

Tek

Lugo

Pedroia

 

See what ya did to me?

 

But yeah, what mar_022 said.

[DUSTINMOHR4LIFE]

my b. this is the first time ive been here in awhile. sorry.

[Cocos Disciples]

Lugo

Youkilis

Ortiz

Ramirez

Drew

Lowell

Varitek

Crisp

Pedroia

[Ray10]

That lineup is really nice that 3,4,5 is really dangerous. I can't wait until April when the Bosox come into Toronto so I can go see that lineup in action. Baseball season can't some soon enough.

[matthenderson]

we need to put hinske at 1st and youlk at 2nd or vice versa.

pedroia sucks

 

SS Lugo

CF Crisp

DH Ortiz

LF Ramirez

RF Drew

1B Hinske

3B Lowell

2B Youkilis

C Varitek

 

 

f***ING WORLD CHAMPIONS !! ^^

[BoSox34]

we need to put hinske at 1st and youlk at 2nd or vice versa.

pedroia sucks

 

SS Lugo

CF Crisp

DH Ortiz

LF Ramirez

RF Drew

1B Hinske

3B Lowell

2B Youkilis

C Varitek

 

 

f***ING WORLD CHAMPIONS !! ^^

 

Hinske starting at first base and batting 6th...are you kidding me? :dunno:

[ANiMAL]

we need to put hinske at 1st and youlk at 2nd or vice versa.

pedroia sucks

 

SS Lugo

CF Crisp

DH Ortiz

LF Ramirez

RF Drew

1B Hinske

3B Lowell

2B Youkilis

C Varitek

 

 

f***ING WORLD CHAMPIONS !! ^^

 

 

pedrioa sucks???? do you have any idea what you are talking about?

[ORS]

Hinske/Youk at 1B/2B? Brilliant. Might be the worst defensive right half of an IF ever.

[exsubmariner]

Hinske/Youk at 1B/2B? Brilliant. Might be the worst defensive right half of an IF ever.

 

You've got that right, Youkilis needs to be at first because you know Lugo is going to be throwing some right at the seats.

[example1]

we need to put hinske at 1st and youlk at 2nd or vice versa.

pedroia sucks

 

SS Lugo

CF Crisp

DH Ortiz

LF Ramirez

RF Drew

1B Hinske

3B Lowell

2B Youkilis

C Varitek

 

 

f***ING WORLD CHAMPIONS !! ^^

 

Welcome to the site. What the hell are you talking about?

 

 

Pedroia sucks? How many at-bats has he had? how many have you watched? Youkilis at 2B? They should just put another pole there and hope that other teams hit it off the pole and it bounces to Hinske at 1B.

 

You go out of your way to add Hinske to the lineup, but you manage to leave a guy with 30 HR power like Pena on teh bench??? If I'm putting one random bench player on the field its Pena, and I'm putting him at 1B or putting Ortiz at 1B. Hinske is nothing to write home about.

[a700hitter]

Welcome to the site. What the hell are you talking about?

 

 

Pedroia sucks? How many at-bats has he had? how many have you watched? Youkilis at 2B? They should just put another pole there and hope that other teams hit it off the pole and it bounces to Hinske at 1B.

 

You go out of your way to add Hinske to the lineup, but you manage to leave a guy with 30 HR power like Pena on teh bench??? If I'm putting one random bench player on the field its Pena, and I'm putting him at 1B or putting Ortiz at 1B. Hinske is nothing to write home about.

Not only don't I want to see Hinske in the starting lineup, I am hoping he is not even on the bench.

[SuperManny]

Not only don't I want to see Hinske in the starting lineup' date=' I am hoping he is not even on the bench.[/quote']

 

Well I certainly don't want to see Hinske in the starting lineup but he is one of the better bench players available. He is a perfect bench player IMO.

[Papelbon58]

we need to put hinske at 1st and youlk at 2nd or vice versa.

pedroia sucks

 

SS Lugo

CF Crisp

DH Ortiz

LF Ramirez

RF Drew

1B Hinske

3B Lowell

2B Youkilis

C Varitek

 

 

f***ING WORLD CHAMPIONS !! ^^

 

Youk can play many positions, but second base is not one of them. Obviously you are a shallow baseball fan right now. Hinske is an extra player right now and is being shopped to see what his value is. Pedroia is an almost no doubt high end major leaguer.

 

SS Lugo

1B Youk/or Pedroia later

DH Ortiz

LF Manny

RF Drew

3B Lowell/Youk would be good here too

C Varitek

2B Pedroia

CF Crisp

[Beckett95]

Well I certainly don't want to see Hinske in the starting lineup but he is one of the better bench players available. He is a perfect bench player IMO.

 

i agree. I dont know why so many people hate this guy. He's one of the better bats to have on the bench. Plus, who else is available to take his spot?

[Beckett95]

Pedroia will probably be some mix of Adam Kennedy and Marcus Giles

[a700hitter]

Pedroia will probably be some mix of Adam Kennedy and Marcus Giles

...or maybe he will be a mix of Mike Benjamin and Mike Lansing.

[jacksonianmarch]

...or maybe he will be a mix of Mike Benjamin and Mike Lansing.

 

yikes. That would be an issue.

[matthenderson]

i like hinske alot. he was sick at one time being rookie of the year and all.

 

dustin pedroia could turn out sick. ii just dont liek goofy looking midgets on my team.

 

the sox are gunna be amazing this year.

dont doubt that.

 

i just like hinkse for some reason, isorry for pissing all of you off.

[inkman]

i like hinske alot. he was sick at one time being rookie of the year and all.

 

dustin pedroia could turn out sick. ii just dont liek goofy looking midgets on my team.

 

the sox are gunna be amazing this year.

dont doubt that.

 

i just like hinkse for some reason, isorry for pissing all of you off.

 

 

:dunno:

[jacksonianmarch]

i like hinske alot. he was sick at one time being rookie of the year and all.

 

dustin pedroia could turn out sick. ii just dont liek goofy looking midgets on my team.

 

the sox are gunna be amazing this year.

dont doubt that.

 

i just like hinkse for some reason, isorry for pissing all of you off.

 

crack is whack.

[DUSTINMOHR4LIFE]

Pedroia will probably be some mix of Adam Kennedy and Marcus Giles

 

Probably Giles without the K's and a little less power.

[jacksonianmarch]

I think he is a loretta clone.

[BSN07]

I think he is a loretta clone.

 

 

 

If he turns out to be a Loretta clone, I'll be happy with that. Solid ball player, gives you consistency every day. No problem with that at all:D

[jacksonianmarch]

If he turns out to be a Loretta clone' date=' I'll be happy with that. Solid ball player, gives you consistency every day. No problem with that at all:D[/quote']

 

I agree. No problem with that out of your 2b. Not enough power to be a Marcus Giles. Not enough range to be an Adam Kennedy. But with the OBP and the contact, he could be a less powerful (trust me, Loretta did have a mild amount of power at one point in his career) version of Mark Loretta.

[elsrbueno]

I think he is a loretta clone.

 

In all fairness, Pedroia looks better at least statistically than Loretta.

 

At 23, Loretta's final full season in the minors he hit .286/.333/.397 (in AAA)

Pedroia in 2006 at 22 years old .305/.378/.426 (also in AAA).

 

Loretta's only other full season in the minors showed an OPS around .700.

 

Pedroia's OPS has been consistenly higher, even when he struggled after being promoted to AAA in 2005 he still had an OPS of .738.

 

Pedroia's no Giles, who was in the mid-upper .800s in OPS at a similar age and development, but he's better than Loretta at least at this stage of his career.