Dutchy
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Sox going to 6 man rotation starting June 25th
Dutchy replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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I don't know how Burnett did it against such a prolific offense. Guess that's why the Yankees signed him.
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I'll play devil's advocate. Is anyone concerned that he's play as well if he's no longer in a contract year, or that perhaps contract discussions could go bad and become a distraction?
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Most of the time the leadoff guy needs someone to drive them in, just like most of the time the middle of the order guys need someone to drive in. We can't count on solo home runs as the only source of offense for the team. The more people we can get on base for Youkilis and Bay (statistically the best hitters in the AL with runners in scoring position) the more runs we'll theoretically score. And statistically, Drew gets on base more than Ellsbury or Pedroia (especially when those latter two are in the leadoff spot) so I think AT THIS POINT IN THE SEASON, he'd make the better leadoff hitter. I don't care if Ellsbury's fast when his OBP is .320 as a leadoff hitter compared to Drew and his potential .380 OBP at the top of the order.
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I don't get what you're trying to prove though. I'd rather have the the leadoff hitter that's getting into scoring position but neither Ellbury or Pedroia were/are doing that in the leadoff spot. I'm not saying Ellsbury doesn't belong in the leadoff spot, I just think he needs to get his OBP up in order to hit there. Ellsbury had a .332 OBP in the leadoff spot this year. Pedroia's is barely above .300 in that spot.
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Call me crazy, but I think it will. He was always a good OBP guy in the minors (.389). When he came up in 2007, his OBP was .394. At the beginning of 2008, it was above .384 through May and then pitchers starting pitching to him differently and he went into a serious slump. I think he's made the adjustment to pitchers now and his OBP has been on the rise lately. It was .320 in April, .346 in May and now .413 in June.
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I think that Ellsbury is the ideal choice to be our leadoff guy IF he can get his OBP over .370. He's doing fine where he is right now though, so I'd let him buy. Let him get his hits and stolen bases in the bottom of the order and build up his confidence. If he does well enough, promote him to leadoff. If not, he can make stuff happen with his speed at the bottom of the order where there's more of a need for small ball.
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In case anyone was wondering, the three guys leading the majors in OPS with RISP are Youkilis (1.221), Pujols (1.217) and Bay (1.163). So I think it's pretty safe to say that Youkilis and Bay belong somewhere in the 3-5 hitters of our lineup.
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If Lugo goes on a hot streak, we could even make him our 3 or 4 hitter!
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I don't think Youkilis belongs in the discussion because he's a .379/.549/.672 hitter with runners in scoring position. I want to maximum the chance of hitters being on base in front of him.
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Because Drew would be a 3-5 hitter on most teams.
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Wow, the Friendly's in CT must be really upscale then. At the one I work at, we do that stuff all the time! (I don't really work at a Friendly's)
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The same could be said about Pedroia, but neither one has done very well as a leadoff hitter. I bet by the end of the year though we'll have Ellsbury back in the leadoff spot and Ortiz back in the 3-hole.
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It was good to see Ortiz back in the heart of the order, and he didn't disappoint. I wonder if they'll consider moving him back to the 3-spot. That really lengthens our lineup.
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It sounds like he really wants to play shortstop and the Red Sox want to try him out as a pitcher. I think he's more of a raw talent as a batter, but at 6'3'', 200 lbs. he has some serious power. He slugged .563 last year in Lowell after being called up. As a pitcher, he seems a little more polished. I've heard a lot about how smooth and repeatable his delivery is and how good his curve is for a high school guy.
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Lowell's hip is starting to concern me. With his .283/.320/.472 line, he's a pretty understated but important part of our offense.
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Youkilis strikes out almost as much as Drew.
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Yeah, I really don't get why people dislike Drew so much. I thought he was solid, even in his down year in 2007. He had a .370 OBP and played good defense. And last year he was one of only two guys in the AL who had a .400 OBP and .500 SLG. He basically carried us last June.