Dutchy
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You're right, his lefty/righty splits aren't all that dramatic this year. I wonder how much of that has to do with him getting days off against tough lefties though. And thanks for the welcome. Everyone's been friendly so far!
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He's only had 8 at bats, so there's no need to panic. But he has only one hit (.125) and two walks. On the bright side, he's yet to strike out so he's putting the ball in play. It's looking like me may not be back until after the All-Star break. The Sox are really taking things slow, only giving him 1-3 at bats per game. His progress is definitely something to monitor though. Whenever he's been healthy, he's hit and hit well. And his defense last year was really smooth.
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LOL, nice avatar. And thanks for the welcome If I wrote out the lineup, it would probably look something like this at this point in the season. 1. Drew 2. Pedroia 3. Ortiz 4. Youkilis 5. Bay 6. Lowell 7. Ellsbury 8. Varitek 9. Green But I wouldn't want Drew leading off against lefties. And I don't feel quite right about a guy slugging almost .500 being our leadoff hitter. I think Ellsbury is our ideal leadoff guy. And then Drew could break up all those righties in the middle of the order.
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Does it really include spring training? I've never heard of that, but I guess it's different for high school pitchers.
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Ellsbury's doing just fine in the bottom of the order, and I like him there because it gives him more opportunities to steal bases. But Pedroia is doing a horrible job at leading off. He's hit only .221/.275/.316 in the leadoff spot as opposed to .328/.419/.423 when he bats second. So who should lead off? Drew maybe? He sees over 4 pitches per plate appearances on average (12th in the majors) and has always been a good OBP guy. Youk sees more pitches per plate appearance than any other batter in the majors, but batting him leadoff would be a waste of his power. Or should the Red Sox move Ellsbury back there?
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I like Ellsbury hitting in the bottom of the order because it allows him to steal more bases and make things happen in front of the lesser Red Sox hitters. When he's at the top of the order, he really doesn't need to steal bases in front of the power bats. Pedroia in the leadoff spot is just plain not working though (.221/.275/.316).
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Why would it be his final start? The Red Sox said they'd let him pitch for 100 innings, then have him play the rest of the year as a shortstop. He's only up to 77 innings on the year.