Inciarte is small and fast. So he bats lead-off. Donaldson says

Mar 12, 2019
12:11:43pm

BGRTHNUMEGO All-American

he wants to bat 2nd, and Snitker says it is good for players to hit where they want. Freeman makes the most money and is good, so he goes 3rd.

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Ronald Acuna is probably the best baseball player of all-time, and his manager

BGRTHNUMEGO

3/12/19 12:06pm

makes me wonder what the skipper's explanation would be.

smokymountainrain

3/12/19 12:08pm

Inciarte is small and fast. So he bats lead-off. Donaldson says

BGRTHNUMEGO

3/12/19 12:11pm

Freeman has about a 0.400 OBP and an OPS around 950 the last 3 seasons

Indy Coug

3/12/19 12:12pm

is he a better hitter than acuna?

smokymountainrain

3/12/19 12:13pm

He's not worse. His OPS with runners in scoring position the last 3 years is 1004

Indy Coug

3/12/19 12:14pm

FWIW, batting 4th instead of 3rd costs about 0.1 plate appearance per game

Indy Coug

3/12/19 12:19pm

At this point? Probably. I would bet that most projections system predict that

Scratch

3/12/19 12:18pm

Great. So bat Acuna in the lead-off spot. Like everyone but Snitker would at

BGRTHNUMEGO

3/12/19 12:41pm

RE: Inciarte is small and fast. So he bats lead-off. Donaldson says

smokymountainrain

3/12/19 12:13pm

So you're complaining that Freeman is batting 3rd?

Indy Coug

3/12/19 12:09pm

Acuna killed it at lead off last season so putting him at 4th makes absolute sense

Andy Stitzer

3/12/19 12:22pm

This post makes me sad. Not as sad as the Braves off-season though.

SJS

3/12/19 12:38pm

Just for fun again...Inciarte vs. Acuna, 2018 stats batting lead-off

BGRTHNUMEGO

3/12/19 12:56pm

1.042 OPS is okay, but those 15 steals really set the table.

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