Go get aoki

[Roll Tide]

Forget the idea that a lead off hitter has to have real high OPB and have speed and have patience at the plate. A lead off hitter can be all sorts of players in today's game. It just can't be Adam Dunn that's all.

Agree to disagree

[weams]

What if the lead off hitter lead the league in doubles. How would that be. What if he hit 50 home runs?

[weams]

Agree to disagree

It's ok. I still like you and respect your feelings.

[weams]

Lough :rofl:

I know you were trying to be funny. If the Orioles already had a leadoff hitter on the team Nick would've batted 2nd or 3rd in the lineup.

Nick was not good enough to bat anywhere other than first or last.

[25 Nuggets]

Nick was not good enough to bat anywhere other than first or last.

Hey he could'a batted eighth.

[Frobby]

Nick was not good enough to bat anywhere other than first or last.

WTF? In a lineup with Caleb Joseph/Nick Hundley, Jonathan Schoop/Ryan Flaherty, the 2014 version of JJ Hardy, and sometimes David Lough in LF, there were plenty of other places to bat Nick. Pretty much anywhere other than 3/4/5, and frankly even 3 would have been reasonable considering the year Davis had.

[mdbdotcom]

Manny could lead off. Start the game with a bang.

Manny

De Aza

Pearce

Jones

Davis

Morse

Wieters

Hardy

Schoop

I'm fine with that lineup on most days.

[El Gordo]

Only if he's cheap enough. I think he's a small step down from Markakis.

I think he could be a small step up.

[Can_of_corn]

WTF? In a lineup with Caleb Joseph/Nick Hundley, Jonathan Schoop/Ryan Flaherty, the 2014 version of JJ Hardy, and sometimes David Lough in LF, there were plenty of other places to bat Nick. Pretty much anywhere other than 3/4/5, and frankly even 3 would have been reasonable considering the year Davis had.

Two is more important then three.

[21xxxv]

Manny could lead off. Start the game with a bang.

Manny

De Aza

Pearce

Jones

Davis

Morse

Wieters

Hardy

Schoop

I'm fine with that lineup on most days.

this team needs a left handed bat with a decent obp, i'd take melky over morse

[El Gordo]

What if the lead off hitter lead the league in doubles. How would that be. What if he hit 50 home runs?

Pretty stupid to be batting that guy at the top, instead of the middle.

[El Gordo]

For such a poor fielder, his UZR/150 in RF was 4.5 in 2012, 4.3 in 2013, and 7.7 in 2014. Compare that to Nick.

[WEAVERMAN]

Nick was not good enough to bat anywhere other than first or last.

And Lough isn't good enough to bat above 9th, imo. Duquette isn't going in the Lough direction. He's a heck of a lot smarter than that.

[Roll Tide]

It's ok. I still like you and respect your feelings.

Ditto

[25 Nuggets]

And Lough isn't good enough to bat above 9th, imo. Duquette isn't going in the Lough direction. He's a heck of a lot smarter than that.

He's perfect for his role as 4th OF with a good glove. He won't be batting anywhere but the bottom of the lineup. 96 OPS+ at the bottom of the lineup ain't bad by the way.