Melewski's lineup

[theobird]

Well I may be alone on this, but it won't be the first time. I believe that Delmon Young getting the vast majority of the DH AB's would produce very good results. He has his short comings as an overall player, but he knows how to hit. If Delmon gets 450 AB's his numbers will be very solid.

[El Gordo]

I imagine OD TB starts Cobb, so I would go with this lineup:

De Aza RF

Machado 3B

Lough LF(Smith LF?)We don't have enough LH bats with power

Jones CF

Pearce 1B

Wieters DH (probably won't be ready to catch OD)

Hardy SS

Flaherty 2B

Caleb C

[MdSooner]

http://www.masnsports.com/steve-melewski/2014/12/projecting-the-2015-opening-day-lineup.html

I know it won't be the opening day line up because of Davis' suspension' date=' but looks decent. I don't know if Winters starts behind the plate, though. Who do you think gets the four bench spots? Wieters, Lough, Flaherty, and...?[/quote']

With that line up - we are in trouble. color my unimpressed.

[luismatos4prez]

I like Scott Van Slyke too, but Norris alone would be giving up too much for him. You should be able to get Van Slyke for one or two prospects, or Van Slyke+ for Norris.

Van Slyke has 5 years of team control left.

[El Gordo]

With that line up - we are in trouble. color my unimpressed.

It is too RH heavy, it screams for another LH power bat. Why I like Seth Smith.

[Aristotelian]

Yep; I hope that's not the lineup vs right handers. As things stand, Lough would be in there:

LF Alejandro De Aza

1B/DH Steve Pearce

DH/1B Chris Davis

CF Adam Jones

C Matt Wieters

3B Manny Machado

SS J.J. Hardy

RF David Lough

2B Jonathan Schoop

That is still not ideal #s 4-7, but better than having Young in there.

THis looks good to me. We will be facing Alex Cobb, an RHP. Delmon is 1st man up on the bench. Lough comes in for defense, Pearce to DH.

I think Buck will go De Aza in RF and Lough in LF based on how they were used last year.

Depending on matchup history and Cobb's splits (someone can check this), Flaherty could start at 2B.

[Babypowder]

Well I may be alone on this, but it won't be the first time. I believe that Delmon Young getting the vast majority of the DH AB's would produce very good results. He has his short comings as an overall player, but he knows how to hit. If Delmon gets 450 AB's his numbers will be very solid.

His career wRC+ of 98 says otherwise. His BABIP of .359 this year also screams fluke.

[Babypowder]

I know I'm in a minority around here, but I want Lough ahead of De Aza on the depth chart. I'd have both of them in the lineup most days as things stand though.

[Bahama O's Fan]

THis looks good to me. We will be facing Alex Cobb, an RHP. Delmon is 1st man up on the bench. Lough comes in for defense, Pearce to DH.

I think Buck will go De Aza in RF and Lough in LF based on how they were used last year.

Depending on matchup history and Cobb's splits (someone can check this), Flaherty could start at 2B.

My guess on opening day, with us facing a RHP and Davis on a suspension to see something like this:

LF-De Aza

3B-Machado

1B-Pearce

CF-Jones

DH-Wieters

SS-Hardy

RF-Lough

2B-Schoop

C-Joseph

I think Wieters will not go on the DL to start the year if he can hit and catch once or twice a week. He will be the primary DH. I think De Aza is in LF as that's where he played last year and Buck likes Lough's defense, so he can put him anywhere. I think he has a stronger arm too.

[Guest]

http://www.masnsports.com/steve-melewski/2014/12/projecting-the-2015-opening-day-lineup.html

I know it won't be the opening day line up because of Davis' suspension' date=' but looks decent. I don't know if Winters starts behind the plate, though. Who do you think gets the four bench spots? Wieters, Lough, Flaherty, and...?[/quote']

Boy that's a lot of question marks. Let's hope they add someone.

[AdamK]

...

Using the same players, I'd expect something more along these lines -

De Aza

Pearce

Machado

Jones

Davis

Young

Wieters

Hardy

Schoop

If this is who we have, I like this for a while.

[DrinkinWithFermi]

Where would you like to bat him?

Fifth or sixth against righties, sixth or seventh against lefties.

[Can_of_corn]

Fifth or sixth against righties, sixth or seventh against lefties.

Fifth > Third.

Third > Sixth and Seventh.

[25 Nuggets]

My guess on opening day' date=' with us facing a RHP and Davis on a suspension to see something like this:

LF-De Aza

3B-Machado

1B-Pearce

CF-Jones

DH-Wieters

SS-Hardy

RF-Lough

2B-Schoop

C-Joseph

I think Wieters will not go on the DL to start the year if he can hit and catch once or twice a week. He will be the primary DH. I think De Aza is in LF as that's where he played last year and Buck likes Lough's defense, so he can put him anywhere. I think he has a stronger arm too.[/quote']

That's a very sensible lineup for opening day, with Wieters DHing. I really don't like going R-R-R two through four but they're kind of cornered. At least Machado and Jones have good splits.

[joeyc]

That's the lineup of a 4th place team. We truly are in trouble, It's going to be a long year.