2022 Ongoing Lineup Thread

[Too Tall]

"Ain't The Beer Cold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[forphase1]

Would much rather see Stowers or even Vavra DHing today than Aquilar.  

[Aristotelian]

32 minutes ago, forphase1 said:

Would much rather see Stowers or even Vavra DHing today than Aquilar.  

Without looking it up, I'm going to guess Urquidy has reverse splits. Am I right?

[RZNJ]

19 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Without looking it up, I'm going to guess Urquidy has reverse splits. Am I right?

Correct.  .792 OPS vs RHH   .652 vs LHH

[Sports Guy]

And doesn’t Valdez go tomorrow?  So I guess these guys will be sitting 2 days in a row?

[LA2]

58 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

And doesn’t Valdez go tomorrow?  So I guess these guys will be sitting 2 days in a row?

Aguilar has helped last few games. Too bad Urias is unavailable.

[forphase1]

1 hour ago, Aristotelian said:

Without looking it up, I'm going to guess Urquidy has reverse splits. Am I right?

At this point I don't care about splits.  Let the young guys play. 

[Aristotelian]

7 minutes ago, forphase1 said:

At this point I don't care about splits.  Let the young guys play. 

They will likely get pinch hit opportunities. I'm fine with playing to win until we are mathematically out of it.

[forphase1]

4 hours ago, Aristotelian said:

They will likely get pinch hit opportunities. I'm fine with playing to win until we are mathematically out of it.

Sure, but I don't agree with the 'logic' that we are more likely to win with Aguilar in the lineup over Stowers.  And I say that even after his bloop single.

[Aristotelian]

6 minutes ago, forphase1 said:

Sure, but I don't agree with the 'logic' that we are more likely to win with Aguilar in the lineup over Stowers.  And I say that even after his bloop single.

Fair enough. I don't really have a dog in the fight but his OPS in 2020 and 2021 was higher than anyone in our lineup accept Adley and Gunnar's small sample. I would prefer Stowers too but I don't have a problem trying Aguilar.

[forphase1]

1 hour ago, Aristotelian said:

Fair enough. I don't really have a dog in the fight but his OPS in 2020 and 2021 was higher than anyone in our lineup accept Adley and Gunnar's small sample. I would prefer Stowers too but I don't have a problem trying Aguilar.

Sure,  if it was 2020 or 2021 Aguilar should be starting.  But it's 2022 and this year,  the one that currently really matters,  he's not good.   You try to fix a guy in the minors or not when you are actively trying to win games to keep a small playoff hopes alive.  Last year I wouldn't have had a problem with trying to fix him, see if he could turn it around.   But not now.  Now is the time to either play your best players,  which I believe Stowers to be over Aguilar or to play the youth, which is still Stowers. Unless someone needs a rest neither Aquilar nor Odor should get any real playing time. 

[spleen1015]

Why do we put our hopes in the distant past and not the recent past?

Aguilar and Hays should not be playing as much as they are. Aguilar especially should not be DHing. Santander at DH and Stowers/Vavra should play the OF. Bench Hays and they both play OF.

[terpoh]

I could see tonights lineup being potentially horrendous against one of the best LHP in baseball.

Chirinos is either going today or tomorrow, so could see Hyde getting him in there vs lefty. Also giving Adley complete day off vs tough lefty and since Aguilar HAS to DH. Gunnar is 0 for his last 10 so get him out of there with a tough lefty and get Urias back in there if hes feeling better. He wont want Vavra vs. lefty either, so although the alternative is also a lefty, Odor veteran presence is better suited. We all know McKenna is the one vs. tough lefties as well. 

Hays LF

Mountcastle 1B

Santander RF

Urias 3B

Aguilar DH

Odor 2B

Mckenna CF

Chirinos C

Mateo SS

[Brooks The Great]

Tonight's crappy lineup is a perfect example of why Jordan Westburg should have already been called up. It's stupid to have Odor hitting against a tough lefty, even if he winds up somehow hitting a home run or having a good game at the plate against Valdez.

Hyde also has to stop treating Stowers as a strict platoon player. Another bad lineup from a manager that doesn't understand the players at his disposal.

[forphase1]

Both Vavra and Stowers on the bench.   Dumb.