2024 Ongoing Lineup Thread

[ThisIsBirdland]

 

[interloper]

4 minutes ago, ThisIsBirdland said:

 

Thoughts:

-Adley needed the day off
-We cannot escape the Hays in LF at home thing. He is 2-2 off Peralta FWIW.
-At least Cowser is still playing, and batting 2nd is kind of neat.
-Mullins 5th is a bit weird, but sure. 
-I like Holliday before McCann, bc McCann is going to be an auto-out against Peralta. 
-Little break for Mounty. 

 

Edited April 12 by interloper

[spleen1015]

Hoping Hays can return to his former self.

[NCRaven]

I’d rather start Hays tomorrow vs DL Hall than tonight vs Peralta.

[Fiver6565]

Pretty crazy that we can put hitters as good as Adley and Mountcastle on the bench and still post this strong of a lineup. 

 

[RZNJ]

2 minutes ago, NCRaven said:

I’d rather start Hays tomorrow vs DL Hall than tonight vs Peralta.

He’s probably doing both and sitting on Sunday.   

[RZNJ]

BTW, I don’t care that Hays is 2-2 against Peralta.  Let him start against LHP and earn more AB.

 

Or earn less AB.

Edited April 12 by RZNJ

[Aristotelian]

 

1 minute ago, RZNJ said:

BTW, I don’t care that Hays is 2-2 against Peralta.  Let him start against LHP and earn more AB.

Mountcastle is 0-2 and is better vs lefties. I have no problem sitting MC for a game to give Hays an opportunity. We should not be immediately writing Hays off after 2 weeks.

[RZNJ]

4 minutes ago, Fiver6565 said:

Pretty crazy that we can put hitters as good as Adley and Mountcastle on the bench and still post this strong of a lineup. 

 

Until Holliday breaks out the bottom of that lineup isn’t scaring anyone.   I hope we can keep  the GDP under 3 tonight.

[interloper]

3 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

BTW, I don’t care that Hays is 2-2 against Peralta.  Let him start against LHP and earn more AB.

I think in today's case, sitting Hays just means Mounty in there instead since it seems like a planned day off for Adley. And I think Mounty is going to PH for O'Hearn at some point anyway. 

Overall, I agree. But I do think it's important that Hays gets rolling a little. 

Edited April 12 by interloper

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Until Holliday breaks out the bottom of that lineup isn’t scaring anyone.   I hope we can keep  the GDP under 3 tonight.

You are just asking to be no hit.

[RZNJ]

Just now, Aristotelian said:

 

Mountcastle is 0-2 and is better vs lefties. I have no problem sitting MC for a game to give Hays an opportunity. We should not be immediately writing Hays off after 2 weeks.

Hays can show that he is worthy against LHP.   That’s not burying him.   We shouldn’t hurt the team in order to get one guy going who shows no positive signs.

[ThisIsBirdland]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

You are just asking to be no hit.

Thought the same thing. 

[RZNJ]

1 minute ago, ThisIsBirdland said:

Thought the same thing. 

When you start having the same thoughts as Corn it’s time for some self reflection.  

[Aristotelian]

1 minute ago, RZNJ said:

Hays can show that he is worthy against LHP.   That’s not burying him.   We shouldn’t hurt the team in order to get one guy going who shows no positive signs.

I don't see how it hurts us. Mountcastle is only a tiny bit better vs RHP for their careers, and Hays improves the OF defense. It's not like Mountcastle is a beast who has to play every day. As long as Cowser is in there the majority of the time I'm a happy camper.