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Wild-Assed Lineup Proposal.

Edgy DC May 31 2007 09:59 PM

We've wondered what to do with do with Lo Duca, now that he's been hot for a month, Endy Chavez is pretty secure in the two-hole, and one of his primary skills (reaching base) pays fewer dividends batting behind David Wright. How about, if Carlos Beltran is going to be out a few days, we try Captain RedAss at number three?

metirish Jun 01 2007 06:42 AM

I'd try it,not sure Willie would though,LoDuca doesn't strike out much so that would be a plus,decent numbers hitting thrird. http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/bsplit.cgi?n1=loducpa01 I guess Wright will hit third and LoDuca fifth?

sharpie Jun 01 2007 07:20 AM

He batted third a couple of times last year, including one game I was at. I wouldn't be too surprised to see him there.

Edgy DC Jun 06 2007 07:26 AM

Since PLD's at-bats are the only ones I'm consistently enjoying these days, I'm going further out and suggesting that --- if Alou isn't ready, and why should I think he will be? --- Paulie starts againgst Cole Hamels in left field for the first time since 2004.

Gwreck Jun 06 2007 07:42 AM

I'll endorse that. PLD was one of the options for LF for that game when they couldn't get Johnson in from wherever New Orleans was playing fast enough.

metirish Jun 06 2007 08:04 AM

I like it,and gaining Castro's bat would be a plus.

Johnny Dickshot Jun 06 2007 08:08 AM

I was thinking we take advantage of the Cubs' misery and take Michael Barrett off their hands. Barrett can play 1B and 3B (retire, Julio) as well as catch and that frees up Castro to be the power hitting PH we need too often. Everybody wins!

Edgy DC Jun 06 2007 08:13 AM

Castro as the slugger off the bench? The ghoul by the batrack? I'm not seeing it.

iramets Jun 06 2007 08:15 AM

Good move, Johnny. Way too good for the Mets to make--you're asking Julio Franco voluntarily, for the good of the team, to step down, instead of the team (ever) making the call (which would sound like "We don't think he can hit anymore, and he obviously can';t do much else, so what's he doing here?),

Elster88 Jun 06 2007 09:21 AM

metirish wrote: I like it,and gaining Castro's bat would be a plus. Last year aside, you might want to check out his career statistics before saying so.

Elster88 Jun 06 2007 09:21 AM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Ithat frees up Castro to be the power hitting PH we need too often. I'm not going along with this one.

Edgy DC Jun 06 2007 09:24 AM

]Last year aside, you might want to check out his career statistics before saying so. I'm more looking to keep LoDuca's bat in the lineup occasionally on days when Castro would be playing anyway. I'm also not that intimidated by Castro's career numbers. I think he can hit.

Johnny Dickshot Jun 06 2007 09:52 AM

I know Castro's got only-OK career power numbers. That said, I'd put him to bat in a need-a-three-run-homer at-bat sooner than Franco or Newhan.

sharpie Jun 06 2007 09:54 AM

With Valentin coming back soon, I welcome Easley back to the bench as a better power alternative than Castro or Franco or Newhan.

Rotblatt Jun 06 2007 10:07 AM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: I know Castro's got only-OK career power numbers. That said, I'd put him to bat in a need-a-three-run-homer at-bat sooner than Franco or Newhan. I'd agree, but only against lefties. He's like a babe in the woods against righties.

Centerfield Jun 06 2007 02:26 PM

The problem is that Franco isn't even the worst guy on our bench. Both he and Newhan are sporting OPS's lower than Glavine and Perez.

Edgy DC Jun 06 2007 02:35 PM

A lot of threads get turned into Franconian subjects. I don't think there's anything wrong with Franco's swing. I think his strike zone judgment is off. That's tough to fix playing as rarely as he does. He's often cited (by Ron Darling as well as others) as "one of the best ever coming off the bench" or some similarity. That's not really the case. He was mostly a part-time starter with Atlanta, and last year was the beginning of a new role for him. But he hit the ball as hard anybody in a Met uniform last night when he pinch-hit to put the tying run on.

cleonjones11 Jun 06 2007 06:01 PM

A novel lineup would be one that includes Moises Alou

OlerudOwned Jun 06 2007 06:11 PM

I think Endy's starting to overstay his welcome in the two-spot. And with Alou and Green out, we need Wright to contribute power to the middle of the lineup, which means the best candidate is LoDuca. Funny how that works sometimes.

TransMonk Jun 06 2007 06:16 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 06 2007 07:11 PM

avi

TransMonk Jun 06 2007 06:26 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 06 2007 07:12 PM

Got lost in here, and thought it was the IGT. Avi...sorry.

Zvon Jun 06 2007 06:27 PM

Havent read the whole thread, just intro. I was not in favor of LoDuca in that second spot, but he has solidly proved me wrong. Afew reasons. Only 11 ks on the year. Good two strike hitter and will look at many pitches and allow Reyes to steal. He has been hitting above .300 all season. If the plan to support Reyes using that spot fails, we still have 3 really nice big guns behind him to bring Reyes around. And yea, in my mind its all about Reyes.

Rockin' Doc Jun 06 2007 08:57 PM

I have no problem with LoDuca in the 2nd slot. I know this has been debated before, but LoDuca did a pretty good job for the Mets last season. LoDuca has many of the attributes a team would look for in a prototypical second hitter. He'e tough to strike out, will go the other way and hit balls to the right side, and he has a high OBP.