Let's come up with the best offensive lineup possible.

Hernandez has swung it well lately and had some big homers

I agree with that

Or you could just straight up swap Reaves for John p but I just don't have a clue what we would get out of John if he was your everyday 3rd baseman in sec series.

I'm guessing he hits about 290 with 10 homers

You would rather Stanfield hit than arrambide? That's basically what it comes down to. Remember were not taking defense into account whatsoever.

Arrambide could possibly hit 18 bombs as an everyday player next year and maybe even this year if he played as much as Hernandez

I said it has to be a position they've played before. I wanted it to be a possible lineup that we could play , I'm just not taking the players defensive abilities into account.

I don’t know if we’ve got enough information to say that Arrambide is one of the best nine hitters on the team right now. He’s had some great swings and crushed some big home runs, but he hasn’t been totally consistent and really hasn’t had a chance to show himself against SEC pitching yet. Obviously the potential is there to be elite.

I would be more inclined to include Larson in this scenario, as someone who has proven himself against SEC pitching in the past, but hasn’t really shown that this year with limited plate appearances. If we aren’t worrying about where he fits defensively, I could see giving him the chance to come back to form.

What have I missed that has shown that John Pearson is ready to be in the lineup every day?

He has done the most of his opportunities, but he hasn’t had enough to be sure he could handle SEC yet. Maybe he can but will need some more SEC at bats to prove it.

Just for kicks I'll try and flip L/R as much as I can

Curiel - LF
Jones - 1B
Reaves - 3B
Dickinson - 2B
Milam - SS
Frey - DH
Brown - RF
Arrambide/Hernandez - C (wash at the moment, but Arrambide potential through the roof)
Stanfield - CF

You could make an argument for Curiel in CF and Larson at LF if Larson performs like we all know he's capable of. The key is both Frey, Reaves, and Brown all in the same lineup.

Pearson has not produced as much as those three.

In particular order: Lefty

Curiel 7
Jones 3
Dick 4
Frey DH
Milam 6
Pearson 9
Hernandez 2
Brown 8
Brassy 5

In particular order: Righty

Curiel 7
Jones 3
Dick 4
Frey DH
Milam 6
Pearson 9
Hernandez 2
Brown 8
Reeves 5

Only difference than what Jay has been doing is swapping brown for Stanfield and platooning 3B based off the pitching matchup