re: 2019 Batting Order...what do you think we will look like?

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He's a very low strikeout hitter. He works counts. He puts pressure on the infield. I'd love him at leadoff. But PM wants a true doubles guy hitting first for some reason.

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PM wants Dup to hit 2nd or 3rd so he can have more opportunities to hit & run with Dup at the plate since he makes contact a lot. He aint going to hit & run wit da leadoff batter too much.

Here is my line up:
1)Smith 3B
2)Turang SS
3)Dup RF
4)Cabrera LF
5)Watson CF
6)Bryce Jordan 1B(If Nick Webre would have stayed I think he wins this spot)
7)Beloso/Willis/Garza DH(Willis or Garza will be the back up catcher and the other one will play some 1B along with Beloso)
8)Mathis C(best defensive catcher)
9)Broussard 2B

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1. Smith - 3B
2. Duplantis - RF
3. Turang - SS
4. Cabrera - LF
5. Watson - CF
6. Garza - 1B
7. Willis - DH
8. Mathis - C
9. Broussard - 2B

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I doubt PM would put 4 lefties in a row, but the problem is, our best 4 hitters would all be left handed. I still think he would attempt to break up the left handed bats a bit. Maybe something like:

1. Broussard- 2B (If he can hit like he did before the injury)
2. Duplantis- RF
3. Cabrera- LF
4. Garza- 1B
5. Turang- SS
6. Smith- 3B
7. Watson- CF
8. Willis- DH
9. Mathis- C

Realistically, the lineup probably looks like:

1. Broussard- 2B
2. Duplantis- RF
3. Cabrera- LF
4. Garza- 1B
5. Smith- 3B
6. Watson- CF
7. Willis- DH
8. Mathis- C
9. Hughes- SS

ETA: You may actually be able to get away with 4 lefties in a row because Duplantis hits lefties so well.

Some of you guys are close, but it's going to look like this...

WITH TURANG

1. Watson, cf
2. Duplantis, rf
3. Cabrera, lf
4. Garza, 1b
5. Beloso, dh
6. Smith, 3b
7. Turang, ss
8. Willis, c (sometimes Mathis)
9. Dugas, 2b (sometimes Broussard)

WITHOUT TURANG

1. Watson, cf
2. Duplantis, rf
3. Cabrera, lf
4. Garza, 1b
5. Beloso, dh
6. Smith, ss
7. Dugas, 3b (sometimes Bianco)
8. Willis, c (sometimes Mathis)
9. Broussard, 2b

Garza had 22HR last year.

:fap:

I miss having the dynamic 9-hole hitter. Hughes/Broussard at 8/9 was painful. Momentum killer.

Broussard was batting 300+ before the thumb injury....hopefully we will see that again

I’m thinking:

1- Duplantis-RF
2- Turang-SS
3-Cabrera-LF
4-Garza-DH/1B
5-Watson-CF
6-Smith-3B
7-Beloso/Willis-DH/1B
8-Mathis-C
9-Broussard-2B

DH/1B depending on what day it is considering PM and his lineup changes he’s always doing

Bump.

The lineup with Turang should be

1. Turang SS
2. Smith 3B
3. Duplantis RF
4. Cabrera LF
5. Watson CF
6. Garza 1B
7. Beloso/Bianco DH
8. Willis C
9. Dugas 2B