re: What does the field/line up look like with Smith, Broussard, Bryce back?

I would go something like this:

If Smith gets healthy and can play SS:

C-Fedducia
1b-Slaughter
2b-Broussard
SS-Smith
3b-Bain
Lf-Beau/DC
CF-Watson
RF-Dup
DH-DC/Beau

If you trust Bain to play 2nd, no doubt he can handle 3rd! I think Slaughter is best defensively at 1st!

Bryce/Webre are good pinch hit guys depending on situation and match up. Hughes is a possible defensive replacement late in game.

If Smith can't play short I'd go:

3b-Smith
SS-Broussard
2b-Bain
1b-Slaughter

Everyone else the same.

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Broussard has to play, IMO.

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In an earlier post I said I thought Broussard would be the odd man out but that was due, in part, to a seven home run weekend and the realization of how important power is to a team's success rate.

Even though it's hard to sit one of our stronger hitters one will have to sit because Broussard will be in the lineup with the way he has hit thus far.

We'll probably see any number of variables with the lineup down the stretch.

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LF: Cabrera
CF: Watson
RF: Dups
3B: Slaughter
SS: Smith
2B: Broussard
1B: Bryce Jordan
C: Feduccia
DH: Bain/Beau Jordan

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LF: Cabrera (faster, more explosive, future)
CF: Watson
RF: Duplantis
3B: Slaughter (Power, RBI, range, upside)
SS: Smith
2B: Broussard
1B: A Bain ("It factor", RBI, Slg%)
C : Feduccia
DH: Beau J (Power, Avg, Slg%)
btw, I think Bryce and Webre need some playing time. Bryce due to RBI / AB and Webre for LH bat and future.

________Avg__AB__HR_RBI_Slg%_OB%_Fld%
Beau J : .315:- 127___ 6_ 18_ .520_ .378_ 1.000
A Bain :- .314:: 118___ 2_ 26_ .466_ .386 _ .976
Daniel :- .281:: 114___ 4_ 23_ .500_ .385_ 1.000
Jake S :- .231:_ 91___ 5_ 17_ .429_ .340 _ .940
Bryce J:- .292:_ 72___ 2_ 17_ .444_ .452 _ .987
Chris R:- .283:_ 53___ 0__ 7_ .302_ .443 _ .970

No chance of that with everybody coming back

I'm not taking Hughes out of the lineup...

LF: Cabrera
CF: Watson
RF: Dups
3B: Smith
SS: Hughes
2B: Broussard
1B: Slaughter(hot)/Bryce Jordan/Bain/Coomes
C: Feduccia
DH: Bain/Jordan/Jordan/Webre/Coomes

the world may never know

Broussard is supposed to be back tomorrow barring a setback.

Wow. You're talking about replacing the leading hitter on the team with the worst hitter on the team and Broussard has played well in the field too. I have to disagree.

It's fractional. They have the same amount of hits and Hughes only has 20 more at bats. It's not night and day