re: What were your thoughts on LSU's offense this weekend

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Jay did well to pad the preconference with scrub teams which inflated all of our numbers as it turned out

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We’re still higher ranked in runs scored than homeruns hit looking at only SEC play lol. Again, your math ain’t mathing. There’s enough to complain about with the offense to throw shitty comments out and hope it sticks.

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Stanfield is a good hitter, but he’s not a big run producer. He never has been. He’s the exact type of player that strategy was created for.

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Maybe he hasn’t been a big run producer because he’s been at the bottom of the lineup. Braswell fits that exact description and can take over the 2nd leadoff spot if you want.

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Chris Stanfield just hit his 12th SEC double. Since Jay Johnson took over at LSU, the most anyone has hit is 12(Tommy White- 2023) Stanfield did it in just 16 games.

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I look at that stat and think to myself myself that he could be a run producer if guys in front of him get on base. Or think about if he is getting all of those doubles at the top of the lineup. You want Curiel to stay in the leadoff spot? Fine, Stanfield can hit behind him and drive him in with all those doubles.

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Hey, what do all the managers who’ve utilized the second leadoff man to maximize runs know compared to you guys though?

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How many managers have the guy with the highest conference batting average (by a large margin) hitting in the 9 hole? I don’t know the answer to that question, but I bet it’s not many.

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You’re better off making an argument that Stanfield is only doing this because he’s hitting 9th, not in spite of it, instead of saying he has to stay there to have a double lead off.

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I’m not saying he has to stay there, but I definitely wouldn’t move Curiel out of leadoff and Stanfield isn’t a producer, so I’m not putting him in the 2-3-4-5 holes either. So it’s either go 2nd leadoff strategy or bury Stanfield in the 6 hole where he still isn’t seeing more ABs.

The point is Stanfield is the prototype player for that strategy, even more so than Curiel.

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You’re better off making an argument that Stanfield is only doing this because he’s hitting 9th, not in spite of it, instead of saying he has to stay there to have a double lead off.

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Which may be the cause. Stanfield struggled at lead off initially, but has flourished in the nine hole. It could be psychological.

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Brawswell gives you another high BA/Ob% guy in the 9 hole

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Braswell is slow. Defeats the purpose

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Can you come up with a better argument to keep stanfield out of the top of the lineup, besides that he doesnt produce enough rbi’s? Because thats easily correlated to the offense around him

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I’ve posted it several times. He’s perfect for the strategy if you have another viable leadoff hitter, which LSU does.

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I’m not saying he has to stay there,

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Yes you are with your “that’s where Jay has him so it obviously has to be correct” stance.

So because lsu has another good hitter, we should have one of our other 2/3 best hitting 9? Wow

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Stanfield struggled at lead off initially

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i think he only led off the first 5 games of the year

he hit .375 in those games i believe

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It’s the correct spot if he’s using the 2nd leadoff strategy, which he appears to be.

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What if there’s a better strategy?
Stanfield team rankings in conference play:
Batting average - 1st
Slugging percentage - 1st
On base percentage - 2nd

You haven’t responded to my question about how many managers have their best conference hitter in the 9 hole. I also don’t understand why you think he can’t be a run producer hitting behind Curiel. Or why he can’t hit in front of Curiel and let Curiel be the run producer.