Move Lee in the order?

[erik316wttn]

I think Derrek Lee ought to be moved down in the order. Not because he's not hitting-- he's on fire right now. However, the homers are not coming. That's fine, because he drives in runs.

 

How about moving him to 5th in the order to get him more RBI opportunities until the homers start coming again? Maybe something like

 

Soriano

Theriot

Jones

Ramirez

Lee

Barrett

Murton/Floyd/Pie

Izzy

Pitcher

 

Would this work? He'd be up more often with RISP, a perfect chance to take advantage of his hot hitting.

[A New Era]

I don't know. With his OBP I'd almost want him hitting 2.

[Balsa]

No way, if you have him at 3rd he has the best chance of continuing the inning, and plus he's a doubles machine even if he isn't hitting homeruns.

 

Dude has a .483 OBP. No way you should drop him lower.

[98navigator]

I love DLee third because he's the best hitter. Plus, moving him below Aramis lowers his number of potential plate appearances. He's getting on base at an astounding rate; let Aramis, and others, drive him in if he isn't hitting home runs.

[Sammy Sofa]

Whichever major masher Zambrano nets us goes in at #3, Lee goes to #2, and we dominate with the bat.

[Balsa]

Whichever major masher Zambrano nets us goes in at #3, Lee goes to #2, and we dominate with the bat.

I'm not so sure Zambrano gets traded. Besides, CC Sabathia is also going to be on the market if the Indians are out of it, and Rich Harden will probably also be on the market.

[inari]

Whichever major masher Zambrano nets us goes in at #3, Lee goes to #2, and we dominate with the bat.

 

Soriano

Lee

Rodriguez

Ramirez

Jones

Barrett

Theriot

DeRosa

 

:shock:

[Abe Frohman]

I wouldn't change a thing. Soriano is starting to hit, and with Theriot seeming to stick in the #2 spot - DLee is going to have plenty of RBI opportunities. Not to mention there is a pretty good chance he is going to be setting Ramirez and the 5 and 6 hitters with a guy in scoring position the way he is racking up doubles.

 

Leave them as they are, with Floyd in RF and hitting 5th.

 

Soriano

Theriot

Lee

Ramirez

Floyd

Barrett

Pie

DeRosa

[Guest]

Lee looks like a perfect #2 hitter right now but I hold out hope that his homerun power will return. Right now

Murton

Lee

Ramirez

Soriano

Floyd

Barrett

DeRosa

Theriot

 

would be ok by me.

[AlwaysaCub]

Theriot should lead off instead of Murton. At the moment he has more patience and is hitting better.

[Guest]

Theriot should lead off instead of Murton. At the moment he has more patience and is hitting better.

 

I also don't have a cf. I disagree with you though. Murton needs to play. When he does his obp will be better than Theriot's.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

v. RHP/LHP

 

Soriano

Murton

Lee

Ramirez

Jones/Barrett

Barrett/DeRosa

DeRosa/Jones

Theriot

[Ding Dong Johnson]

no

[TruffleShuffle]

yea he's not hitting well enough where he is, move him please

[Sammy Sofa]

Whichever major masher Zambrano nets us goes in at #3, Lee goes to #2, and we dominate with the bat.

I'm not so sure Zambrano gets traded. Besides, CC Sabathia is also going to be on the market if the Indians are out of it, and Rich Harden will probably also be on the market.

 

I don't think the Cubs are ballsy enough to do it, but I'd still move Z for an impact bat, then try and trade off Jones and a reliever and a couple prospects for a starter.

[b_wiggy_66]

I think Derrek Lee ought to be moved down in the order. Not because he's not hitting-- he's on fire right now. However, the homers are not coming. That's fine, because he drives in runs.

 

How about moving him to 5th in the order to get him more RBI opportunities until the homers start coming again? Maybe something like

 

Soriano

Theriot

Jones

Ramirez

Lee

Barrett

Murton/Floyd/Pie

Izzy

Pitcher

 

Would this work? He'd be up more often with RISP, a perfect chance to take advantage of his hot hitting.

 

Probably one of the worst ideas I've ever heard. Why would you move your best hitter out of the 3spot? Then you move him down so he can get on and get driven in by Barrett, Jones, and Murton. Fat chance. You best all around hitter should be in the 3rd spot so they get more AB's and can get on in front of the big RBI guy (A-ram) in the cleanup spot.

[Mephistopheles]

I think Derrek Lee ought to be moved down in the order. Not because he's not hitting-- he's on fire right now. However, the homers are not coming. That's fine, because he drives in runs.

 

How about moving him to 5th in the order to get him more RBI opportunities until the homers start coming again? Maybe something like

 

Soriano

Theriot

Jones

Ramirez

Lee

Barrett

Murton/Floyd/Pie

Izzy

Pitcher

 

Would this work? He'd be up more often with RISP, a perfect chance to take advantage of his hot hitting.

 

im laughing so much. god this is stupid

[Bixby]

I'm still waiting for my...

 

Theriot

Lee

Soriano

Ramirez

Floyd

Barrett

DeRosa

Pie

P

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Whichever major masher Zambrano nets us goes in at #3, Lee goes to #2, and we dominate with the bat.

I'm not so sure Zambrano gets traded. Besides, CC Sabathia is also going to be on the market if the Indians are out of it, and Rich Harden will probably also be on the market.

 

I don't think the Cubs are ballsy enough to do it, but I'd still move Z for an impact bat, then try and trade off Jones and a reliever and a couple prospects for a starter.

 

Imagine if we did something like Z for A-Rod then got Harden for EPatt + a pitching prospect(of varying value depending on what the view of Harden's health is from Veal/Gallagher to someone like Adkins).

 

Soriano

Murton

A-Rod

Lee

Ramirez

Barrett

Pie

DeRosa

 

Hill,Harden,Lilly,Marquis,Guzman/other young arm

 

It'd be a gamble on Harden's health, but with that offense...

[Sammy Sofa]

Whichever major masher Zambrano nets us goes in at #3, Lee goes to #2, and we dominate with the bat.

I'm not so sure Zambrano gets traded. Besides, CC Sabathia is also going to be on the market if the Indians are out of it, and Rich Harden will probably also be on the market.

 

I don't think the Cubs are ballsy enough to do it, but I'd still move Z for an impact bat, then try and trade off Jones and a reliever and a couple prospects for a starter.

 

Imagine if we did something like Z for A-Rod then got Harden for EPatt + a pitching prospect(of varying value depending on what the view of Harden's health is from Veal/Gallagher to someone like Adkins).

 

Soriano

Murton

A-Rod

Lee

Ramirez

Barrett

Pie

DeRosa

 

Hill,Harden,Lilly,Marquis,Guzman/other young arm

 

It'd be a gamble on Harden's health, but with that offense...

 

Sign me up yesterday.

[Mephistopheles]

With Murton's skillset and the A's lack of outfielders I would think Murton would be in any package the Cubs would send to Oakland.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

With Murton's skillset and the A's lack of outfielders I would think Murton would be in any package the Cubs would send to Oakland.

 

Yeah, he and EPatt are both good fits. Murton's a good enough player that he might fetch Harden by himself depending on how desperate the A's are for offense and how much time Harden misses.

[chuckywang]

Whichever major masher Zambrano nets us goes in at #3, Lee goes to #2, and we dominate with the bat.

I'm not so sure Zambrano gets traded. Besides, CC Sabathia is also going to be on the market if the Indians are out of it, and Rich Harden will probably also be on the market.

 

I don't think the Cubs are ballsy enough to do it, but I'd still move Z for an impact bat, then try and trade off Jones and a reliever and a couple prospects for a starter.

 

Imagine if we did something like Z for A-Rod then got Harden for EPatt + a pitching prospect(of varying value depending on what the view of Harden's health is from Veal/Gallagher to someone like Adkins).

 

Soriano

Murton

A-Rod

Lee

Ramirez

Barrett

Pie

DeRosa

 

Hill,Harden,Lilly,Marquis,Guzman/other young arm

 

It'd be a gamble on Harden's health, but with that offense...

 

With that lineup, I could be pitching and we'd win. A-Rod has to be rusty at short though.

[Rob]

Why would you move the guy with the .483 OBP down in the order? If anything he goes higher up.

 

Lee is pretty much the perfect #2 hitter right now. That would get him a few extra PA over the course of the season from his current #3 slot... and his 1.000+ OPS demands all the plate appearances he can muster.

[sunnydoo]

Crash Davis: I told him that a player on a streak has to respect the streak.

Annie Savoy: Oh fine.

Crash Davis: You know why? Because they don't - -they don't happen very often.

Annie Savoy: Right.

Crash Davis: If you believe you're playing well because you're getting laid, or because you're not getting laid, or because you wear women's underwear, then you ARE! And you should know that!

 

 

No way. You are insane. You never mess with a streak, and make no mistake, DLee is on a tear right now.

 

2nd reason is that Barrett could not protect him. Part of the reason he is doing so well is that you have to pitch to either DLee or ARam. If you move DLee back, then he will get the crappy pitching. Lee is a far superior hitter to ARam, so you want him swinging at the good stuff.

 

If i was going to tinker with the lineup to make it more effective, I would do this:

 

Pie

Soriano

DLee

ARam

JJ or Floyd, depending if JJ or MM get traded

DeRosa

Barrett

Theriot

Pitcher

 

Switching Theriot and Pie depending on opposing pitcher.