Kind of a "spin off" of this...since there are a lot of people who think that "order" doesn't matter...and since Soriano seems dead set on the "leadoff" spot...how bout we do something a little "less traditional" with our #3 hole. Leave Soriano in the 1 hole...he gets to lead off still...power...speed...even if its a Low OBP...then start off with our more "traditional" leadoff candidates...theriot, followed by Murton, our better 2 hole guy...and construct the line up from there on Soriano Theriot Murton Lee Ramirez Barrett Derosa Pie It lets Soriano lead off yet still gives us the best chance of having guys on in front of our other boppers. We want lee, aram to get as many AB as possible. They are locked in the 3-4 spots. I know that's the theory, but how many fewer at bats, over the course of a game/year does the 5 guy get than the 4 guy? Theoretically, in this situation they'd get more at bats with guys on base, which solves our biggest problem...just saying "your best hitters only bat 3-4" seems to be like saying "you need a fast guy to lead off"... I believe I heard somewhere that it is about 20-25 bats per spot over the course of a season.