I'd love to have this lineup:

 

1. Bonifacio

2. Baker

3. Ramirez

4. Cantu

5. Uggla

6. Ross

7. Hermida

8. Pitcher

9. Maybin

 

Maximize Maybin, let him get some better pitches to hit. Bat Hermida 7th because he has much better discipline than Ross. Beautiful thing.

 

Holy sh*t thats so crazy yet it would be pretty good but unlike LaRussa both of our guys have blazing speed and can steal when they get on base.

 

I will litaraly Bake Freddi Gonzalez a cake stating "Your The sh*t" if he decides to use this lineup and if it produces just 1 run.

 

It reminds me of when my couzins played for UM.

Danny hit leadoff and Paco hit 9th, Paco would get on base then steal second and they bunted while Paco was stealing 3rd so the entire 3rd base side would be covered by the Pitcher and Danny was usually safe if he got a decnt bunt down.

Then he'd steal second and its 2nd and 3rd for guys like Ryan Braun and Jon Jay.

Let's be manager for a minute. We've talked about adding speed to the lineup ... and then put the blazing wheels of Maybin in the eighth spot, where he will rarely be called upon to steal a bag because he's on base first with the pitcher at the plate.

 

If you are going to lead off with EB, you have to go with Maybin second. Maybin will see more fastballs when Bonifacio is on base and he won't negate Hanley's speed by clogging the bases in front of him (Baker is slow).

 

This is the only thing I'm seeing that really bothers me.

 

With Baker batting 2nd, anytime EB get s on base it is as good as a double, because with a left-handed batter in the box it allows the base runner to get an extra step going unnoticed by the catcher when stealing second. Look at the first couple of games...pretty much every time EB got on base he was stealing. Now I'm not saying he wouldn't have with a right-handed batter in the box, but with a lefty there it is insurance that we get into scoring position with no outs. Plus then Bake can pull the ball, allowing EB to score from second, where as if the ball is hit to left he may only make third.

Let's be manager for a minute. We've talked about adding speed to the lineup ... and then put the blazing wheels of Maybin in the eighth spot, where he will rarely be called upon to steal a bag because he's on base first with the pitcher at the plate.

 

If you are going to lead off with EB, you have to go with Maybin second. Maybin will see more fastballs when Bonifacio is on base and he won't negate Hanley's speed by clogging the bases in front of him (Baker is slow).

 

This is the only thing I'm seeing that really bothers me.

 

With Baker batting 2nd, anytime EB get s on base it is as good as a double, because with a left-handed batter in the box it allows the base runner to get an extra step going unnoticed by the catcher when stealing second. Look at the first couple of games...pretty much every time EB got on base he was stealing. Now I'm not saying he wouldn't have with a right-handed batter in the box, but with a lefty there it is insurance that we get into scoring position with no outs. Plus then Bake can pull the ball, allowing EB to score from second, where as if the ball is hit to left he may only make third.

 

Plus, when EB gets on, a lefty at the dish gives us a much better opportunity to hit and run with a simple ground ball to the hole getting him over to third.

when was last time pitcher didnot bat 9spot???

when was last time pitcher didnot bat 9spot???

 

Haha, I was wondering the same......

For the Marlins, D-Train.

 

in all of baseball, it's not that rare. Brewers did it last year.

I mentioned this earlier in the thread, but I think Uggla with his OBP should hit in front of Cantu. Against RHP, I would do

EB

Baker

Hanley

Uggla

Cantu

Hermida/Ross

Ross/Hermida

Pitcher

Maybin

 

I'm not sure in the 6/7 spots. It'd be nice to have Hermida there so he can be on base for Cody (and Cody's power) and get the RLR going on. But it'd be nice to have Hermida's patience in front of the pitcher to help turn the lineup over. That's really nitpicking though, IMO, but I think the Maybin 9th would be somewhat significant (as far as lineup changes are concerned).

Maybin batted ninth at least once and I believe more this spring which I noted a few weeks ago as perhaps Fredi experimenting with Maybin ninth/Bonifacio at the top of the lineup.

 

If Gonzalez does decide to try this no one should be surprised...I was looking to see if the lineup had been posted yet, I checked flamarlins and Yahoo Sports (which sometimes has it before anyone else for some reason) but I guess we'll have to wait a few more minutes to see if there's any surprise in store tonight.

Maybin stays in the eighth spot.