The 2010 Royals hit their best hitter #3 most of the time, which is right in line with standard baseball thinking. Other than that... Split PA BA OBP SLG OPS ▾ Batting 3rd 713 .326 .385 .458 ....
The Cleveland Indians announced that Eric Wedge and his coaching staff will not return next season. It's an understandable move, but let's not fool ourselves into thinking that Wedge was one of the main problems in Cleveland.
Yet another installment in an intermittent series of articles optimizing the batting orders or teams with bad offenses. This article takes on the revamped lineup of the San Francisco Giants as they make a push for the playoffs.
An optimized batting order only gains a team 5 to 15 runs a year, but to buy those marginal runs on the current free agent market usually costs a team from two to seven million dollars. This is the third post in an occasional series going through some of those bad 2009 offenses and optimizing their batting orders. This article deals with the 2009 Pittsburgh Pirates.
An optimized batting order only gains a team 5 to 15 runs a year, but to buy those marginal runs on the current free agent market usually costs a team from two to seven million dollars. This is the second post in an occasional series going through some of those bad 2009 offenses and optimizing their batting orders. This article deals with the 2009 San Diego Padres
An optimized batting order only gains a team 5 to 15 runs a year, but the teams with some the worst offenses in baseball need all the help the can get. This is the first post in an occasional series going through some of those bad 2009 offenses and optimizing their batting orders. First up: the Kansas City Royals.
Looking for the optimal lineup for your favorite team? Here are links to all the analysis you could want.
