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    Big change for tonight, GDT 5/10

    Acuna
    Swanson
    Freddie
    Donaldson
    Markakis
    Albies
    Flowers
    Inciarte
    Teheran

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    I'm ready to see Newcomb pitch back-to-back days to see how he handles it

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    I've been thinking that this shuffle would be coming soon. Didn't expect it vs Greinke tonight.

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    Snit knows Albies shouldn't be batting lead off vs RHP, but he juuuust can't quite connect the dots on the correct lineup.

    He correctly put Markakis lead off once, but the team didn't score many runs, so that experiment was shelved. There are posters here who think a 1 game sample size isn't very tiny, so they agree with Snit's decision there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Snit knows Albies shouldn't be batting lead off vs RHP, but he juuuust can't quite connect the dots on the correct lineup.

    He correctly put Markakis lead off once, but the team didn't score many runs, so that experiment was shelved. There are posters here who think a 1 game sample size isn't very tiny, so they agree with Snit's decision there.
    If acuna hits a leadoff hr tonight, it will always be acuna haha

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    Vs Greinke the Braves kinda suck---

    Camargo is 2-8
    Flowers is 5-10
    Freddie is .136
    Inciarte is .158
    Joyce is .333 as is Swanson

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    expecting a yuge game from Albies
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    Quote Originally Posted by salmagundy View Post
    I've been thinking that this shuffle would be coming soon. Didn't expect it vs Greinke tonight.
    Just trying to think ahead of Snit's inability to put the best line up on the field. Avg vs Greinke dictate another lineup would be better.

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    You want to get Acuña as many ABs as possible and he isn't going to hit third so this makes sense if it's a long haul move.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Acuña’s Bat Flip View Post
    You want to get Acuña as many ABs as possible and he isn't going to hit third so this makes sense if it's a long haul move.
    No, it doesn’t. Swanson doesn’t belong in the 2 hole long term. He has already regressed to the point where his OBP is .330 on the season.

    The correct answer vs RHP is Markakis, Acuna, Freeman, JD. The low power high OBP guy bats in front of the best 3 hitters in order of overall effectiveness with platoon balance taken into account. It is very simple.
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    Mutts open with 8 runs in 1st vs Fish, now lead 11-2 in 7th.

    Phiiiies down 2-1 to Royals in 4th

    Nats at Dodgers later tonight

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    It will be a different game tonight. BAD Ump behind the plate regardless of what Joe just said.

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    I hate running with FF up and Donaldson on deck

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    Lets stop getting thrown out on the bases with good power hitters coming up, mmkay?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Lets stop getting thrown out on the bases with good power hitters coming up, mmkay?
    Snit is trying to jumpstart the offense. We'll run of hit and run all night

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    Eddings in game already. Makes Julio remove some tape from left wrist.

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    “We want to get JD more PAs with men on base, he only has 14 PAs with men in a scoring position”

    Gee, I wonder if not putting terrible OBPs in front of him would have helped that at all...

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    Sorry. Albies is not an issue at leadoff. Eh...it is what it is. I just think you gotta leave the lead off alone...but we will see

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    The Braves have a .292 OBP from the lead off spot.

    You don’t think that’s an issue? You don’t think Markakis with an extra 100 points of OBP would have made a difference?

    Albies is not a very good hitter vs RHP, period. You think it’s wise to have a not very good hitter batting lead off?

    The correct answer is Markakis vs RHP and Albies vs LHP. It is not complicated.
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    Someone can check my math, but the difference in a .292 OBP vs a ~.400 OBP over 182 PAs is about 20 base runners.

    That’s 20 extra runners on base in front of JD, Freeman and Acuna these poor lineup choices have cost the Braves already this year.

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