4/29 rubber game vs Phillies

thethe said:
Is it me or have the umps really hurt the braves this year between balls/strikes and base calls?
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My personal opinion?

The umps have never been better at calling balls and strikes, but that inaccurate k-zone gives fans the wrong impression.
 
I also do not see the point of these type lineups. Inciarte and Albies seem to have similar OBP potentials. Inciarte is currently the better base stealer. I think we'll eventually go Inciarte, Albies, Freddie, Acuna, Markakis. Why not go ahead and go that way now if we are making a move so soon.
 
Eyeman said:
I also do not see the point of these type lineups. Inciarte and Albies seem to have similar OBP potentials. Inciarte is currently the better base stealer. I think we'll eventually go Inciarte, Albies, Freddie, Acuna, Markakis. Why not go ahead and go that way now if we are making a move so soon.
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Acuna is the better runner. He should hit 3rd and Freeman cleanup (as long as all works out with him).

EDIT2: Technically, the best hitter actually hits 2nd in analytically inclined lineups but I'd prefer to not do that if possible.
 
Eyeman said:
I also do not see the point of these type lineups. Inciarte and Albies seem to have similar OBP potentials. Inciarte is currently the better base stealer. I think we'll eventually go Inciarte, Albies, Freddie, Acuna, Markakis. Why not go ahead and go that way now if we are making a move so soon.
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You want your best hitters coming to the plate the most. It's really that simple and will score more runs over the course of a season.
 
Inciarte just needs to be in the bottom half of the lineup. Where exactly doesn’t matter much.

Next year the Braves will have 4 above average or better hitters with Freeman, Albies, Acuna and whoever they sign for LF. As long as those 4 guys are in the top 4 spots, the exact order makes little difference.
 
Seems like Acuña might’ve bailed Velasquez out there, based on Gamecast.
 
For reference, runners have historically scored from 3rd with less than 2 outs approximately 50% of the time, even with K and HR rates increasing dramatically over the last couple decades.
 
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