Anyone else worry???

We just need to ride the hot hitters without completely eliminating opportunities for the others. Hot streaks come and go. Early in the season the manager should go with track record. Come October you have to give more weight to who is swinging the bat well. And having more options, including BJ and Schafer coming off the DL, will be a good thing. I wouldn't be surprised if Joey T was on the post-season roster and got some significant playing time.
 
bravesnumberone said:
If we go into the postseason with 6 bench bats instead of 5, Joey definitely needs to be there.
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Usually teams go with 11 pitchers and add a position player. Often it is a third catcher or someone fast who can be used as a pinch runner. But we already have a third catcher. I'd rather have Joey T as the extra position player than say Constanza, although I can see the value of having a fast runner on the bench.
 
nsacpi said:
Usually teams go with 11 pitchers and add a position player. Often it is a third catcher or someone fast who can be used as a pinch runner. But we already have a third catcher. I'd rather have Joey T as the extra position player than say Constanza, although I can see the value of having a fast runner on the bench.
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We'll have Schafer.

And, I think I'd rather have Cunningham than Georgy at this time.
 
thethe said:
This team is going to go as far as Heyward/Upton/Freeman takes them.

Yeah, Mac is great but those three are the cogs and the future.
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Mac may not be the future but he's currently the best hitter on the team. So what he does will have a big impact on whether we go deep into the playoffs this year.
 
thewupk said:
Mac may not be the future but he's currently the best hitter on the team. So what he does will have a big impact on whether we go deep into the playoffs this year.
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Also worth noting that St Louis and Colo did not employ that so very drastic shift.
 
bravesnumberone said:
I actually liked this idea tossed out a few days ago.

Heyward

Justin

Freeman

Mac/CJ

CJ/Mac

Uggla

Simmons

Pitcher

BJ
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This is what I hope for too. It keeps Simmons in front of the pitcher, so he should see great pitches to hit. It keeps BJ low in the order until he earns moving up. Also, it gives more likelihood of someone on base for Heyward and Upton when the lineup turns over. It is the most logical lineup, IMO... but, one that is highly unlikely to occur unless we bring in LaRussa to manage the team. Ha ha.
 
We ran a lineup like that out a few times last year with Constanza hitting ninth. I still think BJ will come around....it may not be this year, but he is to talented to hit .150 the rest of his career.
 
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