[Official] Astros @ White Sox

Phi Slamma Jamma squad says hello.

 

Bats need to wake tf up

 

I like it.

 

Dumbo with Yuli at the 2 again.

 

That's the playoff lineup I want to see everyday, but I'd flip Pena and Yuli in the order.

 

I would:

Jose Altuve 2B
Trey Mancini DH
Alex Bregman 3B
Yordan Alvarez LF
Kyle Tucker RF
Jeremy Peña SS
Yuli Gurriel 1B
Christian Vazquez C
Chas McCormick CF

 

Dusty hates runs.

 

Yordan hasn't screwed up much the few instances he gets to play LF, right? He's actually made some impressive plays. Maybe he can just take it over so Mancini can be our everyday DH, at least this season.

 

Can someone explain the benefit to playing Yuli at 2?

 

Kinda sucks that Diaz got hurt just for some flexibility.

I would use Yordan on the road in LF most of the time with Mancini at DH. When the Astros are at home, I would try to play Mancini out in LF most of the time with Yordan at DH.

 

There is none. Dusty is trying to get him out of his slump by putting him in a position to see better pitches. He's an old school player's manager.

 

I see none but im willing to listen to answers on this.

I think it is giving Altuve less pitches to hit cause they would rather face Yuli

It hurts the team overall

 

Dusty doesn’t care about OPS…its fan stuff

 

See above.

 

I'm surprised to see Chas starting in CF 2 days in a row. He really needs a good game to help him stay there.

 

or a bad game

 

Players are good.
I would play this BO:

1. Tucker 334 OBP
2. Bregman 363 OBP
3. Alvarez 1015 OPS
4. Altuve 871 OPS
5. Mancini 500 SLG
6. Pena 416 SLG
7. McCormick 320 OBP
8. Gurriel 290 OBP
9. Vasquez 273 OBP

Same players. Just optimizing the batting order.

 

Quoting for truth. There's no logical answer to have Yuli in the 2 spot. Pitchers don't have to give anything to Altuve because they know they've got an easy out right behind him.

 

Position 2 is the HOSPITAL for players who can't hit. That's why Gurriel is PARKED THERE.