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Originally Posted by Robbo1222
I have shuffled my Batting Line-Up around based on the excellent advice by KBlover (See 'In desperate Need) and the results have been much improved.
However still not sure about the designated Hitter. Am i simply looking for the best AVG not in the starting line-up or is it more extensive than that? Also where typically would I place him in the order?
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Avg? No. Normally one puts their worst fielding batter, who would normally be in the lineup, at DH. In real life, that usually ends up being a player who would otherwise play 1B or LF because that's where bad fielders usually get placed. In OOTP, though, you might have a great hitting SS who is not at all a good fielder that you might want to have DH.
Where the DH bats in the lineup usually depends on his hitting abilities. However, because a DH is normally not a good fielder that usually means he's not a good runner either and so you rarely see a DH batting first, second or even third in the lineup. He is usually a very good hitter, though, so you'll often see him batting 4-6 in the lineup.
As an aside, studies have shown it doesn't matter very much where you bat guys in a lineup, just that you have the best ones in it. That said, many people, like myself, do like to have some rationality to it. You'll get varying opinions on this, but I think most OOTPers go for something like the following:
1) great OBP / great speed
2) good OBP / good speed / good contact
3) great OPS / good OBP / good Avg
4) great OPS / good SLG
5-9) the next 5 best OPS (some prefer to go by OBP) in descending order
Some people will just go with the simple descending order of OBP 1-9. Back in the day, however, managers tended to ignore OBP and OPS, putting a lot more emphasis on Avg. You can read more on this at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batting...%28baseball%29
EDIT: Great thread BTW, everyone. I'm not very strong on in-game management, but I love reading the advice of others on the topic.
EDIT2: It should be pointed out that there is some good stuff on tactics in the game guide on page 162, sections 8.7.1.3 and 8.7.1.4.