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Originally Posted by baseball_newbie
But im upto my lineup, and im after some opinions of what i should do, i take it the idea is you have more right handed batters against left handed pitchers, and vice verser.
Do i start out with my contact hitters to get some people on base then bring in my big guys, or do i just go from best to worse?
And although im not in a league with a designated hitter i figure i can ask now what difference i make then?
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1. Generally, most LH batters hit better against RH pitchers, and vice versa.
2. Lineups traditionally have been similar to the following:
Leadoff - good OBP, fast
Second - good OBP or guy that can get the leadoff hitter over
Third - best hitter on the team
Cleanup - most power on the team, good OBP
Fifth - second most power on the team, decent OBP
Sixth - best remaining OBP
Seventh - best remaining OBP
Eighth - worst-hitting non-pitcher
There are a number of studies concluding that it makes almost no difference what order your lineup is in, however. I'm a fairly recent convert to this theory, although most of the time I build the lineup in something close to the traditional manner.
3. Hopefully your DH has good OBP or SLP or both, and you'd insert him somewhere between 3rd and 6th in the lineup, moving everyone else down.