Friday, July 3, 2009

Blue Jays Lineup

The Jays lineup should look like this: (OBP, Slug, OPS)
1. Scutaro (.382, .418, .800)
2. Overbay (.384, .419, .878)
3. Rolen (.392, .490, .883)
4. Lind (.385, .549, .934)
5. Hill (.340, .500, .840)
6. Bautista (.394, .365, .759)
7.Barajas (.303, .434, .737)
8. Rios (.318, .415, .733)
9. Wells (.303, .402, .705)

Based on On Base Percentage (OBP), Slugging Percentage (Slug) and On Base Plus Slugging Percentage, this is what I think the Jays lineup should look like. Scutaro doesn't have the best on base percentage but he has proven he can get the job done. Overbay hits second because he has a good on base percentage but not a great slugging percentage. Rolen, Lind and Hill hit 3-4-5 because of their solid slugging percentages. Bautista hits 6th because he has a higher OPS then Barajas, Rios and Wells. The last 3 are based on OPS as well. It would suck to have you're number 9 hitter making $20 million dollars, but you can't have a guy with an OPS of .705 hitting 3rd or 4th. Wells is ranked 308th in OPS in Major League Baseball, just behind Mike Jacobs and just ahead of Jerry Hairston Jr.
I believe the Jays need to do something radical to salvage this season as the ship seems to be sinking. They can longer wait for Wells to snap out of his slump. With the next 6 games against the Yankees and Devil Rays a losing record will pretty much put them out of the playoff picture.

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