Comments on: Who Is Best Suited To Set The Cubs’ Table In 2018? http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/01/22/who-is-best-suited-to-set-the-cubs-table-in-2018/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Rollins Warden http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/01/22/who-is-best-suited-to-set-the-cubs-table-in-2018/#comment-21571 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 22:52:00 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=22746#comment-21571 Given Maddon’s penchant for tinkering with lineups I would expect to see all of those guys lead off at some point.
Against lefties a lineup with Almora leading off seems to make a lot of sense, but he only had 2 walks after the all star break. I think Schwarber gets another shot with Almora and Russell getting some time at 1
With right handers pitching I think lefties or switch hitters will get the majority of time so Schwarber, Zobrist, Happ, and La Stella will get most of the action.
I think 234 in the lineup will pretty much be Bryant-Rizzo-Contreras
I think 5 will generally be a lefty or switch hitter Happ/Zobrist/Schwarber
With Maddons liking for alternating lefties and righties to hamper other teams going with lefty or righty specialists. 6-8 will generally be
Russell-Baez
Happ-Heyward
Baez-Russell

]]> By: Jim http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/01/22/who-is-best-suited-to-set-the-cubs-table-in-2018/#comment-21543 Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:43:28 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=22746#comment-21543 Why not Ian Happ, given his career majors/minor league OBP., approach at the plate (around 3.91 pitches per plate), and the assumption his plate discipline will improve this year?

]]> By: Wayne http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/01/22/who-is-best-suited-to-set-the-cubs-table-in-2018/#comment-21539 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:50:58 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=22746#comment-21539 My suggestion is to use LaStella as leadoff always against righties If he gets on base, sub in Baez as baserunner. Negatives are 1) lose him for pinch hitting but have 3 other positional players 2) for home games, lose Baez defense for 1st inning Huge positive is his patient approach and high on base %

Then against lefties, use Almora

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