iladelph53 wrote:

bleh wrote:He'll be the worst hitter in the lineup. He should get the fewest ABs.

Then bat him seventh where he can steal more freely.

It's probably insignificant but maybe that would give the 8 hole hitter more IBB thus turning the lineup over more? I don't know. Just thinking out loud.

...and technically getting fewer ABs. GENIUS!!!

I guess the question is whether batting eighth is a good developmental experience for young hitters at the big league level. Maybe I'm wrong, but I do feel like Chooch figured something out all those years at the bottom of the order (though admittedly it was a pretty great lineup from 2007-10).

Revere was a steady .300 hitter in the minors who hasn't been all that much worse in his first couple big league seasons. If he's the worst bat in the lineup, I agree that probably bodes well.

Revere may very well not be the worst bat in the lineup. His offensive WAR last year was exceeded by only Chooch, Rollins and Utley. His OPS may be less than others, but his OBP will be valuable in a lineup that's OBP-challenged which is, of course, the chief argument (along with speed) for batting him at the top of the lineup. If you bat him 8th, you're minimizing his two offensive strengths. If last year is any indication, they're better off batting Brown 8th since he brings nothing special to the lineup in terms of power, speed or OBP.

Don't bat him after anyone that will clog the bases!

Bat him 1 or 2. He needs to learn how to hit at the top of the order.

He needs to learn how to hit anywhere in the order first

Ben Revere's comp is Juan Pierre.

Connect the dots.

World Series Champion Juan Pierre

at this moment i honestly can't recall who won the world series

operation WGAFF a success

that runs in my mom's side of the family too but we call it dementia

I forget what my family calls it.

yeah. and thats with being pretty bullish on Dom too.

Projections are dumb.

Doll Is Mine wrote:Projections are dumb.

thank utley you're right.

Buster saying dbacks will move upton (for the 19th time now) instead of kubel.

"When you wish upon a star. . ."

does this revive the lee-for-upton rumor?
did we ever hold a vote on whether or not folks here would do that?
gotta admit, that one is alot easier to imagine that managing to get upton by trading you-know-who.

ReadingPhilly wrote:Buster saying dbacks will move upton (for the 19th time now) instead of kubel.

Wow, I forgot how expensive Upton is (relative to age). 10 mil this year, 15 mil each of the next two.