A Slugger or A Windmill: 2nd spot in the lineup
today, the discussion is the offensive production of the 2nd spot in the lineup.
2005 stats( average/home runs/rbis/stolen bases)
bigbie .239/5/23/5
spivey .232/7/24/9
predicted 2006 stats
bigbie .295/18/75/10
spivey .300/15/60/15
both spivey and bigbie had injury problems during the 2005 season. bigbie seems to have more power and extra-base potential that spivey, but spivey is more of a contact hitter and offers more of a running game because he is faster. i would prefer spivey in the 2 hole because i think you need someone that gets on base with occasional pop, and some speed. also, it is noted that bigbie is a better down the order guy (6th, 7th, 8th spots) than early in the lineup. when there is less pressure on him, bigbie seems to do alot better. it does not matter who bats in front of the great Pujols though, either spivey or bigbie should have career bests or near to their career bests. either is going to get alot of fastballs right down the pipe, and they should know what to do with them.tlr's argument for putting bigbie in the second spot (if he does in fact put him there) would be that he likes to have some pop in the #2 hole and that he likes to mix the lineup as such: rightie, leftie, rightie leftie (presuming edmonds bats cleanup).
2005 stats( average/home runs/rbis/stolen bases)
bigbie .239/5/23/5
spivey .232/7/24/9
predicted 2006 stats
bigbie .295/18/75/10
spivey .300/15/60/15
both spivey and bigbie had injury problems during the 2005 season. bigbie seems to have more power and extra-base potential that spivey, but spivey is more of a contact hitter and offers more of a running game because he is faster. i would prefer spivey in the 2 hole because i think you need someone that gets on base with occasional pop, and some speed. also, it is noted that bigbie is a better down the order guy (6th, 7th, 8th spots) than early in the lineup. when there is less pressure on him, bigbie seems to do alot better. it does not matter who bats in front of the great Pujols though, either spivey or bigbie should have career bests or near to their career bests. either is going to get alot of fastballs right down the pipe, and they should know what to do with them.tlr's argument for putting bigbie in the second spot (if he does in fact put him there) would be that he likes to have some pop in the #2 hole and that he likes to mix the lineup as such: rightie, leftie, rightie leftie (presuming edmonds bats cleanup).
