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@TBRaysCentral Hit him leadoff or he really doesn’t have a place in TB. He raises his OBP and then provides value since he doesn’t have power, or he stays the same and you just move on from him.
A productive Simpson leading off followed by Yandy/Junior/Aranda is a good top half.
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Here’s what is curious to me:
The Rays lead off Chandler Simpson the majority of his games last season, and that was when they had the core 4 of Yandy/Junior/Aranda/BLowe. Now they’re having Fraley and Mullins in the 3/5 spots, (2 guys who are clearly worse hitters than BLowe) and have Simpson lower in the lineup? Do they not expect Simpson to improve his OBP by 15-20 points in his 2nd season? Because that’s really all he needs to do to be a productive leadoff hitter. I’m just wondering what the reason is for having less protection for Junior when the obvious solution is to bump Yandy from the leadoff spot and have either him or Aranda behind Junior.
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@ECloskyWTSP Junior should always be hitting behind Yandy. Should be Simpson/Yandy/Junior/Aranda.
If Simpson can’t be good at leadoff then he offers little value going forward.
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@_PR_81 If Junior was batting 3rd, he would have been walked to get to Fraley.
The problem wasn't in the 10th inning. The problem was before the game with the lineup construction.
They have to sandwich Junior between Yandy and Aranda. You have to protect your best hitter.
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@RaysTheRoofTB lol
I’d be bummed if I thought this team wasn’t capable of a winning record. But since I think they’ll be lucky not to lose 90, I really don’t care.
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@TayVictoria8 This team is giving everyone the gift of time.
This summer, fans will have 20 hours a week to do other things besides watching Rays baseball.
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@TBRaysCentral Only if you’re delusional enough to think this team is capable of winning 75+ games
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@Kaptainnn_kirrk @TBRaysCentral Law of averages. 16 singles on Thursday, handful of infield hits and a few more bloopers.
Add in a lineup with 5 guys who wouldn’t start for a contender and you get this result.
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@TBRaysCentral Imagine getting no hit in the second game of the year
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@ECloskyWTSP As they should.
Only gripe about Cash today when it comes to the staff is not yanking Seymour when it became 7-3.
I also didn’t like PH Palacios in the 7th. Or Fraley after Richie didn’t get on base. I’d want Fraley up with a chance to tie the game or drive someone in
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@DeejaeD2 @TBRaysCentral 16 singles. Handful of infield singles and multiple bloop hits.
Fluky offensive game
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@TBRaysCentral I'd settle for the same lineup as today (17 hits!) if it means Boyle shoves sumtin serious over 6+ frames.
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