Bruce Bochy decided to use Angel Pagan instead of Gregor Blanco in the outfield. Blanco was in my original lineup analysis for the Giants. What’s more interesting is that Bochy decided to bat Pagan ninth:
Aside from the 9-1 alignment of Pagan and Span, Bochy is leaning toward batting Buster Posey third and moving Matt Duffy (last year’s No. 3 hitter) lower in the lineup to separate the two left-handed-hitting Brandons, Belt and Crawford.
That’s how Bochy drew it up Thursday, and he might stick with it. It could put more runners on base for the Giants’ big hitters. It also could make it tough on opponents to match lefty-on-lefty or righty-on-righty, especially late in games.
It goes like this: two lefties (Span, Joe Panik), two righties (Posey, Hunter Pence), lefty (Belt), righty (Duffy), lefty (Crawford), the pitcher and Pagan (switch-hitter).
Bochy is listening to his analytics team:
“I give (Bochy) credit for being open to new information as well as using information differently as he looks at the strengths and weaknesses of the club,” general manager Bobby Evans said. “It’s important to be flexible and adjust as needed and be open to new things. He deserves all the credit.”
The Lineup Analysis Tool (LAT) does not see that as the optimum lineup, but there is only a 0.037 run difference between the two. It agrees 100% on the bottom third of the order, and at least with the three players used in each 1/3 of the lineup. Very cool.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/25BFh7j
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