The 2017 series on team offense continues with the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox finished eleventh in the Amrican League and twentieth in the majors in 2016 with 4.23 runs scored per game.
I am using RotoChamp as a source of default lineups. That Rick Renteria order is plugged into the Lineup Analysis Tool (LAT) using Musings Marcels as the batter projections. That information produces the following results (Runs per game):
Best lineup: 4.59
Probable lineup: 4.53
Worst lineup: 4.36
Regressed lineup: 4.26
This is a low OBP lineup, but it is put together well. The one star on the team is Jose Abreu. New manager Renteria puts the two highest OBP players in front of Abreu. That gives him RBI opportunities. Renteria gets decent power behind Abreu, so his OBP can set up the batters coming up next. Reteria manages to capture a high percentage of the optimum lineup. There’s very little spread, so the White Sox can’t go too far wrong, but this is a good lineup.
Tim Anderson is someone to watch. His minor league OBPs were pretty good, so his projection of .323 may be on the low side. If he can work that up to .340. The White Sox will score a few more runs. He was a good base runner in the minors, so he might easily turn a walk into a double.
I’m not crazy about Cody Ashe batting sixth. Then again, this may be a Codyashe Maru, the no win situation.
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Previous posts in this series:
- Introduction
- Boston Red Sox
- Colorado Rockies
- Chicago Cubs
- Cleveland Indians
- St. Louis Cardinals
- Seattle Mariners
- Texas Rangers
- Washington Nationals
- Toronto Blue Jays
- Detroit Tigers
- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Baltimore Orioles
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Houston Astros
- Minnesota Twins
- Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Cincinnati Reds
- San Francisco Giants
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