Sit M. Ordonez, L. Gonzalez, C. Jones or Berkman?

[Dman]

I just picked up E. Martinez (he is red hot) and playing Detroit the next 2 games. Who would you sit:

Ordonez
Gonzalez
Jones
Berkman

I am leaning towards Gonzalez or M. Ordonez. Or should I stick wioth those 4 and not play E. Martinez?

[jdh]

Well, Ordonez plays against the Twins and Lohse and Mays, who are two fairly mediocre pitchers, in the Metrodome, a hitters' park so start him. Gonzalez plays against the Pirates, who are probably the second weakest team in the NL, at home, in a hitters park, so start him. Definitely start Edgar against the hapless Tigers staff. Jones plays San Diego in SD, which is a hitters park, but the Padres pitching staff and bullpen is a disaster, and their weekend starters are Lawrence, who has been struggling and some AAA callup. You can't bench him against this terrible pitching, pitchers park or not. Berkman does play in Houston, a great hitters park, but he pitches one of the games against Millwood, who has been on fire lately. I would bench Berkman out of those options, since he will likely go 0/4 or something on Sunday.