Why does Torii Hunter bat 6th?

[YardBirds]

Can anyone explain to me the logic of batting L. Rodriguez 2nd, rather then Torii (who may I add is the only Twin batting over .300). Wouldn't you rather someone be on base for Cuddyer and Mourneau?

[Ed4252]

Only thing I can think of is he(Rodriguez) doesn't strike out a lot (even though his avg is low) and doesn't ground into DPs compared to Torii. Torii on the other hand is a good RBI guy for the 3-4-5 guys with more power.

[byfrcp]

Can anyone explain to me the logic of batting L. Rodriguez 2nd, rather then Torii (who may I add is the only Twin batting over .300). Wouldn't you rather someone be on base for Cuddyer and Mourneau?

Joe Mauer is hitting .365

[YardBirds]

Ooops... forgot about him... but you see what I mean irregardless.

[King Tim]

I think I heard last year that Torii doesn't feel comfortable hitting in the 4 hole and Gardy wants the left handed guys hiting 3 and 5. He is not a good fit at #2

[jfg]

Torii was very vocal when he was pushed out of the 3 spot. Didn't like it one bit. It wasn't a threat to the team because Hunter isn't like that, but he let the media hear his gripes. I think the 6 spot worked out for him last year though and you don't hear him complaining anymore...