Lance Berkman cf?

[jellyroll]

Astros Lineup From Sportingnews.com

Projected starting lineup
1. Craig Biggio, CF
2. Morgan Ensberg,
3. Jeff Bagwell, 1B
4. Lance Berkman,
5. Jeff Kent, 2B
6. Richard Hidalgo,
7. Brad Ausmus, C
8. Adam Everett, SS

This one makes sense to me.

[Tribe-Fan]

Astros Lineup From Sportingnews.com

Projected starting lineup
1. Craig Biggio, CF
2. Morgan Ensberg,
3. Jeff Bagwell, 1B
4. Lance Berkman,
5. Jeff Kent, 2B
6. Richard Hidalgo,
7. Brad Ausmus, C
8. Adam Everett, SS

This one makes since to me.

If I were a betting man.....hold on, I am a betting man.....anyway, this is the lineup I see from Houston this year as well. I think Berkman's drop in the order last year was more related to his injury and early slump. I look for a huge year from Berkman this year, perhaps even better then 2002.

[BigLebowski]

Astros Lineup From Sportingnews.com

Projected starting lineup
1. Craig Biggio, CF
2. Morgan Ensberg,
3. Jeff Bagwell, 1B
4. Lance Berkman,
5. Jeff Kent, 2B
6. Richard Hidalgo,
7. Brad Ausmus, C
8. Adam Everett, SS

This one makes since to me.

If I were a betting man.....hold on, I am a betting man.....anyway, this is the lineup I see from Houston this year as well. I think Berkman's drop in the order last year was more related to his injury and early slump. I look for a huge year from Berkman this year, perhaps even better then 2002.

This is how I see it as well. Ensberg is a two hole hitter for sure, unless he has a prolonged Burrell-esk slump. Berkman will hit cleanup and will never hit behind Kent and Hidalgo unless he has a slump like last year. But to start the year I see this lineup.

[stabone76]

Per rototimes

Player
1 Craig Biggio
2 Brad Ausmus
3 Jeff Bagwell
4 Lance Berkman
5 Jeff Kent
6 Richard Hidalgo
7 Morgan Ensberg
8 Adam Everett

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Kent will definitely hit ahead ahead of Berkman. Hidalgo may also early on.

No way Kent hits cleanup over berkman

[trevisc]

No way Kent hits cleanup over berkman

I tend to agree with you on this one.

[ukjohn]

No way Kent hits cleanup over berkman

I tend to agree with you on this one.

me too...Kent looks good in the 5 hole

[Erboes]

I agree. They'll split up the righties with Berkman smack in the middle. I suppose they could put Kent third and Bagwell fifth, but I'd be surprised if they went that direction. I don't understand why they have Ausmus there batting second either. I can't see Ensberg not being there.