Yeah Manuel mentioned 2nd as well as 3rd. I meant to put it in the title. Will edit it.
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Do you think it drops him out of the 1st round if he goes from lead-off to 2nd? All this would do is cut into SBs, but I wouldn't think it'd be a huge cut to his value..
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RAmst23 wrote:Do you think it drops him out of the 1st round if he goes from lead-off to 2nd? All this would do is cut into SBs, but I wouldn't think it'd be a huge cut to his value..
Reyes isn't one-dimensional, but cutting into his SBs is a huge cut to his value.
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While I certainly wouldn't move Castillo into the leadoff spot since that results in 15-20 fewer PA's (for a season) for each player that is moved down in the lineup, everyone seems to be overreacting to how big of a drop Reyes SB numbers would take in the #2 or #3 spot. Carl Crawford hasn't had problems stealing in the #2 or #3 spot (among others). I could go into a long rambling post, but I wouldn't be terribly concerned about a drop in SB numbers.
kab21 wrote:While I certainly wouldn't move Castillo into the leadoff spot since that results in 15-20 fewer PA's (for a season) for each player that is moved down in the lineup, everyone seems to be overreacting to how big of a drop Reyes SB numbers would take in the #2 or #3 spot. Carl Crawford hasn't had problems stealing in the #2 or #3 spot (among others). I could go into a long rambling post, but I wouldn't be terribly concerned about a drop in SB numbers.
His SB numbers dropped from 07 - 08 and he was always batting lead off. I don't think it is unreasonable for him to reach 50 SB's in the 2nd or 3rd spot, but if he is moved out of the lead off spot he will never even come close to 80 bags again.
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