John Kruk thinks Mike Trout will bat second...

[GregAlso]

According to the research cited in the book your best hitter should bat second, to maximize at bats and RBI opportunities. Read earlier articles I wrote about 2-hole on AngelsWin blog in January for more information.

[The God of Runs]

According to the research cited in the book your best hitter should bat second, to maximize at bats and RBI opportunities. Read earlier articles I wrote about 2-hole on AngelsWin blog in January for more information.

If that's true, then Trout should bat 2nd. 

We need to clone Trout 8 more times to have the perfect team.

Yes, Trout will pitch and catch too

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

quit reading

I was going to say the same thing. It's very unlikely that the batting order the OP gave will ever happen this year.  

[Jason]

Aybar leading off? No thanks

[disarcina]

I like Bourjos in the ninth spot -- gives you an extra 'lead off' guy later in the game.

 

I like Trout in the lead-off spot. He's going to hit. Used to be that you put your best hitter up first to get the most ABs. That's Trout.

 

If Pujols can't run well (and he can't apparently), either keep him where he's at or move him down to 6th or something and give him every fourth day off until his foot gets better,

 

This team is going to hit.

 

What's the situation with Weaver?  I am more concerned about the rotation than our hitters.

 

The pen has pitched pretty well -- perhaps not Downs and now the late arriving Lowe, but overall they've done well. Jerome Williams pitched two effective innings Sunday (after the game was pretty much over).

[Troll Daddy]

I like Kruky .... reminds me of a cartoon character. I like Trout leading off.

[tj_]

Kruk also said that Trout needs to play CF.

[stemyn]

This. Aybar's OBP isn't great so the benefit of Trout having potenitally one more RBI opportunity (Aybar on base) in the first inning is less than the advantage of Trout getting more plate appearances himself.

 

How many more plate appearances a year?  How often does the ninth position in the lineup make the last out of the game?

[AZMike]

How many more plate appearances a year?  How often does the ninth position in the lineup make the last out of the game?

rule of thumb is each spot down is 20 fewer plate appearances a year. 

[Corona]

Don't move Trout, swap Hamilton and Pujols and entertain the idea of Iannetta in the 2 hole. 

[Kenny]

Kruk also thinks it's a good idea to drink a gallon of Bleu Cheese salad dressing.

[HaloRed16]

Bumping up the thread since this is where the discussion began.

Hasn't materialized over the last two nights but Scioscia's eager to get Aybar back and put him at 1 in the lineup.

Callaspo the first night and Bourjos for second didn't work, nor probably will it. The WBC interfered where Sciosh would have seen more of Aybar at the 1 and Trout at 2 during Spring. And unfortunately, Aybar day-to-day now has delayed him from getting the jump. But Personally, I think the lineup will anchor from that point of return.

Remember, the 1984 Tigers with the free-swinging Lou Whitaker atop that lineup, it can be done here.

[The God of Runs]

Update on Kruk: he's still fat

[HaloRed16]

Kruk commented by the Halos intentions and Sciosh confirmed that as well on Thursday before the game. I wouldn't knock him so much here.

[Broad Street]

Jimenez should lead off.