Chris Iannetta had a .373 OBP last year

[Troll Daddy]

It works for me ... Calhoun needs to step up in the lead off spot.

Edited by Troll Daddy, Yesterday, 11:20 AM.

Nice try ... try again

That's just a observation not talking shit. Checkout his post all star stats ... I stand by my critique.

One thing you haven't figure out about me ... I don't talk shit on players for the Angels.

[WallyWorld]

I like Calhoun a lot but I'll agree with Troll Daddy, there's not s chance in hell he bats 3rd at any point this year.

[Stradling]

"No way will Calhoun bat third next season. If he's the second best hitter on the club then were in trouble."

- Troll Daddy

[Stradling]

Let's get realistic

Calhoun

Aybar

Trout

Pujols

Joyce is a good candidate for batting second but ... will see. Also, Calhoun's numbers post all-star break dropped quite a bit.

Edited by Troll Daddy, 10 February 2015 - 07:33 AM.

[Troll Daddy]

"No way will Calhoun bat third next season. If he's the second best hitter on the club then were in trouble."

- Troll Daddy

I hit the nail on the head with that one.

[NrM]

Kole Calhoun performs better with runners on base

 

Career

Bases Empty: .259/.318/.433 .751 OPS

Runners on: .290/.345/.466 .811 OPS

 

2014:

Bases Empty: .261/.319/.425 .743 OPS

Runners on: .291/.337/.497 .834 OPS

A difference of almost 100 points in OPS

 

The lineup looks a lot stronger with Kole hitting 3rd, behind trout and iannetta.

Edited February 22, 2015 by Poozy

[Troll Daddy]

The third spot in the lineup is usually reserved for your best experienced hitter. I think Calhoun has to be seasoned a little longer.

Calhoun's performance in the second half is a little cause for concern ... I'm not too worried just yet. Pitchers will find your weakness if you let them.

[NrM]

After doing some research, apparently I'm completely wrong on batting Kole 3rd. He should probably bat 4th or 5th going by my logic.

 

The Third Spot

"The old-school book says to put your best high-average hitter here. The lead-off hitter should already be in scoring position and a hit drives him in. Wham, bam, thank you ma'am.

 

The Book says the #3 hitter comes to the plate with, on average, fewer runners on base than the #4 or #5 hitters. So why focus on putting a guy who can knock in runs in the #3 spot, when the two spots after him can benefit from it more? Surprisingly, because he comes to bat so often with two outs and no runners on base, the #3 hitter isn't nearly as important as we think. This is a spot to fill after more important spots are taken care of."

 

 

 

So I'm thinking this order would be better

 

Iannetta 

Trout

Pujols

Calhoun

 

The old-school book says to put your big power bat here, probably a guy with a low batting average, who will hit the big multi-run homeruns.

 

The Book says the #4 hitter comes to bat in the most important situations out of all nine spots, but is equal in importance to the #2 hole once you consider the #2 guy receives more plate appearances. The cleanup hitter is the best hitter on the team with power.

 

 

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/3/17/795946/optimizing-your-lineup-by

Edited February 22, 2015 by Poozy

[NrM]

Lead-Off

The old-school book says to put a speedy guy up top. Power isn't important, and OBP is nice, but comes second to speed.

 

The Book says OBP is king. The lead-off hitter comes to bat only 36% of the time with a runner on base, versus 44% of the time for the next lowest spot in the lineup, so why waste homeruns? The lead-off hitter also comes to the plate the most times per game, so why give away outs? As for speed, stealing bases is most valuable in front of singles hitters, and since the top of the order is going to be full of power hitters, they're not as important. The lead-off hitter is one of the best three hitters on the team, the guy without homerun power. Speed is nice, as this batter will have plenty of chances to run the bases with good hitters behind him.

Edited February 22, 2015 by Poozy

[fan_since79]

As long as Mike Scioscia is in that dugout, nobody but Pujols bats third.

 

I hope to be proved wrong, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Second Base]

All I care about is Trout cutting down on the K's and running more. The 2 spot is a great spot for him to do that. I'd also prefer someone fast batting in from of him so as to not clog the bases.

[Ohtaniland]

Josh Hamilton doesn't have power so I don't see how they're going to miss production they've never received.

Everyone here complains about Iannetta's defense like it's killing the team even though he's been basically average, so why not move some of his starts to DH.

 

Imo we need Iannetta's bat in the lineup for at least 120 games.

 

1.Iannetta-373 OBP

2.Trout-.377 OBP

3.Kole Calhoun-The most productive run producer outside of Trout. Dude mashes with RISP

4.Albert Pujols 

5.Matt Joyce

6.CJ Cron

7.David Freese

8.Grant Green/Rutledge

9.Erick Aybar

 

Not perfect, but this is pretty much my ideal lineup

 

Ok now let's review our 2014 batting averages

 

Iannetta .252

Trout .287

Calhoun .272

Pujols .272

Joyce .254

Cron .256

Freese .260

Green .273

or

Rutledge .269

Aybar .278

 

Not exactly murderers row.

[Stradling]

With offense down those aren't great but they are still pretty good. I am guessing if we compared that to any other team in the west we would look pretty good. Or if we used a better stat than BA.

[Ohtaniland]

With offense down those aren't great but they are still pretty good. I am guessing if we compared that to any other team in the west we would look pretty good. Or if we used a better stat than BA.

The 2009 team could hit.

 

Napoli .272

Morales .306

Kendrick .291

Aybar .312

Figgins .298

Rivera .287

Hunter .299

Abreau .293

Guerrrero .295

[Troll Daddy]

The 2009 team could hit.

Napoli .272

Morales .306

Kendrick .291

Aybar .312

Figgins .298

Rivera .287

Hunter .299

Abreau .293

Guerrrero .295

One word

Mickey

[Stradling]

The 2009 team could hit.

Napoli .272

Morales .306

Kendrick .291

Aybar .312

Figgins .298

Rivera .287

Hunter .299

Abreau .293

Guerrrero .295

This again?

[ten ocho recon scout]

One word

Mickey

lol

[ELEVEN]

After doing some research, apparently I'm completely wrong on batting Kole 3rd. He should probably bat 4th or 5th going by my logic.

The Third Spot

"The old-school book says to put your best high-average hitter here. The lead-off hitter should already be in scoring position and a hit drives him in. Wham, bam, thank you ma'am.

The Book says the #3 hitter comes to the plate with, on average, fewer runners on base than the #4 or #5 hitters. So why focus on putting a guy who can knock in runs in the #3 spot, when the two spots after him can benefit from it more? Surprisingly, because he comes to bat so often with two outs and no runners on base, the #3 hitter isn't nearly as important as we think. This is a spot to fill after more important spots are taken care of."

So I'm thinking this order would be better

Iannetta

Trout

Pujols

Calhoun

The old-school book says to put your big power bat here, probably a guy with a low batting average, who will hit the big multi-run homeruns.

The Book says the #4 hitter comes to bat in the most important situations out of all nine spots, but is equal in importance to the #2 hole once you consider the #2 guy receives more plate appearances. The cleanup hitter is the best hitter on the team with power.

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/3/17/795946/optimizing-your-lineup-by

So Hamilton has been even more destructive to our offense than previously imagined.

[moccasin]

CI isn't just about the walks. He hits to all fields, doesn't GIDP much, and is clutch.

He just needs to field another position.

[nikkachez]

Don't get me wrong, I love Iannetta. If he can learn first base, might make a nice DH. I just wanna see the team get younger, more athletic, and better defensively behind the plate. Really hope Bandy or Perez can break out and take the starting job. 

[dimitrig]

Don't get me wrong, I love Iannetta. If he can learn first base, might make a nice DH. I just wanna see the team get younger, more athletic, and better defensively behind the plate. Really hope Bandy or Perez can break out and take the starting job. 

 

"If he can learn first base, might make a nice DH."

 

Huh?

[nikkachez]

"If he can learn first base, might make a nice DH."

 

Huh?

Can't strictly be a DH, has to play at least one other position to keep the DH rotating. 

[Mark68]

Iannetta hate train?

 

is this new?

Isn't that a song by the O'Jays?

[dimitrig]

Can't strictly be a DH, has to play at least one other position to keep the DH rotating. 

 

I'm sorry. What? Please explain. Wouldn't he play catcher? You definitely don't want a guy with his lack of power playing 1B  (or DHing either, really).

Edited February 26, 2015 by dimitrig

[Lou]

Mike Trout had a .377 OBP for comparison.

 

 

Bat Iannetta first or second and start him for 140+ games.

I know guys.. It makes too much sense... 

 

back to your regularly scheduled Chris Iannetta hate train.

i agree