Tiger337 Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago 11 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said: So "best hitter" could change from game to game, depending on the matchup? And managers have a secret formula that no fan knows about that determines his line-up? Uhhh...ohhhh kayyy...alternate universe calling. 🤣🤣 I would guess statisticians give Hinch suggestions for line-ups or match-ups based on data. Hinch probably considers them, but makes adjustments based on things that don't necessarily show up in statistics. I don't really know, but that would seem to be the ideal way. Quote
Sports_Freak Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, Tiger337 said: I would guess statisticians give Hinch suggestions for line-ups or match-ups based on data. Hinch probably considers them, but makes adjustments based on things that don't necessarily show up in statistics. I don't really know, but that would seem to be the ideal way. I guess the use of the "best hitter" term confuses me. Back in 2024, Hinch used Riley at leadoff for some games. I got tired of seeing him come to bat with the bases empty after our pathetic 7, 8 and 9 hitters made outs. When I questioned Hinch for using Riley at leadoff, the response I got in MTS was Hinch wanted his best hitter to get the most at bats. That never made sense to me and I think the Tigers took off and made the playoffs after Riley was moved down in the order. At least, I think so. I didn't look up the stats. But I guess all the responses I got here in MTS about a teams best hitter leading off were all wrong. Its starting to make sense now, I was right and didnt even know it 🤣🤣 Quote
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