Joey Votto
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The series on team offense continues with the Cincinnati Reds. I plug the probable lineup from CBSSportsLine into the Lineup Analysis Tool, and fill in the numbers with Marcel the Monkey projections. For pitchers, I used the Reds numbers from 2008. The results:
- Best lineup: 4.47 runs per game
- Probable lineup: 4.20 runs per game
- Worst lineup: 3.86 runs per game
- Regressed lineup: 4.16 runs per game
The Reds scored 4.35 runs per game in 2008.
Amazing. Dusty Baker manages to assemble lineup in close to the worst possible way. He puts two hitters who don’t do a good job of getting on base in front of his big bat, Joey Votto. I suspect that when the year is over Votto’s RBI total will be strikingly low for his averages. At least they have speed at the top of the order. 
I would put Bruce ahead of Votto and Encarnacion fourth. The pitching is going to need to be really good for this team to win.
Other teams in this series:
- Texas Rangers (see this entry for a full explanation of this system).
- Chicago Cubs
- Boston Red Sox
- Minnesota Twins
- Detroit Tigers
- Chicago White Sox
- Cleveland Indians
- New York Mets
- Philadelphia Phillies
- New York Yankees
- Baltimore Orioles
- St. Louis Cardinals
- Florida Marlins
- Tampa Bay Rays
- Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Atlanta Braves
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Colorado Rockies
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Houston Astros
- Toronto Blue Jays
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Posted by David Pinto at 8:32 pm | Team Evaluation | Permalink | No Comments
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