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buckeyenut · 08-04-2006, 05:55 AM

Why has the offense been so bad?
Jr has performed like a 6 hitter rather than a 3 hitter.
Freel and Aurillia and Phillips are hot and cold.
Encarnacion is over his head.
Clayton is horrid. And our management is not willing to make a position change in the middle of the season.

I'd love to see us move to a lineup like this. I think it can be successful but I also don't think we will see it.

vs RHP
Freel 2B
Hatteberg 1B
Dunn LF
Encarnacion 3B
Griffey RF
Ross C
Phillips SS
Denorfia CF

vs LHP
Freel 2B
Denorfia CF
Dunn LF
Encarnacion 3B
Griffey RF
Aurillia 1B
Ross C
Phillips SS

Thing for me is, where would we upgrade the bats? OF for Denorfia is a possibility in that lineup, but if we have Freel at 2B and Phillips at SS, I don't see a big need for upgrades. We just need Jr to start swinging the bat.

08-04-2006, 05:55 AM	#12
buckeyenut Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,721	Re: Offense? Reds took one of their biggest strengths and made it a glaring weakness Why has the offense been so bad? Jr has performed like a 6 hitter rather than a 3 hitter. Freel and Aurillia and Phillips are hot and cold. Encarnacion is over his head. Clayton is horrid. And our management is not willing to make a position change in the middle of the season. I'd love to see us move to a lineup like this. I think it can be successful but I also don't think we will see it. vs RHP Freel 2B Hatteberg 1B Dunn LF Encarnacion 3B Griffey RF Ross C Phillips SS Denorfia CF vs LHP Freel 2B Denorfia CF Dunn LF Encarnacion 3B Griffey RF Aurillia 1B Ross C Phillips SS Thing for me is, where would we upgrade the bats? OF for Denorfia is a possibility in that lineup, but if we have Freel at 2B and Phillips at SS, I don't see a big need for upgrades. We just need Jr to start swinging the bat.