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Originally Posted by camisadelgolf
A lot of people--myself included--were critical of having Lewis as a leadoff hitter, but this was back in the day when you 'needed' a speedy player at the top of your order (remember the Dave-Wells-for-Curtis-Goodwin trade?  ).
Barry Larkin was vocal about not wanting to bat first, and both Reggie Sanders and Ron Gant were middle-of-the-order hitters. Thomas Howard and Jerome Walton weren't slow, but they weren't 30+ SB threats like Lewis.
It may not have made much sense to keep putting Lewis out there, but it would've been fairly unconventional to use someone else on the roster. |
like taking your cleanup hitter from the last two years and batting him 1st or 2nd the next year.
I will give Dusty credit for be willing to change things up lineup wise, when Stubbs wasn't getting it done at leadoff.