Code:
Name BB% K% ISO BABIP AVG OBP* SLG wOBA wRC+ Fld Bsr WAR
Joey Votto 16% 17% .207 .366 .321 .434 .528 .414 161 6.2 -2.9 5.6
Ramon Hernandez 7% 12% .176 .304 .296 .355 .472 .355 121 -1.0 -2.5 1.9
Jay Bruce 11% 23% .240 .313 .274 .351 .514 .366 129 1.2 1.4 3.4
Ryan Hanigan 12% 11% .094 .264 .249 .344 .343 .309 90 -1.0 0.8 1.2
Miguel Cairo 7% 11% .163 .275 .270 .335 .434 .329 104 7.4 1.0 1.9
Fred Lewis 10% 18% .101 .290 .247 .333 .348 .295 80 1.9 0.1 0.3
DatDudeBP 6% 12% .133 .299 .282 .329 .415 .321 98 9.9 2.5 3.4
Drew Stubbs 9% 30% .137 .343 .249 .323 .387 .324 100 -4.6 5.3 2.4
Chris Heisey 6% 25% .203 .282 .249 .307 .452 .330 104 -0.7 1.4 1.0
Edgar Renteria 8% 19% .100 .292 .245 .306 .345 .294 79 -1.3 1.5 0.6
Scott Rolen 4% 13% .155 .262 .242 .279 .397 .295 80 7.3 0.5 1.3
Paul Janish 5% 12% .052 .254 .225 .271 .277 .244 45 1.7 0.7 -0.2
Given our current lineup, if Sappelt is in the lineup, its him. Yeah, he's struggled a bit so far. But it's VERY early. I'd like to see how he handles consistent playing time. His overall game is far-and-away the best fit for the leadoff spot.
If Heisey is in LF, I'd like to see Stubbs there. If you have a guy who strikes out a lot, how do you minimize the damage? You bat him where he's not going to have guys on base as often.
At this point the only major difference bewteen Phillips and Stubbs as hitters is that BP hits singles where Stubbs takes a walk. The overall value is quite comparable. But if you're looking at the 5-7 spots, do you want a walk or a homer.
Don't get me wrong, in the long run I like Stubbs batting 6th -- a guy who can drive in some runs while manufacturing some himself. But for now...
And one other thing, why has it taken Dusty so long to move Hernandez out of the 7/8 spot? He's been the 3rd most productive hitter on the team and it hasn't really been close. If you want to split Votto and Bruce, I'd be doing it with Hernandez.