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Originally Posted by jd1020
Please stop being stupid with Zobrist hitting 4th, Maddon. I don't care how much confidence you have with Bryant hitting 2nd. Pitching to Bryant and Rizzo with men on is not the same as pitching to Contreras, Baez, and Russell with men on.
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This series is really challenging the notion that the best hitters in the lineup should hit 2nd and the high OBP men should hit fourth.
This postseason is showing that those in advanced analytics were on to something by putting both your best bullpen guys in the highest leverage situations (instead of the 9th).
...but it could be also proving that provoking stress pitches by having your best batters up with runners on base might be preferable than having your best batters have more at bats with the bases empty.