my phone died last night while I was in a Ned Yost fit of rage

[58kcfan89]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I'll never understand the issue with batting Esky leadoff. He clearly does better at that position in the lineup.

BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE AND SABERMETRICS AND STUFF AND 73 WINS!!!!!111!1!1!

But yeah, he seems to do much better at the top of the order. I don't know what the numbers look like, but it feels like the offense as a whole scores more runs when he's up there, but that might just be me making stuff up.