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Originally Posted by Arquebus
So really the lineup is meant for long-term strategy, not single-game tactics? Managers don't generally change the lineup from game to game?
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As already stated the top of the order usually gets 1 more plate appearance then the bottom does. That's about 150 more plate appearances a year so cluster your best hitters at the top.
Lineup advice by batting order. There are no hard and fast rules but I use this as a general guideline:
1 - High OBP with speed (usually your best base stealer)
2 - High OBP and good contact hitter with speed. Guys who strike out a lot or hit into a lot of double plays will kill you in this spot)
3 - Best pure hitter (i.e. high OBP and BA (usually has power also))
4 - Best slugger (i.e.Homerun hitter with Highest SLG). This position (4) is known as the "clean up hitter" because he has the best hitters in front of him and therefor has the most opportunities to drive in runs (RBIs)
5 - Second best Slugger
6 - Best remaining hitter with some power (SLG)
7 - Best remaining hitter
8 - Best remaining hitter
9 - Worst hitter hopefully with some speed. Its best to keep the speed together if you can. Slow guys plug up the bases.
As stated elsewhere, for batting stats primarily pay attention to OBP, SLG and OPS (On base plus slugging). Also note that your lineup versus lefties or righties may be the same or dramatically different. It's also best to separate your lefties and righties in the line up if you can (i.e if you have 4 lefties in a row that's the perfect opportunity for the opposing manager to bring in his lefty reliever late in the game).
Note: I am brand new to OOP but am a long time baseball fanatic.