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Originally Posted by RchW
Showalter is considered a managerial genius by many people. He is, in fact, choosing offense over defense which is a core part of the OOTP "best batting lineup" design.
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RichW, this does not make any sense to me, and I truly don't comprehend what you are driving at here.
This is the initial lineup for the game, not one made later. I get the offense part. The issue is, having decided on the 9 best hitters, the decision to choose a sub-optimal defensive scheme is bizarre. How does "best batting lineup" impact defensive deployment in this case? Pearce should have a better chance of staying in the game as the DH where a defensive move decision would not ever come into play.
This example is not about bringing players off the bench, it is all about "now that I have my batting order, how are these players best deployed?"