Due to the injuries that have sidelined many of the notable fixtures in Yankees lineups of recent years, like Derek Jeter , Mark Teixeira ,and Curtis Granderson , Robinson Cano is currently best hitter at Girardi's disposal.
As I noted above, the strongest hitter in a lineup usually doesn't bat second. The more interesting element in play here is that the Yankees' injuries have made it nearly impossible for the Yankees to split up the left-handed hitters in their lineup when facing a right-handed starter. Ordinarily, managers avoid having two left-handed hitters bat consecutively for fear of the two lefties having to face a left-handed relief pitcher in a crucial late game situation.
Most of the research on lineup optimization suggest that the resulting value of runs gained by an optimized lineup would be between five and fifteen runs per season. That doesn't seem like much of an edge, but when you consider that adding ten runs over the course of a season equals roughly one additional win , it could be the difference between making the playoffs and watching them on TV at home. In my opinion, lineup optimization is a concept that would be most effective when implemented in conjunction with improvements in other aspects of the game that a manager can influence, like bullpen management and platooning.
The question we really should be asking ourselves is the one raised by Klaassen later in his piece, which I'll paraphrase: Is it likely that the increased chance of scoring runs by stacking hitters of the same handedness against a starter could outweigh potential cost of facing a relief specialist late in the game? Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Comments 0. Top Stories.
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