What this game points out even more is Ozzie does not need to be batting cleanup. His futility in rbi situations far outweighs his occasional homer. Olson benefits far more with Harris following him for protection. Add to that Harris is by far more likely to take advantage of the rbi opportunity.
I'll agree with Ozzie not needing to be in the "rbi" part of the offensive lineup and raise you one: Olson should be protecting our #1 hitter this year, Michael Harris. My ideal lineup would be best on-base guys/fastest guys hit first, and whereever that ends, THEN put in Olson. Gotta have a base stealer in front of Olson because of his propensity to hit into DP's. For instance, Baldwin (2nd best hitter), Acuna, Harris, Dubon, Olson. Then whatever is left (sigh: wish we had kept that young catcher that has hit over the Mendoza line in lieu of .....).
Hadn’t thought about moving Olson down to 4th or 5th, that also makes sense. Especially while he is not completely out of his slump. There needs to be some serious thought given to trading Murphy he is just as much a drag on the offense as Ozzie. Maybe more so.
No one will have Murphy: injured to death. We had a young replacement, but AA got rid of him at trade deadline. Murp 3 years under the Mendoza line. At least Ozzie stays around .250
What irritates me about Ozzie is his failure to drive in runs. Not sure the stats on how many times he has the opportunity vs. delivering. It feels like a lot. He always seems to be up in an rbi situation when it’s his at bat.
What this game points out even more is Ozzie does not need to be batting cleanup. His futility in rbi situations far outweighs his occasional homer. Olson benefits far more with Harris following him for protection. Add to that Harris is by far more likely to take advantage of the rbi opportunity.
I'll agree with Ozzie not needing to be in the "rbi" part of the offensive lineup and raise you one: Olson should be protecting our #1 hitter this year, Michael Harris. My ideal lineup would be best on-base guys/fastest guys hit first, and whereever that ends, THEN put in Olson. Gotta have a base stealer in front of Olson because of his propensity to hit into DP's. For instance, Baldwin (2nd best hitter), Acuna, Harris, Dubon, Olson. Then whatever is left (sigh: wish we had kept that young catcher that has hit over the Mendoza line in lieu of .....).
Hadn’t thought about moving Olson down to 4th or 5th, that also makes sense. Especially while he is not completely out of his slump. There needs to be some serious thought given to trading Murphy he is just as much a drag on the offense as Ozzie. Maybe more so.
No one will have Murphy: injured to death. We had a young replacement, but AA got rid of him at trade deadline. Murp 3 years under the Mendoza line. At least Ozzie stays around .250
What irritates me about Ozzie is his failure to drive in runs. Not sure the stats on how many times he has the opportunity vs. delivering. It feels like a lot. He always seems to be up in an rbi situation when it’s his at bat.