Author Topic: Cubs in '11  (Read 57280 times)

Jes Beard

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #45 on: March 30, 2011, 06:29:58 pm »
Byrd's OPS last year hitting third was under .600, so hitting him there again is pretty stupid.  He ended up getting over 200 ABs there and was inadequate.

What reason is there to believe that is the result of anything other than coincidence and small sample size?

Seriously, what reason is there to believe that there is something in particularly about the role of standing in the batter's box and hitting in the 3rd spot in the lineup as opposed to the 5th spot in the lineup to rationally explain that kind of a performance difference from his performance overall?

Unless someone can come up with one, I would assume none exists.