Best Lineups ftw

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by joejoesox

3 minutes ago, joejoesox said:

Best Lineups ftw

Meidroth driving in runs from the 5 spot?

He's done it in recent games, but Braden will be there eventually.

10 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Meidroth driving in runs from the 5 spot?

He's done it in recent games, but Braden will be there eventually.

he's been a good guy to have up when you don't necessarily need someone to lift and pull, honestly they might be better off having Meidroth lead off and Antonacci come up with runners on base (I haven't seen their stats, this is just how I feel)

I'd probably go Sam, Vargas, Meidroth, Mune, Colson, Romo, Kelenic, Peters and fire Beni into the sun when his spot comes up 9th.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by chitownsportsfan

7 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

I'd probably go Sam, Vargas, Meidroth, Mune, Colson, Romo, Kelenic, Peters and fire Beni into the sun when his spot comes up 9th.

JJ Wetherholt would fit nicely into that three spot...

10 minutes ago, joejoesox said:

he's been a good guy to have up when you don't necessarily need someone to lift and pull, honestly they might be better off having Meidroth lead off and Antonacci come up with runners on base (I haven't seen their stats, this is just how I feel)

Antonacci definitely can drive the ball to the gaps at least...but maybe he prefers to lead off?

Also hit in that spot for Italy WBC.

Hancock is a little similar to Burke, 26yo RHP off to a good start that could be a bit of a breakout. Much higher draft pedigree for Hancock who was drafted 6OA in 2020.

He struck out 14 Royals over 7IP in his last start, but normally isn't quite that dominant....He has a more manageable 15 Ks total in 3 road starts.

Sinker gets a lot of ground balls, but he also allows an above average pulled fly rate.

SEA offense comes in a little tepid (averaging under 4 runs/game in their last 10) but their top 5 pen helps them win close games.

Some better ABs with RISP would go a long way for the Sox chances in the series.

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Too bad Reese is gone, think he would have matched nicely against Hancock.