[alnorth]

I think I've written 100 posts pushing back against lineup overreactions. The order for #2-#5 or #3-#6 shouldn't matter, but this is too much.

You put your bad hitters #8 and #9 for one simple reason: you don't want them to bat more often than they have to. Putting your #9 at #2 is stupid unless he's some OBP freak with infield dirt power (which isn't Escobar), and even then its very questionable.