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Sounds like we should expect:
1. Hernandez - 2B
2. Ramirez - 3B
3. Lindor - SS
4. Santana - 1B
5. Reyes - OF/DH
How do we fill out the rest?
- Naquin should be good to go now, so I think it should be a priority to have him AND Luplow in the lineup 4-5 times each week.
- Roberto is down there somewhere.
- Mercado in some capacity (maybe in a timeshare?)
- Domingo fits in somewhere, but I see him as more of a "2-3 starts per week" guy.
Personally, I'd like something like this:
6. Naquin/Luplow - RF/LF
7. Luplow/Naquin - LF/RF
8. Perez - C
9. Mercado - CF
I think you get Domingo in the lineup 2-3x each week by sitting Naquin against a lefty and Luplow against a righty or two.
If they're confident that Zimmer's swing changes are going to produce real results, he should get one of the starts when Luplow or Naquin sits and another to give Mercado a day off each week.
Well with Luplow on the mend at the moment, I am not sure he is in the lineup heavy to start the season. So with that stated, its quite possible to see Zimmer and Naquin in the starting lineup against RH and Domingo and Luplow against the LHP. I actuallly have a hunch Domingo, Naquin will be starting and the other two will pinch hit/run