[情報] The 10 best lineups
1. Boston Red Sox
The 2011 Red Sox will be remembered for their September collapse, for beer
and fried chicken. But they also led the majors in runs, and there's no
reason to think they won't continue to generate a whole lot of offense,
with so many elite hitters -- Jacoby Ellsbury, Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin
Pedroia, David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis, Carl Crawford. Run production won't
be a problem.
2. Texas Rangers
During the course of the 2011 season, Texas suffered significant injuries
to Josh Hamilton, Adrian Beltre and Nelson Cruz -- and the Rangers still
managed to finish third in the majors in runs scored, through the
excellence of Michael Young, and the emergence of Mike Napoli. The band
will be back together again in 2012.
Can you imagine what the Rangers would be like with the addition of Prince
Fielder, dropped right into the middle?
3. New York Yankees
This may well be the year that Robinson Cano hits third, where he belongs,
right behind MVP candidate Curtis Granderson and right ahead of Mark
Teixeira. The depth around this group is staggering -- from Alex Rodriguez
to Nick Swisher to Derek Jeter to Brett Gardner to the polished Jesus
Montero. It's a relentless lineup that generated 50 more walks last season
than any other team.
4. St. Louis Cardinals
Albert Pujols will be missed, because of his presence and his defense, but
the Cardinals will still score lots of runs. Carlos Beltran was among the
best hitters in the National League next year, and David Freese and Allen
Craig seemed to have established themselves in September and October. The
big question will be Lance Berkman: Can he be close to what he was for the
Cardinals this summer?
5. Colorado Rockies
You start with Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez, and you throw in a
Michael Cuddyer and a Ramon Hernandez, and you consider the improvement of
Dexter Fowler, who hit .288 and had a .380 on-base percentage in the
second half of the season … The Rockies are going to pile up a whole lot
of runs.
6. Detroit Tigers
By the time the Tigers were into the American League Championship Series,
injuries had frayed away a lot of the depth that had propelled Detroit
during the season. Brennan Boesch seemed to blossom before a thumb injury
ended his season, and Alex Avila had a .389 on-base percentage before
struggling in October. Miguel Cabrera may be the majors' best right-handed
hitter, and Victor Martinez thrived in the DH role. The Tigers need more
consistency from Austin Jackson at the top of their lineup, but this is a
powerful lineup.
7. Toronto Blue Jays
Jose Bautista is the centerpiece of the batting order, a slugger who
compiled 43 homers, 132 walks and an OPS of 1.056. But it may not be long
before Brett Lawrie becomes the Robin to Bautista's Batman -- in his first
43 games in the big leagues, he made an immediate impact, posting a .580
slugging percentage, with nine homers in just 150 at-bats. Yunel Escobar
had a .369 on-base percentage, Adam Lind wound up with 26 homers and 87
RBIs despite a terrible second half, and J.P. Arencibia hits for power.
This is a good lineup that has a chance to get a lot better as its young
players develop.
8. Kansas City Royals
There's not much this group doesn't have, other than experience -- there
are strong middle-of-the-order hitters, with Eric Hosmer and Billy Butler;
extra-base power, from Jeff Francoeur and Mike Moustakas; hitters who are
adept at getting on base, like Alex Gordon; and speed, with Alcides
Escobar and Lorenzo Cain.
9. Arizona Diamondbacks
The D-backs have power, speed, lefty-righty balance, depth -- the only
real issue is that they don't have true top-of-the-order hitters. But what
they lack at the top, they more than make up for with impact bats in the
middle of their lineup, with Justin Upton, Miguel Montero, newcomer Jason
Kubel and others. Paul Goldschmidt is prone to strikeouts, but he showed
at the end of last season that he is capable of big-time game-changing
power; he had eight homers in 156 at-bats last season.
10. Cincinnati Reds
They have worked to upgrade their pitching staff this winter, and if
successful, the Reds could get back to the top of the NL Central, because
they have the offense to win -- with Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips, Jay
Bruce, Drew Stubbs and Scott Rolen. It's hard to imagine that the Reds
won't get better production from their left fielders, whoever they may be,
than in 2011, when Cincinnati left fielders ranked 22nd among 30 teams in
OPS.
Honorable mentions: Tampa Bay Rays -- They are still sorting through their
options at first base and designated hitters, but it figures they will
find solutions that will complement Ben Zobrist and Evan Longoria.
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