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Friday, February 19, 2010

Manuel likes Reyes in the 3rd slot

Roughly 11:30 this morning Jerry Manuel took the podium for the first time this season in Port St. Lucie, Florida. He was set to take questions concerning his pitching rotation, catching situation, and other competitions that will take place this Spring Training. One notable question was how his line up could look come April 5th Opening Day against Josh Johnson and the fish. For the 2nd consecutive Spring Manuel replied with saying he would like to see Jose Reyes bat 3rd in the lineup. He mentioned Angel Pagan and Luis Castillo as two that could possibly take Reyes spot at the top of the lineup. Manuel seemed to like the idea of having Castillo bat lead off mainly due to his .387 on base percentage last season.
I like the idea of having Reyes bat third and i do agree with Manuel to were he said Reyes has evolved over the past few seasons were he can hit anywhere from 1st to 6th in the lineup. To me it spreads the lineup out more and when Beltran comes back it looks like one of the most potent lineups in the NL on paper. Would you be sold on a lineup of (When Beltran returns)
Luis Castillo
Daniel Murphy
Jose Reyes
Carlos Beltran
David Wright
Jason Bay
Jeff Francoeur
Omir Santos

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