Pagan has hit lower in order and maybe he can sometimes but if Duda is playing LF in the last 2 games against Marlins then he can provide that lower end of the batting order power.

Pagan and his speed along with David’s better than avg speed along with Carlos getting his legs back provide some serious run scoring punch at top of order.
Pagan hitting 6th or 5th can protect the hitter in front of him but his tools are best served in 1-3rd in batting order in my opinion.
I wonder where Terry got this idea about Pagan, maybe got a text from Manuel.

For players who are not future HOFers it is imperative to their team that they keep innings alive, whether that’s by hitting, bunting, walking, getting hit or even catcher interference. That gives someone else an opportunity they would not have had and it does so with at least one man on.

Even a small thing like leaning into a curve on 0-2 and taking a base brings the next guy up gives your offense a better chance forget about the big picture of making the pitcher bring it to where the barrel of the bat can get it by not going after his slop.

There’s a long time saying about pitchers one of my first baseball coaches taught us. “They always tell the pitcher not to give in. Not to throw that straight fastball just to get it over, but you can make him give in, otherwise he’ll be walking the bases loaded. Eventually he HAS to give in, as long as you make him.”

Very few Major League pitchers can consistently put it on the black, getting strikes while keeping the ball away from the good wood. To hit the best that you can you have to recognize what your getting and swing at only that which you can do something with.

That’s what Vlad has been doing all along. Swinging at stuff he can do something with. Not every hitter helps himself and his team in this regard like Guererro does.

What saber people refuse to understand is that you cannot make everybody have the same approach. You can say “hey i think you should cut down on swinging at bad pitches and hey, watch the ball coming out of the pitcher’s hand more closely and follow it into the catcher’s glove” and things like that. But u can’t change them. Some players are able to make minute adjustments but you’ll never see a Vlad Guerrero suddenly change into a Nick Johnson (approach wise, not talent wise)

Reyes, Pagan 1,2 punch can be explosive but Pagan down in the order can work as well in balancing out the lineup as well.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA wow.

anyway speed is needed more in the 2 hole because the middle of the order is coming up. Thole’s lack of speed in the 2-hole can clog up the basepaths.
Angel’s power works well in the 6 hole but his speed will probably used more to steal bases to try and score on hits by 7,8, & 9. Angel’s speed is more useful in the 2 hole for the big boys.

..contact rate, lol.