Quote Originally Posted by CadaverDawg View Post
You guys all educated me the other day as to why your best hitters need to be at the top of your lineup....so how many at bats does Mule have to have in order to be hitting 3rd or 4th?

I'm not really advocating for that bc I kinda like him adding some pop to the bottom of the order, but at this point you really could make a case that he is one of our top 4 hitters. Lemonis is looking a little foolish for just now having him getting a lot of at bats. We'll see if he can keep it up, but he has been a pleasant surprise with the bat lately.

I really am curious to hear from the "hit your best hitters at the top of the lineup" guys as to what you would do with Cumbest at this point. I don't truly think he's a .380 hitter in this league, but at some point he is what his average says he is, right?
I don't think Cumbest is a top 4 hitter. In fact, we need to milk him for everything he's worth before right handed pitchers get the scouting report. Mule hits righties better than lefties because his arm are long &, due to righties going away from him, he's able to get extended while lefties come in & tie him up. Once the righties start pounding him inside, he's going to struggle. May even have to move off the plate.