Lineup without Bryce

phillychuck 2023-03-06 15:52:02 UTC #1

So, what does the "most-used" lineup look like at this point? Without Bryce is it:

Turner SS
Schwarber LF
Hoskins 1B
Realmuto C
Hall DH
Castellanos RF
Bohm 3B
Stott 2B
Marsh CF

Or do you play Castellanos at DH and use one of the extra OFs in RF to improve the defense instead of DHing Hall?

zambonir 2023-03-06 18:08:34 UTC #2

I still suspect an OF will beat out Hall but even if they don't, Bohm, Castellanos and Hoskins and JT will all DH too. But as much as I think Nick should - and will - be the full-time DH in the long run (with Schwarber in the mix as well if they want to throw Nick into LF once or twice a week) I think they'll also prefer to mix and match all season.

And of course we still don't even know how much Bryce will play RF.

If Castellanos's bat returns, of course, he can play wherever and still be bad in the field. If it doesn't return, he can't even DH!

andyb 2023-03-06 18:13:10 UTC #3

Guessing Sosa will be in the lineup regularly against LHP. Maybe Guthrie too. Hall would need to be platooned though I am guessing that the Phillies will play it by ear on whether Marsh or Stott will need to be platooned and how often.

If Hall does not make the team it probably opens more DH at bats for JT which would be a good long term thing.

zambonir 2023-03-06 20:42:06 UTC #4

And RHP too I'd think, given Bohm's struggles there. They will just find a spot for Sosa more than 3 times a week somehow (including CF or RF or even SS if they want to give Turner the occasional DH day).

Of course they also have Harrison.