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#86464	01/25/2022 5:30:57 am	Aug 4th, 2053
NotGood88 Joined: 08/28/2020 Posts: 510 Prattville Black Cats II.2	So I claimed Laukaitis off waivers and I want him to become a full-time player. The question, though, obviously, is who should I bench? O’Reilly Wilkins Santini Scanlon I can move someone to catcher to replace Scanlon, by the way.

#86467	01/25/2022 8:45:07 am	Aug 4th, 2053
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 177 Mount Prospect Skeletons Legends	There's reasons to choose each I would say. Scanlon and Santini or younger so you might want to still get some ABs for them to develop. Laukaitis, Wilkins, and O'Reilly are probably done developing and have a few "peak" seasons left. Personally I would just just multiple lineups and platoon some guys vs lefties and righties. Santini is young and still potentially has some upside so I would play him as much as possible. Scanlon could be a vs lefties player and maybe every other or every 3rd game vs Righties. O'Reilly is a switch hitter so I like that and he's having a solid season. Wilkins looks like he puts up some decent power #'s and he's a lefty. Laukaitis was the point of your post but he has some weak #'s vs Righties. Maybe he and Scanlan start vs lefties and then split time vs Righties.

#86468	01/25/2022 10:20:34 am	Aug 4th, 2053
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 200 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies Legends	^ I agree with that. But if I was forced to choose an odd man out, it would be Scanlon. Very hard to see how he becomes a decent offensive player without a surprise POT pop to 13. I do see some value in Scanlon as a bench OF who can back-up all 3 OF positions plus C. But I don't see a path for him to ever being more than a .650 OPS guy on his good seasons

#86470	01/25/2022 11:21:25 am	Aug 4th, 2053
NotGood88 Joined: 08/28/2020 Posts: 510 Prattville Black Cats II.2	Laukaitis was the point of your post but he has some weak #'s vs Righties. Maybe he and Scanlan start vs lefties and then split time vs Righties. The thing with Laukatis is that I need a 3B, badly. Flanagan is a joke defensively so I need Jokubas to not screw everything up. I’m going to go and bench Scanlon, which was what I was leaning towards, but wasn’t 100% sure about,

#86471	01/25/2022 11:23:19 am	Aug 4th, 2053
NotGood88 Joined: 08/28/2020 Posts: 510 Prattville Black Cats II.2	Update: Should I start Chadwick at 3rd instead???

#86473	01/25/2022 11:50:10 am	Aug 4th, 2053
jclemen2 Joined: 11/22/2016 Posts: 177 Mount Prospect Skeletons Legends	I like Chadwick at 3B. When I glanced at your roster earlier I figured you were playing him there.

#86477	01/25/2022 2:32:10 pm	Aug 4th, 2053
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1505 Irvine Infernos III.3	Laukaitis only started against LHP. The year he had 500+ AB was just to get what SI he could and you can see he did not have a great season in all lineups.