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Old 12-14-2005, 06:47 PM
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Default Best leadoff hitter in the game today

This came up in the Damon thread, but I was wondering who do you think is the best leadoff hitter in the game? To qualify they have to have spent a significant amount of time at batting #1. For me,

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Default Re: Best leadoff hitter in the game today

Also,

what would your prototypical leadoff guy look like? IE, what kind of player would he be?
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Also,

what would your prototypical leadoff guy look like?

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black with long legs and he should look fast and bunt well

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Old 12-14-2005, 07:07 PM
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linky espn

wow, this list sucks.
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Old 12-14-2005, 07:16 PM
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Default Re: Best leadoff hitter in the game today

Best leadoff hitter in the game? I guess I'd go with Ichiro. If you're just talking about last season, I'd go with Chone Figgins. Out of a leadoff guy, the most important stat by far is a high OBP. (at least .350) After that I'd be looking mainly for excellent speed AND excellent baserunning skills. Of course, this is all kind of moot, because some of the players I would think of to be prototypical leadoff type hitters are usually the further down in the lineup because of their power, hitters like Bobby Abreu, Chase Utley, and Jason Bay.
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Old 12-14-2005, 07:28 PM
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Best leadoff hitter in the game? I guess I'd go with Ichiro. If you're just talking about last season, I'd go with Chone Figgins. Out of a leadoff guy, the most important stat by far is a high OBP. (at least .350) After that I'd be looking mainly for excellent speed AND excellent baserunning skills. Of course, this is all kind of moot, because some of the players I would think of to be prototypical leadoff type hitters are usually the further down in the lineup because of their power, hitters like Bobby Abreu, Chase Utley, and Jason Bay.

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jeter had a higher obp
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Old 12-14-2005, 07:53 PM
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Default Re: Best leadoff hitter in the game today

Based on the stats in the earlier link, I'd say it would have to be either Jeter or Roberts, at least for last season. I did like the Mets batting Reyes first with a .299 OBP, just what you want in a leadoff hitter.
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Hey guys,

power's kinda important, too. Jetes is awesome because he hits bunches of doubles. Getting on base is great. Getting to second base is awesome.

My leadoff hitter would be simply my best hitter (by, essentially, 1.8*OBP+SLG) that hits around 20 HR or less.
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Old 12-14-2005, 08:16 PM
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My prototypical leadoff hitter would look something like this:

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