Adam Dunn is gone.
Bobby Abreu is almost gone.
No fear Dodger fans, there’s still…Casey Blake?
If you aren’t scared about not having Manny Ramirez back in the lineup next season, take a look at this projected lineup courtesy of Ken Gurnick.
PROJECTED BATTING ORDER
1. SS Rafael Furcal
2. CF Matt Kemp
3. RF Andre Ethier
4. 3B Casey Blake
5. 1B James Loney
6. C Russell Martin
7. 2B Blake DeWitt
8. LF Juan Pierre
9. Pitcher Spot
If 1,000 random Dodger fans were polled about who the cleanup hitter should be, I don’t think Casey Blake would gather too many votes. In fact, let’s start that poll right here. If Manny Ramirez is not a Dodger in 2009, who should bat cleanup? Vote in the upper right sidebar.
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How does Juan Pierre not make the poll? A good cleanup hitter doesn't lay down the hammer, he lays down a sac bunt.
I'm hoping Juan Pierre doesn't even make the lineup.
I currently have Blake penciled in the 8 hole.
Assuming Manny signs here is the lineup I was thinking..
1. Furcal
2. Martin (I'd put Dewitt here if he turns out to be a gamer)
3. Ethier
4. Ramirez
5. Kemp
6. Loney
7. Blake
8. Dewitt
9. Pitchers Spot
Here's my lineup:
1. Furcal
2. Kemp
3. Ethier
4. Ramirez
5. Loney
6. Martin
7. Blake
8. Dewitt
Without Manny:
1. Furcal
2. Kemp
3. Ethier
4. Loney
5. Martin
6. Blake
7. Dewitt
8. Pierre
Doc, you're not going Grady Little on us and putting Pierre and Furcal in the 1-2 spot?
Like Vinny says, "speed never has a slump!"
Kemp gets my vote and is getting 75% of the vote right now, but not from any of you main guys. With letting Abreu go, there's no doubt they are counting on Manny to eventually sign. But is he 20 mil better than Abreu? No. If no Manny, I say you have to let Kemp Be The Man. And regrettably suffer the accompanying strikeouts. The thing of Furcal and Pierre starting off the lineup has always been extremely strange to me. Coletti signed both of them and everyone was asking WHY at the time.
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