A Lack of Heavy Hitting

The Yankees are having trouble winning games because they can't hit. The obvious solution to this problem is to, you know, hit. But if they continue to struggle, the Yankees need to change the batting order so the hitters who are stuggling the least are at the top of the lineup.

First, Curtis Granderson needs to hit higher in the order, because he's about the only Yankee who is hitting well right now. Gardner also needs to move up. He ignites the offense when he gets on base, so it makes sense to give him as many at-bats as possible. Our next move is to shift Posada, who has stunk for a long time now, down in the lineup. Like, way down. Cano has also struggled lately, so he can move down as well. After all our changes are applied, this is what the lineup would look like:

Gardner LF
Granderson CF
Jeter SS
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Swisher RF
Cano 2B
Thames DH
Posada C

Now, we know too many egos would be rubbed the wrong way with that lineup. So we have also pieced together a lineup that is still good, but more realistic:

Jeter SS
Granderson CF
Teixiera 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Swisher RF
Cano 2B
Posada C
Thames DH
Gardner LF

This lineup, because Gardner is not leading off and Posada is hitting seventh instead of ninth, is not as good as our "ideal" lineup. However, we still think this lineup is an improvement over the Yankees's typical lineup because Granderson has been moved up to second and Swisher is in the fifth slot.

Ultimately, the Yankees need to start hitting. While we think our lineups would be better than the current Yankee lineup, it doesn't really matter who hits where when nobody can hit anybody in at any time.

Our clock is ticking. Two more days of wretched hitting, and we at Hydra will hit the panic button. Don't be surprised if a fire brigade pulls up outside Yankee Stadium on Thursday.

Hydra
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