Buck said this, above...it bears repeating: p.s. Biggio had the 4th highest OBP of any leadoff hitter in baseball last season. I agree...he's not Lou Brock....or the 1998 Craig Biggio...but there aren't a ton of viable alternatives that are much better in MLB today.
I'm not making this out to be Biggio vs. other leadoff hitters last year. But rather, Biggio vs. Lane. I think Lane has an edge in terms of being a better OVERALL HITTER. Not a big one, mind you, but still an edge. As for the leadoff position, I think Ensberg will work well. The running game has become obselete nowadays, not to mention the fact that lineup order isn't really THAT important.
Ensberg as a leadoff hitter?? what whis is on base percentage last year?? again...if Biggio is 4th among all leadoff hitters in OBP, then he is not the problem.
If Lane in his prime has only a slight edge over a 38 year old who isn't on steroids, I wonder what all the hoopla over this guy was about.
You didn't answer my question. How is Lane a better leadoff hitter and CF than Biggio, when Lane is neither a leadoff hitter (he is a power hitter), nor a CF (I am quite confident that Biggio is faster than Lane is, even at 38)????
This team is a healthy Ken Griffey Jr. away from being the favorite! Well not to win the World Series, perhaps even not our division, but definitely the Wild Card. Geez, this division is tough!!! And we're going to win it.
