According to Carrie Muskat at Cubs.com, here is the Cubs’ projected batting order for 2012:
1. RF David DeJesus:
.240 BA, .323 OBP, .376 SLG, 10 HR, 46 RBI in 2011
2. 2B Darwin Barney:
.276 BA, .313 OBP, .353 SLG, 2 HR, 43 RBI in 2011
3. SS Starlin Castro:
.307 BA, .341 OBP, .432 SLG, 10 HR, 66 RBI in 2011
4. 1B Bryan LaHair:
.288 BA, .377 OBP, .508 SLG, 2 HR, 6 RBI in 2011
5. CF Marlon Byrd:
.276 BA, .324 OBP, .395 SLG, 9 HR, 35 RBI in 2011
6. LF Alfonso Soriano:
.244 BA, .289 OBP, .469 SLG, 26 HR, 88 RBI in 2011
7. 3B Ian Stewart:
.156 BA, .243 OBP, .221 SLG, 0 HR, 6 RBI in 2011
8. C Geovany Soto:
.228 BA, .310 OBP, .411 SLG, 17 HR, 54 RBI in 2011
Oh my gosh. Look at some of those OBPs. And Bryan LaHair batting clean-up? It could be, in the words of Jim Brosnan, a “Long Season.” Unless ...
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