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Woohoo! The best hitters will get the most at-bats!

We take the Diamondbacks expected starting line-up, and look at it in a couple of different ways, to see which would be the most efficient line-up. The results may surprise you!

Career vs LHP:Career vs RHP Abreu .276/.371/.394.309/.420/.538 Damon.285/.347/.402.288/.355/.446 Matsui.292/.356/.442.298/.379/.505 Giambi.269/.383/.469.295/.421/.562 Cano.295/.340/.412....

Well, at least the Royals forced Sir Sidney out of the game by the ninth inning. In a way, I'm glad we gave the old Aruban one last nice start before he fades back into horribleness. We can file it...

I know the idea of speedy-leadoff-hitter followed by not-quite-as-speedy-preferably-lefty-but-able-to-"handle the bat" followed by best-hitter followed by second-best-hitter-with-power will...