My prediction for the Indians starting lineup vs. White Sox on Monday the 31st

[Pronk48]

Grady Sizemore, CF
Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B
Ryan Garko, 1B
Victor Martinez, C
Travis Hafner, DH
Ben Fransisco, LF
Jhonny Peralta, SS
Franklin Gutierrez, RF
Casey Blake, 3B

[browntown653]

Garko 3rd?...didn't know they were planning on doing that. Interesting.

[Pronk48]

I don't think they are, I am just throwing a guess out there.

I would love to move Sizemore the the 3-hole, but I don't know who would leadoff. I jsut think Garko can do well in the 3-hole, just a gut feeling.

[catman]

Eventually, Cabrera could lead off and Sizemore could slide into the 3-hole. He'd likely drive in a lot of runs there. Maybe Gutierrez could hit 2nd?

[Pronk48]

Originally Posted by catman Eventually, Cabrera could lead off and Sizemore could slide into the 3-hole. He'd likely drive in a lot of runs there. Maybe Gutierrez could hit 2nd?

That's a possibility, and a very good one.

I have Sizemore hitting 30+ home runs this year. Those 30+ would be better from the 3-hole where he would have a chance to drive in one or two more runs (or more) with each homer than just himself.

Oh, and my lineup is already wrong. The Indians optioned Ben Fransisco (LF) to AAA yesterday, it was a pipe dream that he would make the big league club out of ST. They need to cut Delluci and/or trade Micaheals so Fransisco can tear it up for the Indians and not the Bisons.