Manipulating the lineup

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The Biomechanical Man

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Manipulating the lineup

PostSun Apr 24, 2016 9:22 am

Tonight my rightfielder is injured for one game and I want my DH to play RF for the first game. However the DH in the batting lineup is so weird, I don't know how to get this accomplished. Here is my lineup:
1. Marte - SS
2. Wright- 3B
3. Gutierrez - RF (Injured - 1 game)
4. Cruz - DH
5. Cespedes - LF
...

For the first game, I'd like
1. Marte - SS
2. Wright - 3B
3. Cruz - RF
4. Trumbo - DH
5. Cespedes - LF
...

If I set the Cruz as the backup for RF and the starting DH, I believe that Cruz will play DH for all games (not what I want when Gutierrez is injured). On the other hand, I believe if I set RF as Gutierrez with Cruz as backup and leave DH blank and batting fourth, it will play the right players, but Cruz-DH will drop to batting ninth. Correct?

Is there any way to get what I want above?
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Re: Manipulating the lineup

PostSun Apr 24, 2016 2:08 pm

The only way I have got HAL to do anything close to what I want is leave the entire lineup blank below the spot you want the DH--say you want the DH 5th, but want the spot left open because the injury goes away after the 1st game in the next set.

Fill in the first 4 spots in the lineup and leave the rest blank. Usually HAL puts the best hitter 5th and gets the platoons correct and does a reasonable bottom of the order. I went with a team (below) with no 1b at all, and left 6 down blank all year--Hal put the guy I wanted (Young) at 1b and 6th, and also handled my cheap ss platoon correctly all season.

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Re: Manipulating the lineup

PostSun Apr 24, 2016 2:18 pm

Miller is correct, that will work.

If it were me I don't sweat that one game. I make the lineup I want for games 2 and 3 and just let Trumbo stumble around the outfield for 1 game
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Re: Manipulating the lineup

PostSun Apr 24, 2016 3:58 pm

Thanks, guys. As it is just one game without Gutierrez (and one with, because of lefty/righty pitchers), I'm going to leave DH blank, batting fourth. I assume it'll choose the right DH, but slide him to the bottom.

It's annoying how the DH spot in the lineup has this glitch with backups.
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Re: Manipulating the lineup

PostSun Apr 24, 2016 4:35 pm

any open spot slides to the bottom of the order--(i guess that,s how they insure the pitcher bats ninth in no DH leagues), so somtimes you may need to leave 2 or 3 open spots when you have multiple long injuries.
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Re: Manipulating the lineup

PostWed Apr 27, 2016 5:00 pm

and just let Trumbo stumble around the outfield for 1 game


or 162 if you are the orioles.

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