The dos and don’ts of picking a cleanup hitter | ESPN
Rockies Manager Bud Black was recently asked about the possibility of Trevor Story batting in the cleanup spot in the lineup in 2018. Black didn’t give a definitive answer about Story’s placement in the lineup, but he did emphasize what he believes a cleanup hitter does well. Black says, “The guys who do knock in runs, the guys who get it done in situations, those guys put the ball in play.” ESPN’s Bradford Doolittle expands upon this idea in a very interesting piece of analysis.
Who would make an ideal cleanup hitter for the 2018 Rockies?
