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Cory Snyder in CF or Lonnie Smith in LF?

Long story short I have Cory Snyder in a good year against lefties, Reggie in a good year, Lonnie Smith I think is in his best year, Chris James I think in a good against lefties year and Moseby who is not that good against lefties.

So, either I have
(1) Lonnie in LF, Moseby in CF, Snyder in RF, Reggie DH
(2) James in LF, Snyder in CF, Reggie in RF and Lonnie DH
I could also have James in LF, Moseby in CF, Snyder in RF and Reggie DH, leaving out Lonnie Smith.

This is obviouly just a question about the lineup against lefties.

(2) James in LF, Snyder in CF, Reggie in RF and Lonnie DH

Given your scenario I would likely go this way vs LHP. Your CF arm improves over Moseby which accounts for something.

I hate to say it, but I have to agree with LMB. I saw a study once that showed that for centerfield, throwing arm comes into play more than range factor and error rate.

really? I always thought arm counted alot in RF, but for CF, I thought a 2(0) was betterthan any 3. Anyone else think arm matters that much in CF?