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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 2604405, member: 2504"] In an effort to give Zac Susi a break from the rigors of catching, the first two weekend series have seen Thad Phillips in the lineup behind the plate on Saturday game days. Today that works well as it is a day game after a night game. On those days coach Penders has kept Susi's bat in the lineup by putting him at 1B, as Penders likes to keep his big stars in the lineup. I wonder if that will happen today. Susi is in a bit of a slump, while 1B Chris Winkel's bat has done a total turnaround from last season, currently hitting .400, and with the reputation of being an excellent defensive 1B. It suddenly becomes difficult to take Winkel out of the lineup. Another option for Susi is Dan Hurley. Of course, Christian Fedko bat has gotten off to a fast start hitting .350 with 5 doubles. Will Fedko be moved to the infield for a game, in place of either Conor Moriarty and Mike Woodworth are currently both hitting under .200? The downside of that is it could affect the the infield defense, which has been pretty good this season. I doubt Penders really likes to mess with what has been a winning formula so far this season, but at the same time I'm sure he wants to keep Susi's bat in the lineup somewhere. [/QUOTE]