Baseball Quote by Cal Ripken, Jr

From my vantage point as a catcher, those are tough lineups to face when guys lay off the tough pitches and work counts and…

— Buster Posey

You have to have a great fielder at shortstop, and you've got to have a guy that has good range and good hands in…

— Aaron Judge

It's going to come down to executing, trying to keep guys off balance and disrupting timing. That's something you can do regardless of how…

— Jake Arrieta

Having a relentless lineup full of professional hitters works on so many levels. It works in terms of pure baseball reasons: if you get…

— Theo Epstein

That's probably the most crucial part of being a shortstop, working on your footwork and having good footwork. Because almost everybody in the big…

— Brandon Crawford

Before, shortstops and second basemen were mostly defensive guys that made all the plays and didn't really hit that well. But now it's beginning…

— Chase Utley

The way you adapt and play against different teams and different styles is going to be important.

— Gareth Barry

To have a leadoff hitter who can get on base and be around every time, it's just great. It helps the team a lot…

— Juan Soto

If you can put a guy behind the plate that can hit in the middle of the order, it's just obviously gonna lengthen your…

— Buster Posey

He can run, steal bases, throw, hit for average, and hit with power like I've never seen. Just don't put him at shortstop.

— Mickey Mantle

I think there's a debate between pitchers and hitters, you know, that always is always gonna exist and when it comes to the pitch…

— Francisco Lindor

The leadoff-hitter thing, I think, it's always nice to have an established leadoff hitter and to have someone who can really get on base…

— Theo Epstein