Cruddy Show recap: Allen Craig gives Mike Matheny lineup flexibility

The Cruddy Show was back at it on Friday night as the St. Louis Cardinals started their all important weekend series with the National League Central Division leading Cincinnati Reds.

Among the topics host Corey Rudd discussed with panelists Brad Bumpus and Mike "Big Red" Levin was Allen Craig.

The trio debated about where Craig should hit in the Cardinals very potent lineup.  Craig has hit second, fourth, and fifth for the most part this season and has done well in all three spots.

Split G AB R 2B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
Batting 2nd 24 98 21 12 3 18 7 16 .347 .393 .561 .954
Batting 4th 30 115 24 6 9 28 17 22 .313 .396 .600 .996
Batting 5th 23 95 16 7 6 19 8 25 .274 .327 .537 .864
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/26/2012.

All three agree that Craig's bat gives manager Mike Matheny a lot of flexibility, but listen to the replay of the show below to hear where the Cruddy Show thinks Allen Craig should hit in the Cardinals lineup on a regular basis.


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