You can't groove a pitch to Altuve with Marisnick on deck. You just can't. Marisnick is not a hitter. Take your chances with him.

Also, just a pet peeve, but Merlin mentioned Moneyball. It's one of the biggest shams in baseball. I loved the movie, but the A's success had nothing to do with the Moneyball philosophy. They had 3 fantastic pitchers at the height of their careers in Mark Mulder, Barry Zito and Tim Hudson. Let's also not forget that they had an MVP shortstop in Miguel Tejada and one of the best hitters in the game in Eric Chavez.

Moneyball is bullshit.