The best in the lineup

Who has been the best at the various lineup positions so far this season? Something to think about as the season enters it's second half.
Lead Off: Coco Crisp - batting .279 in the 1 spot
2nd: Steve Drysdale went 1-3 in one game, but Martin Prado is batting .320 in that position.
3rd: Frank Sohn went 4-4 in one game, but Jaspero Gonzalez has .308 average with 11 homers in the 3 spot.
Cleanup: Ayoz Sadan was positively brilliant, posting a .366 line batting 4th, but through the season, only 11 homers have been hit out of this spot.
5th: Jaspero Gonzalez really found his groove batting 5th, hitting .375 there.
6th: Lots of players have hit 6th this year. Ryan Henning had 1 good game there, while Martin Prado did well in limited time, hitting .349 in 63 ABs.
7th: Tony Abreu and Steve Drysdale each had one good game here, while Coco Crisp's .364 average in 22 at bats stood out for players with multiple games. Frank Sohn has a .325 average out of that spot.
8th: Many players have had a good game or two out of the 8 spot. Ryan Henning's .379 and Coco Crisp's .378 stand out as the best averages in those spots.
9th: Steve Drysdale's perfect day and a pinch hitting appearance from Coco Crisp give them 1.00 averages batting 9th. Tony Abreu, who often bats 9th, has a .431 average batting 9th, though, a remarkable number

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