Batting Order Protection & The Value of Speed on the Basepaths

This slideshow is from Mark Pankin's presentation at the the 1993 SABR Convention (PDF):

Subtle Aspects of the Game

His conclusions on lineup protection:

STRENGTH OF FOLLOWING HITTER HAS ONLY SLIGHT EFFECT ON BATTING PERFORMANCE

• BATTING AND SLUGGING AVERAGES NOT AFFECTED
• SLIGHTLY MORE WALKS WHEN WEAKER HITTERS NEXT
• HIGHER BATTING AVERAGES AND MORE NON-INTENTIONAL WALKS WHEN PITCHER FOLLOWS

And having speed on the basepaths:

FASTER BATTERS AND RUNNERS HAVE STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES

• MORE LIKELY TO ADVANCE FURTHER ON HITS
• AVOID SOME DOUBLE PLAYS
• REACH BASE MORE OFTEN ON ERRORS

Nothing that's not considered common knowlege these days but it's presented clearly and simply. Good linking material.