2026 · MLB Lineups
Shawn Childs' lineup projections
His preseason opportunity model as lineup cards — batting order and projected games exactly as his workbook has them, with what actually happened beside each row. His judgment preserved, reality noted.
Preseason lineup projections (March 2026 workbook, vintage 2026-08-03) · actuals through 2026-08-02. Players his sheet lists on a team stay on that card; moves since March are annotated from our ingest.
BAL — projected batting order
3 of 9 slots as projectedamber = 1–2 slots off or a ≥20-game pace gap · red = 3+ slots or pace under 50% of his projection · agreement uncolored
- 1Jackson Holliday2BLproj 139 G· 60 G (pace 87)proj 1st · actual 9th
- 2Adley RutschmanCBproj 131 G· 67 G (pace 97)proj 2nd · actual 3rd
- 3Gunnar HendersonSSLproj 154 G· 111 G (pace 161)proj 3rd · actual 2nd
- 4Pete Alonso1BRproj 159 G· 112 G (pace 162)bats 4th
- 5Taylor WardOFRproj 141 G· 111 G (pace 161)proj 5th · actual 1st
- 6Samuel BasalloCLproj 110 G· 86 G (pace 124)proj 6th · actual 5th
- 7Colton CowserOFLproj 131 G· 93 G (pace 135)bats 7th
- 8Coby Mayo1BRproj 106 G· 82 G (pace 119)bats 8th
- 9Dylan BeaversOFLproj 98 G· 57 G (pace 82)proj 9th · actual 6th
bench depth (10) — his slots 10+
- 10Ryan Mountcastle1Bproj 50 G · 8 G
- 11Blaze Alexander2Bproj 37 G · 72 G
- 12Jordan Westburg3Bproj 87 G · —
- 13Jeremiah JacksonOFproj 42 G · 69 G
- 14Tyler O'NeillOFproj 73 G · 67 G
- 15Leody TaverasOFproj 0 G · 93 G
- 16Heston KjerstadOFproj 0 G · —
- 18Franchy CorderoOFproj 0 G · —
- 21Pat Valaika1B/2B/SSproj 0 G · —
- 24Chris OwingsOFproj 0 G · —