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.
CIN — projected batting order
5 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
- 1TJ FriedlOFLproj 129 G· 64 G (pace 93)bats 1st
- 2Matt McLain2BRproj 138 G· 83 G (pace 121)bats 2nd
- 3Elly De La CruzSSBproj 157 G· 92 G (pace 134)bats 3rd
- 4Eugenio Suarez3BRproj 152 G· 80 G (pace 117)proj 4th · actual 5th
- 5Spencer Steer1BRproj 143 G· 97 G (pace 142)proj 5th · actual 6th
- 6Noelvi Marte3BRproj 130 G· 51 G (pace 74)bats 6th
- 7Sal Stewart1BRproj 132 G· 111 G (pace 162)proj 7th · actual 4th
- 8Tyler StephensonCRproj 133 G· 83 G (pace 121)proj 8th · actual 7th
- 9Ke'Bryan Hayes3BRproj 141 G· 48 G (pace 70)bats 9th
bench depth (19) — his slots 10+
- 10Jose TrevinoCproj 31 G · 26 G
- 11Nathaniel Lowe1Bproj 45 G · 81 G
- 12Dane MyersOFproj 42 G · 68 G
- 13Will BensonOFproj 44 G · 48 G
- 14JJ BledayOFproj 41 G · 83 G
- 15Aristides AquinoOFproj 0 G · —
- 16Christian Encarnacion-Strand1Bnow on BALproj 0 G · 11 G
- 18Shogo AkiyamaOFproj 0 G · —
- 19Stuart FairchildOFnow on CLEproj 0 G · 12 G
- 20Austin HaysOFnow on CWSproj 0 G · 12 G
- 21Tyler HoltOFproj 0 G · —
- 22Santiago Espinal2B/3Bnow on LADproj 0 G · 27 G
- 23Kevin NewmanSSproj 0 G · —
- 24Donald LutzOFproj 0 G · —
- 25Colin Moran1Bproj 0 G · —
- 27Nick SolakOFnow on SDproj 0 G · 4 G
- 31Andrew KnappCproj 0 G · —
- 31Tucker BarnhartCproj 0 G · —
- 34Luke MaileCnow on KCproj 0 G · 5 G