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.
CLE — 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
- 1Steven KwanOFLproj 149 G· 103 G (pace 148)bats 1st
- 2Kyle Manzardo1BLproj 135 G· 102 G (pace 146)proj 2nd · actual 4th
- 3Jose Ramirez3BBproj 157 G· 82 G (pace 118)bats 3rd
- 4Rhys Hoskins1BRproj 111 G· 86 G (pace 123)bats 4th
- 5Chase DeLauterOFLproj 125 G· 95 G (pace 136)proj 5th · actual 3rd
- 6Nolan JonesOFLproj 98 G· —
- 7Angel Martinez2B/OFBproj 118 G· 68 G (pace 97)proj 7th · actual 6th
- 8Bo NaylorCLproj 127 G· 27 G (pace 39)bats 8th
- 9Brayan Rocchio2B/SSBproj 123 G· 110 G (pace 158)bats 9th
bench depth (9) — his slots 10+
- 10Austin HedgesCproj 21 G · 51 G
- 11David FryDHproj 47 G · 70 G
- 12Gabriel Arias2B/SSproj 86 G · 39 G
- 13C.J. KayfusOFproj 93 G · 8 G
- 14George ValeraDHproj 68 G · 13 G
- 15Daniel SchneemannOFproj 0 G · 80 G
- 16Jhonkensy NoelOFproj 0 G · —
- 19Will BrennanOFnow on SFproj 0 G · 11 G
- 26Oscar GonzalezOFproj 0 G · —