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.
COL — projected batting order
1 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
- 1Edouard Julien1B/2BLproj 127 G· 84 G (pace 122)bats 1st
- 2Ezequiel TovarSSRproj 145 G· 101 G (pace 146)proj 2nd · actual 8th
- 3Mickey MoniakOFLproj 129 G· 74 G (pace 107)proj 3rd · actual 2nd
- 4Hunter GoodmanCRproj 145 G· 102 G (pace 148)proj 4th · actual 3rd
- 5Brenton DoyleOFRproj 143 G· 40 G (pace 58)proj 5th · actual 7th
- 6Jordan BeckOFRproj 135 G· 29 G (pace 42)proj 6th · actual 1st
- 7Kyle Karros3BRproj 123 G· 101 G (pace 146)proj 7th · actual 8th
- 8Willi Castro2B/3B/OFBproj 121 G· 94 G (pace 136)proj 8th · actual 6th
- 9Jake McCarthyOFLproj 129 G· 93 G (pace 135)proj 9th · actual 1st
bench depth (12) — his slots 10+
- 10Braxton FulfordCproj 41 G · 33 G
- 11Troy JohnstonOFproj 49 G · 98 G
- 12Ryan Ritter2B/SSproj 65 G · 5 G
- 13Tyler FreemanOFproj 49 G · 73 G
- 14Zac VeenOFproj 57 G · —
- 15Adael Amador2Bproj 0 G · —
- 17Elehuris Montero3Bproj 0 G · —
- 18Harold Castro1B/2B/SSproj 0 G · —
- 21Nolan JonesOFproj 0 G · —
- 29Michael Toglia1Bproj 0 G · —
- 30Kyle Farmer2B/3B/SSnow on ATLproj 0 G · 9 G
- 31Thairo Estrada2Bproj 0 G · —