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.
HOU — 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
- 1Jeremy PenaSSRproj 135 G· 64 G (pace 92)bats 1st
- 2Jose Altuve2B/OFRproj 147 G· 88 G (pace 126)proj 2nd · actual 1st
- 3Yordan AlvarezDHLproj 137 G· 111 G (pace 159)proj 3rd · actual 2nd
- 4Christian Walker1BRproj 143 G· 109 G (pace 156)bats 4th
- 5Carlos Correa3B/SSRproj 136 G· 32 G (pace 46)proj 5th · actual 1st
- 6Yainer DiazCRproj 137 G· 52 G (pace 75)bats 6th
- 7Isaac Paredes3BRproj 141 G· 106 G (pace 152)proj 7th · actual 3rd
- 8Cam SmithOFRproj 127 G· 106 G (pace 152)proj 8th · actual 6th
- 9Jake MeyersOFRproj 107 G· 43 G (pace 62)proj 9th · actual 7th
bench depth (8) — his slots 10+
- 10Cesar SalazarCproj 37 G · 7 G
- 11Zach Dezenzo1Bproj 42 G · 33 G
- 12Shay Whitcomb2Bproj 81 G · 15 G
- 13Zach ColeOFproj 41 G · 18 G
- 14Joey LoperfidoOFproj 47 G · 39 G
- 17Jon Singleton1Bproj 35 G · —
- 22David Hensley2Bproj 0 G · —
- 23Brendan Rodgers2Bproj 126 G · —