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.
MIA — projected batting order
2 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
- 1Xavier Edwards2B/SSBproj 145 G· 112 G (pace 161)proj 1st · actual 4th
- 2Jakob MarseeOFLproj 136 G· 106 G (pace 152)proj 2nd · actual 1st
- 3Connor Norby3BRproj 135 G· 64 G (pace 92)proj 3rd · actual 7th
- 4Agustin RamirezCRproj 148 G· 31 G (pace 44)proj 4th · actual 3rd
- 5Kyle StowersOFLproj 122 G· 88 G (pace 126)proj 5th · actual 4th
- 6Christopher MorelOFRproj 128 G· 22 G (pace 32)bats 6th
- 7Otto Lopez2B/SSRproj 141 G· 109 G (pace 156)proj 7th · actual 3rd
- 8Owen CaissieOFLproj 87 G· 80 G (pace 115)proj 8th · actual 6th
- 9Esteury RuizOFRproj 108 G· 58 G (pace 83)bats 9th
bench depth (10) — his slots 10+
- 10Liam HicksC/1Bproj 73 G · 101 G
- 11Graham Pauley3Bproj 49 G · 37 G
- 12Javier Sanoja2B/OFproj 69 G · 87 G
- 13Heriberto HernandezOFproj 78 G · 82 G
- 14Griffin ConineOFproj 39 G · 45 G
- 26Matt Mervis1Bproj 0 G · —
- 27Nick FortesCnow on TBproj 0 G · 80 G
- 28Jonah Bride1Bproj 0 G · —
- 29Garrett HampsonSS/OFproj 0 G · —
- 30Victor MesaOFproj 0 G · —