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.
NYM — 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
- 1Francisco LindorSSBproj 148 G· 55 G (pace 79)bats 1st
- 2Juan SotoOFLproj 153 G· 84 G (pace 120)bats 2nd
- 3Bo BichetteSSRproj 140 G· 112 G (pace 161)proj 3rd · actual 2nd
- 4Luis Robert Jr.OFRproj 137 G· 35 G (pace 50)bats 4th
- 5Jorge Polanco2BBproj 131 G· 29 G (pace 42)proj 5th · actual 3rd
- 6Marcus Semien2BRproj 137 G· 94 G (pace 135)proj 6th · actual 7th
- 7Mark Vientos3BRproj 128 G· 73 G (pace 105)proj 7th · actual 4th
- 8Francisco AlvarezCRproj 129 G· 75 G (pace 108)proj 8th · actual 9th
- 9Carson BengeOFLproj 116 G· 107 G (pace 153)proj 9th · actual 1st
bench depth (12) — his slots 10+
- 10Luis TorrensCproj 31 G · 63 G
- 11Brett Baty3Bproj 103 G · 101 G
- 12Ronny Mauricio3Bproj 28 G · 17 G
- 13MJ MelendezOFproj 31 G · 55 G
- 14Tyrone TaylorOFproj 46 G · 59 G
- 15Tommy PhamOFproj 0 G · 7 G
- 16D.J. StewartOFproj 0 G · —
- 18Omar NarvaezCproj 0 G · —
- 19Joey WendleSSproj 0 G · —
- 20Jesse WinkerOFproj 126 G · —
- 21Starling MarteOFnow on KCproj 105 G · 50 G
- 22Jose SiriOFnow on LAAproj 73 G · 48 G