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.
STL — 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
- 1JJ WetherholtSSLproj 137 G· 105 G (pace 152)bats 1st
- 2Masyn WinnSSRproj 143 G· 103 G (pace 149)proj 2nd · actual 6th
- 3Jordan WalkerOFRproj 145 G· 110 G (pace 159)proj 3rd · actual 4th
- 4Ivan HerreraDHRproj 137 G· 111 G (pace 161)proj 4th · actual 2nd
- 5Alec Burleson1B/OFLproj 147 G· 111 G (pace 161)proj 5th · actual 3rd
- 6Nolan Gorman2B/3BLproj 128 G· 62 G (pace 90)proj 6th · actual 5th
- 7Lars NootbaarOFLproj 118 G· 48 G (pace 69)proj 7th · actual 5th
- 8Thomas Saggese2B/SSRproj 128 G· 26 G (pace 38)bats 8th
- 9Victor Scott IIOFLproj 125 G· 57 G (pace 82)bats 9th
bench depth (7) — his slots 10+
- 10Pedro PagesCproj 39 G · 52 G
- 11Ramon Urias2B/3Bproj 74 G · 22 G
- 12Bryan TorresOFproj 27 G · 35 G
- 13Joshua BaezOFproj 45 G · —
- 14Nathan ChurchOFproj 65 G · 88 G
- 15Jimmy CrooksCproj 0 G · 36 G
- 16Dylan CarlsonOFnow on CHCproj 0 G · 2 G