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.
TEX — 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
- 1Evan CarterOFLproj 127 G· 93 G (pace 135)proj 1st · actual 6th
- 2Wyatt LangfordOFRproj 143 G· 60 G (pace 87)bats 2nd
- 3Corey SeagerSSLproj 135 G· 53 G (pace 77)bats 3rd
- 4Brandon NimmoOFLproj 147 G· 106 G (pace 153)proj 4th · actual 1st
- 5Jake Burger1BRproj 135 G· 107 G (pace 155)proj 5th · actual 4th
- 6Joc PedersonDHLproj 122 G· 101 G (pace 146)proj 6th · actual 1st
- 7Josh Jung3BRproj 135 G· 92 G (pace 133)proj 7th · actual 2nd
- 8Danny JansenCRproj 94 G· 40 G (pace 58)bats 8th
- 9Josh Smith1B/3B/SSLproj 138 G· 44 G (pace 64)proj 9th · actual 8th
bench depth (8) — his slots 10+
- 10Kyle HigashiokaCproj 87 G · 53 G
- 11Mark CanhaOFproj 68 G · —
- 12Justin Foscue1Bproj 25 G · 58 G
- 13Ezequiel Duran1B/SSproj 61 G · 101 G
- 14Alejandro OsunaOFproj 41 G · 70 G
- 16Jose BarreroSSproj 0 G · —
- 16Bubba ThompsonOFproj 0 G · —
- 20Cody Freeman2Bproj 0 G · 7 G