Lineup Analysis (4/7/23)

American League

Angels

• Jake Lamb (.561 OPS) is playing first base against righties.

• Gio Urshela has started in five of six with two games at shortstop.

Astros

• David Hensley (Util-only) has started five of seven with three games at second so far. Mauricio Dubón is getting the other starts at second base.

• Two outfield spots are still are being split between Chas McCormick (1.016 OPS), Corey Julks (.668 OPS), and Jake Meyers (.473 OPS).

Athletics

• Seth Brown didn’t get platooned against the two lefties.

• Ryan Noda has started three straight at first base. He might be on the strong side of a platoon with Brent Rooker.

• Jace Peterson might be on the strong side of a platoon with Nick Allen on the weak side.

Blue Jays

• There looks to be some platoons forming with Brandon Belt and Cavan Biggio only facing righties.

• Kevin Kiermaier (5 starts in seven games), Whit Merrifield (5), and Santiago Espinal (2) don’t seem to have full-time roles.

Guardians

• Gabriel Arias has started in three of the last four games, all against a lefty starter.

Mariners

• Kolten Wong (vs RHP) and Sam Haggerty (vs LHP) seem to be in a second base platoon.

• Jarred Kelenic sat against both lefty starters.

Orioles

• Adam Frazier (1.127 OPS) has started in five of the last six games.

• Ramón Urías has only started in three of six games.

Rangers

• Josh Smith (.875 OPS), Brad Miller (.857 OPS), and Ezequiel Duran (.333 OPS) are splitting time between two lineup spots.

Rays

• A mess as normal.

• Isaac Paredes (vs LHP) and Taylor Walls (vs RHP) appear to be in a third base platoon.

Red Sox

• They’ve only faced one lefty and Rob Refsnyder played instead of Triston Casas.

Royals

• It’s Rays-like with a new lineups everyday, but with worse hitters.

Tigers

• Matt Vierling (1 HR, 1 SB, .885 OPS) is leading off against lefties and has sat only once.

• Nick Maton (vs RHP) and Jonathan Schoop (vs LHP) seem to be in a third base platoon.

• Ryan Kreidler (6 K in 13 PA) has started three straight games.

Twins

• Michael A. Taylor has starter every game as the centerfielder while batting ninth.

• Trevor Larnach has started every game.

White Sox

• With Eloy Jiménez out, it’s not obvious who will take his place with the candidates being Jake Burger, Romy Gonzalez, and Gavin Sheets.

Yankees

• One and a half (Stanton) outfield spots is being shared by Franchy Cordero (.556 OPS), Oswaldo Cabrera (.646 OPS), and Aaron Hicks (.125 OPS).

National League

Braves

• Travis d’Arnaud (.806 OPS) has started every game (four as DH).

• Eddie Rosario has only started against righties while Kevin Pillar and Marcell Ozuna have started against lefties.

Brewers

• Luke Voit, Owen Miller, and Mike Brosseau (leading off) have only started against lefties. Garrett Mitchell and Brice Turang have sat against both lefties they faced.

• Joey Wiemer (1.009 OPS) had started five straight.

Cardinals

• With Lars Nootbaar out, Alec Burleson (.938) has started in five of the last six games. He sat against the one lefty.

• Brendan Donovan sat against the one lefty with Tommy Edman then hitting leadoff.

Cubs

• Eric Hosmer (.706 OPS) has started in four of the five games.

Diamondbacks

• Josh Rojas (vs RHP) and Evan Longoria (vs LHP) are in a third base platoon.

• Alek Thomas (vs RHP) and Kyle Lewis (vs LHP) are in a platoon.

Dodgers

• Mookie Betts has three games so far at second base.

• Some nagging injuries (i.e. Vargas and Rojas) has mixed things up that last few days.

Giants

• They haven’t faced any lefty starters so the potential platoons aren’t obvious.

• Catcher-qualified Blake Sabol (.722 OPS) has started every game.

• Wilmer Flores has only started in two games so far.

Marlins

• Jon Berti has has started three straight at short with Joey Wendle on the IL.

• Bryan De La Cruz and Jesús Sánchez are splitting one outfield spot. It doesn’t seem to be a handedness platoon.

Mets

• Tommy Pham (vs LHP) and Daniel Vogelbach (vs RHP) seem to be in a platoon.

• Luis Guillorme (vs RHP) and Eduardo Escobar (vs LHP) are in a third base platoon.

Nationals

• Keep an eye on Alex Call, he might be on the short side of a platoon (Note: He is in Friday’s lineup versus a righty).

Padres

• David Dahl (.556 OPS), Rougned Odor (.422), and José Azocar (.844) are splitting time with one outfield spot.

• Nelson Cruz has only started twice, both times against a lefty.

Phillies

• Looks like Jake Cave (vs RHP) and Edmundo Sosa (vs LHP) are in a platoon.

Pirates

• Several guys are playing enough to be relevant (Suwinski, Smith-Njigba, Joe, Choi) but Ji Hwan Bae (1 HR, 2 SB, .708 OPS) has started five of six with three games at second base.

Reds

• Kevin Newman (.600 OPS) and Jose Barrero (.250 OPS) are sharing time at short. I’m not sure it’s a platoon.

Rockies

• Since joining the team, Jurickson Profar has leadoff every game.