Lineup Analysis (9/13/24)

American League

Angels

• Niko Kavadas (DH) only starts against righties.

• Bryce Teodosio (CF) started in four of the last five games.

Astros

• No regular first baseman with Jon Singleton, Yainer Diaz, and Victor Caratini starting there over the last four games.

• The outfield has been a mess with Chas McCormick on the IL, Kyle Tucker playing DH, Yordan Alvarez should be DH, and the corpses of Jason Heyward and Ben Gamel are still rostered.

Athletics

• Ryan Noda (vs RHP) and Tyler Nevin (vs LHP) are in a first base platoon.

• Each of Nick Allen, Tristan Gray, and Max Schuemann started at third in one of the last five games.

Blue Jays

• A mess with George Springer, Alejandro Kirk, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. being the only regulars.

Guardians

• Lane Thomas started eight straight including one against a lefty.

• Jhonkensy Noel started in only five of the last 10 games.

Mariners

• Steady with the second (Jorge Polanco and Dylan Moore) and third base (Josh Rojas and Luis Urías) platoons.

Orioles

• Cedric Mullins hits second with Adley Rutschman hitting fifth.

• Coby Mayo started in only four of the last 10 games.

Rangers

• Steady with Ezequiel Duran started in seven of the last 10 games.

Rays

• Jonny DeLuca started in nine of the last 10 games.

• Jonathan Aranda with six starts (four batting second) in the last seven games.

Red Sox

• Triston Casas doesn’t start against lefties and I’m not sure why with a career .754 OPS versus lefties and .842 OPS versus righties.

• Since coming off the IL, Trevor Story started in five of six games.

• Connor Wong with eight straight starts while splitting time between catcher and first base.

Royals

• Robbie Grossman has only three starts in eight games since joining the team.

• Paul DeJong with just six starts in the last 10 games.

• Since coming off the IL, Hunter Renfroe started in four of six games.

Tigers

• Jace Jung (vs RHP) and Andy Ibáñez (vs LHP) are in a third base platoon.

• Kerry Carpenter (vs RHP) and Justyn-Henry Malloy (vs LHP) are in a DH platoon.

• Trey Sweeney only faces righties.

Twins

• Edouard Julien only faces righties but leads off when in the lineup.

• Willi Castro has only three starts in the last six games.

• DaShawn Keirsey Jr. started in center field for the last two games while batting at the end of the lineup.

White Sox

• Same garbage, different week.

Yankees

• Jasson Domínguez started in three of four games since being promoted.

National League

Braves

• Ramón Laureano started three straight over Jarred Kelenic including two against a righty.

• Luke Williams saw time at second base when Whit Merrifield was banged up.

Brewers

• Jackson Chourio leads off with Brice Turang batting ninth.

• Gary Sánchez started in four of five games with three at DH.

Cardinals

• Thomas Saggese started three straight, played 2B and SS, and hit seventh.

• Jordan Walker started in 11 of 12 games since his last promotion.

Cubs

• Steady with Dansby Swanson batting second now.

Diamondbacks

• Josh Bell started in five of eight games since Christian Walker came off the IL.

Dodgers

• Chris Taylor (vs LHP) and Gavin Lux (vs RHP) remain in a second base platoon.

Giants

• Marco Luciano and Brett Wisely are splitting time at second base.

• Jerar Encarnacion started in three of four games including his first game at first base.

Marlins

• Xavier Edwards has not started for three games and there is no news as to why. Editor’s Note:

• Rookie Javier Sanoja has started three straight games.

• Nick Fortes with eight straight starts at catcher.

• Kyle Stowers is the only outfield regular with Cristian Pache, Jesús Sánchez, David Hensley, and Griffin Conine sharing the other two spots.

Mets

• With Jeff McNeil on the IL, Jose Iglesias is now the regular second baseman.

• Starling Marte has only started in four of the last seven games. Their outfield has several guys rotating in and out with Nimmo as the only regular.

Nationals

• Steady with Dylan Crews up to hitting second.

Padres

• Xander Bogaerts is playing shortstop with Jake Cronenworth moving to second, Donovan Solano joining playing first, and Mason McCoy heading to the bench.

Phillies

• Steady with speedster, Johan Rojas, getting more playing time (seven starts in the last 10 games).

Pirates

• Bryan De La Cruz started in only six of the last 10 games.

• Billy Cook started two straight in the outfield. Across two minor league levels, he hit .275/.375/.474 with 17 HR and 25 SB in 493 PA. Projections agree on the power-speed combination but don’t buy the batting average with values around .220 AVG.

Reds

• Noelvi Marte has started in only three of the last ten games with Santiago Espinal starting in all ten.

• Amed Rosario started losing playing time with two starts in the last five games.

• Jake Fraley has started 11 straight including two against lefties.

Rockies

• Hunter Goodman (catcher-qualified) started in five of the last nine games.

• Nolan Jones started in six of the last 10 games.