Position Player Playing Time Changes: March 31, 2026
Welcome back to Position Player Playing Time Changes! Now that the season has started, I’m shifting the weekly table from displaying plate appearance changes to displaying the change in the percent of remaining playing time allocated to each player. All changes are over the past seven days, as they will be from here on out.
Notable Changes in Remaining Projected Playing Time, 3/24 to 3/31
| Name | Team | Positions | ROS PT %, 3/24 | ROS PT%, 3/31 | PT Change | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Mead | WSN | 1B, 2B, 3B | 10% | 30% | 20% | Acquired from CHW, should get plenty of playing time |
| Brice Matthews | HOU | 2B, CF, LF | 10% | 26% | 16% | Getting worked into the lineup more than anticipated |
| Jake Bauers | MIL | 1B, DH, LF, RF | 41% | 56% | 15% | Andrew Vaughn injury opens up 1B against RHP, also will play some LF with Chourio out |
| Spencer Steer | CIN | 1B, 2B, 3B, DH, LF, RF | 53% | 67% | 14% | Taking playing time away from Noelvi Marte in the early going, and versatility always helps |
| Tristan Peters | CHW | CF, RF | 4% | 18% | 14% | Playing fairly regularly against RHP so far |
| Daniel Schneemann | CLE | 2B, 3B, CF, LF, RF, SS | 29% | 42% | 13% | Vogt has been mixing-and-matching a lot, so the Guardians won’t really have “bench players” |
| David Hamilton | MIL | 3B, SS, 2B | 29% | 42% | 13% | Starting over Luis Rengifo against RHP at 3B so far |
| Joey Wiemer | WSN | RF, LF, CF | 21% | 34% | 13% | Getting on base in ten straight PAs to start the year is a GREAT way to bump PT up! |
| Nathan Church | STL | LF, RF, CF | 31% | 42% | 11% | Starting in LF against RHP regularly; Lars Nootbaar on 60-day IL |
| Oswald Peraza | LAA | 2B, 3B, SS, 1B | 39% | 49% | 10% | Starting 2B over Adam Frazier |
| Leo Jiménez | MIA | 2B, SS | 11% | 21% | 10% | Acquired from TOR, out of options; should play against LHP |
| Kyle Karros | COL | 3B, 1B | 34% | 44% | 10% | Has started every game at 3B thus far |
| Noelvi Marte | CIN | RF | 72% | 62% | -10% | Starts in only two of four games thus far |
| Mickey Moniak | COL | RF, LF, DH, CF | 69% | 57% | -12% | Sprained finger right before Opening Day |
| Andrés Chaparro | WSN | 1B, 3B, DH | 37% | 22% | -15% | Sent down to make room for Mead |
| Jackson Chourio | MIL | LF, RF, CF, DH | 93% | 78% | -15% | Fractured finger |
| Christopher Morel | MIA | 1B, DH, LF | 51% | 34% | -17% | Oblique strain, out 4-6 weeks |
| Andrew Vaughn | MIL | 1B | 80% | 60% | -20% | Fractured hamate, out the typical 4-6 weeks |
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