If the first Orioles lineup of the year is any indication, things are going to get weird. After several late spring training games in which Chris Davis was the leadoff hitter, Opening Day has arrived and the once-and-hopefully-future slugger is still sitting there in the top spot. This experiment is really happening.
During spring training, you could shrug, because after all, that was just to make sure that Davis got some more at-bats in games that didn’t count to make up for the time that he missed due to his forearm problem.
Now, he’s the first Oriole who will bat all year!