Putting Chris Davis atop the batting order was a short-lived venture, with the Orioles opting to end that experiment only five games into the season. Davis’ last game batting leadoff was April 3, with Tim Beckham filling in the following game. Since then, it has been all Trey Mancini.
Have the Orioles found their leadoff hitter? Mancini is off to a hot start at the plate, which is a bit ironic considering what he recently told the Baltimore Sun’s Jon Meoli: “ ‘...you needed a sundial to measure me running, so nobody ever considered putting me at leadoff.