Every season, there are frequent fan arguments over what would be an optimal lineup for their preferred team. Tools on Baseball Savant and other websites or programs provide some insight into how to build a lineup by providing a breakdown of a player’s performance in each specific lineup spot, but this still leaves a lot up to the unknown. Since 2019, the Red Sox have had rather abysmal luck finding a consistent, fit leadoff hitter.
In the first half of 2022, the Red Sox mainly called upon Enrique Hérnandez with sprinkles of Jarren Duran before pivoting to Tommy Pham after the Aug.