Lineup construction is overrated, but don’t tell me that when I’m shifting my OOTP (that’s Out of the Park, a baseball simulation, for the uninitiated) lineup around. Therein lies the misconception about batting orders: small changes are believed to yield dramatic run improvements. In reality, they probably don’t.
Joe Maddon is going to bat Kyle Schwarber leadoff, which presumably moves Ben Zobrist to the cleanup spot. Unless, of course, Addison Russell rockets to superstardom this year. Maddon also said he was tinkering with the idea of batting the pitcher 8th again, just like many of his 2015 lineups.