Ben Zobrist is leading off in right, which means Kris Bryant is back at third base, followed by Anthony Rizzo. The hottest hitter in the planet, Willson Contreras, is catching and cleaning up.
It’s a no-brainer to have WillCo in there, but Victor Caratini has frequently been paired with Kyle Hendricks.
Javy Baez moves down to fifth, Kyle Schwarber bats sixth in left, Addison Russell is at short, and Ian Happ mans center.
Having recently received their undergrad degrees from Rebuild University’s South Side satellite campus, the Sox are now enrolled in master’s level butt-whooping classes up at the school’s wrigleyville HQ.