The Chicago White Sox have had some weird lineups during the 2019 season. Some people get mad at it, some people understand that they construct these lineups using data collected and are trying to give themselves the best chance to win. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.
On Monday night, Yoan Moncada was hitting in the cleanup spot. That is not a spot in the lineup he usually finds himself in. Moncada leads the qualified hitters in batting average so this looked like a decent move to try.
He had an amazing game so it, as of now, looks like a really good idea.