Editor’s note: With Spring Training approaching, we’ll answer an important question about the Cincinnati Reds each day until pitchers and catchers report Feb. 12. Today’s question: Who hits leadoff and how does the lineup shape up?
When newly-acquired Reds pitchers Tanner Roark and Alex Wood talked about their new team this offseason, they immediately complimented the lineup. It wasn’t easy navigating through those hitters last year.
On paper, the Reds should be one of the top offensive teams in the National League. For those imagining lineup possibilities, it starts at the top.
The Reds had three primary leadoff hitters last season, José Peraza, Scott Schebler and Jesse Winker, and it appears they will choose again from those three.