This is always a fun exercise that doesn’t really return a whole lot. It’s more of a way to get a glimpse into the future and see how things might shake out down the road.
Here are the previous attempts at this exercise (year written in parenthesis):
Here was my prediction for the 2018 lineup.
- Catcher: Yasmani Grandal
- First base: Adrian Gonzalez
- Second base: Howie Kendrick
- Third base: Austin Barnes
- Shortstop: Corey Seager
- Left field: Scott Schebler/Scott Van Slyke
- Center field: Joc Pederson
- Right field: Yasiel Puig
Three out of eight, with four of the nine players still with the organization.