Lewis Brinson doesn’t profile as a leadoff man. He’s a table cleaner, not a table setter, a run producer whose primary duty has typically been to empty the bases with his bat, not scratch his way aboard by any means necessary.
But given the lack of better alternatives, Marlins manager Don Mattingly is experimenting with Brinson in the top spot. Brinson is scheduled to bat leadoff for the second time this spring on Tuesday.
“It’s just a discussion about the leadoff spot,” Mattingly said. “There’s a number of guys we’ve talked about for that spot. And it may be an evolving spot over the course of the year.