The Philadelphia Phillies are scheduled to host the Oakland Athletics at 3:05 p.m. ET on April 8 at Citizens Bank Park to begin the 2022 season. Here’s our first projection of what Joe Girardi’s lineup will look like on Opening Day.
No. 1: Kyle Schwarber, Left Field
While he wouldn’t have been someone that you would have had lead off in the 1990s, Schwarber gets on base at a high clip and hit 17 home runs and drove in 30 runs out of the top spot in the lineup a season ago.