The 2019 Phillies season started on March 28, and until April 6, Gabe Kapler walked the same lineup card out to the umpires before every game. The Phillies had a shiny new lineup with a lot of interesting new parts, and it worked pretty well. The new Gabe Kapler is less inclined (but I suspect no less interested in) flipping and flopping his lineup based on statistical spasms he finds in the numbers, and he showed that, giving us the longest stretch of regularity we’ve seen in a calendar year.
But, there was always going to be a reason to change things.