In 124 of the 162 games played last season, Tommy Edman was the leadoff hitter. He briefly lost his role as the leadoff hitter, but regained it relatively quickly. I was under the mistaken impression that Dylan Carlson struggled in the leadoff role, that his power was sapped there and he focused more on OBP. That is not born out in the stats though. He had a 107 wRC+ on the strength of power, with a .206 ISO, batting 1st. His .314 OBP wasn’t much better than Tommy Edman’s .312 OBP batting leadoff. But it was quite a bit better than Edman’s 93 wRC+ leading off.
Should Tommy Edman abandon switch hitting?
