Last season manager John Gibbons used a plethora of players atop the order with Curtis Granderson garnering the most time in the leadoff spot. With Grandy long gone, it appears the leadoff debate is really a two horse race between Lourdes Gurrile Jr. and Billy McKinney.
Devon Travis was once thought to be a suitable candidate for the job however his disastrous 2018 campaign would seem to take him out of the running heading into 2019.
The likes of Randal Grichuk, Kendrys Morales, Justin Smoak, Kevin Pillar, and Russell Martin do not fit the offensive mold to hit leadoff, so that leaves two.