So, are you Team Adam or Team Trea? Not that it matters really, because Washington Nationals skipper Davey Martinez has already said Adam Eaton will be batting leadoff on Opening Day ahead of Trea Turner. Both players are coming off injury-plagued seasons, but should be able to wreak havoc on the basepaths if playing at full strength.
“Eaton’s an on-base percentage guy, more so than Turner is,” GM Mike Rizzo said on MLB Network Radio in December. “Turner’s got some big-time sneaky pop, likes to hit fastballs, he’ll see more fastballs with Eaton on first base, and Eaton goes first-to-third as good or better than anybody in the National League, and I don’t think it will curtail Turner from stealing any bases.