Here’s where I’m at with Mondesi: where he hits is all about how he hits. The way he performed to close 2020 and the way he has hit in 21 demand he hit high in the lineup.
He and Matheny are apparently on the same page - that if Mondesi’s bat starts to slip or he slumps to start the year, they’ll move him down and switch it up. I would go:
Merrifield
Benintendi
Mondesi
Santana
Soler
Perez
Dozier
Isbel
Taylor
You’re a little RH heavy 5-7 but oh well!
If Mondesi struggles, drop him to 6 or 7 and move everyone else up a slot.
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