Modern baseball thinking has two broad thoughts when it comes to constructing a lineup. The first is that there is a particular ideal way to build a team’s lineup. The second is that the difference between an optimal lineup and a different one is small, so it doesn’t matter all that much.
That second point is good news for the Orioles, because they didn’t make the best use of their lineup in the 2016 season. Last season’s leadoff hitter, Adam Jones, performed better than you might have expected in that role, but he still has no business being a leadoff hitter.