By this time most years, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said he already would have run through as many as 10 potential lineups variations for the start of the season. But he said Wednesday he hasn’t gone so far as to make even one yet this year.
From the sound of it, Lovullo is not only weighing a number of different batting order possibilities, he might be considering employing a flexible, ever-changing lineup that varies based on a variety of considerations.
Now, to be clear, Lovullo did not spell it out in concrete terms. He is a stickler about telling his players what they should expect before telling reporters, and he mentioned multiple times that he has not had time to “walk through” his thoughts with players.