During the last couple of seasons, the Braves’ lineup construction has been a hotly debated topic. Manager Brian Snitker has a very traditional manner of doing things, or at least that is his instinct, and that has led a lot of people to see past lineups as less than optimal. Insert all of your ‘Ender at leadoff’ and ‘Nick Markakis bats 5th every day’ jokes.
However, this season has been different. There hasn’t been any fiddling with Ronald Acuna Jr. batting leadoff for good reason, we have seen Freddie Freeman moved up to the two spot in the lineup for a while now, and we have seen a lot of good decisions being made on a day to day basis regarding playing matchups, etc.