Finding a home for Jonathan India in the Cincinnati Reds lineup

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty ImagesThe lightly spoken-of elephant in the room here needs mention first: Jonathan India has not been healthy for most of the last two seasons. The one season he was truly healthy (2021) was stellar for both him and the Cincinnati Reds, and he hit his way to the National League Rookie of the Year Award while being the most valuable position player on the roster (per Baseball Reference).

While it may not be the sole cause for me actually having to write an article about ‘finding’ a place for him in the Reds lineup, there’s at least a chance that if he stays healthy he will obviously be good enough to be in it everyday. Thing is, the previous two…