The whole point of a “way-too-early” lineup exercise is to annoy yourself on purpose. Because if you’re the Mariners, the roster is close — and that’s exactly why every lineup card projection immediately turns into: “Cool. But where’s the other bat?”
Even the public depth charts basically admit the same thing. FanGraphs’ RosterResource has Seattle’s projected go-to lineup vs. righties starting with Randy Arozarena leading off, then Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodríguez, and Josh Naylor stacked behind him.
And yeah… Randy in the leadoff spot is the part that might make your eye twitch.