Springer joins a growing trend in batting powerful sluggers at the top of the order.
But no team in baseball has perfected the art of using one of their best hitters and potent sluggers at the top of the lineup quite the way the Houston Astros have done with George Springer.
Houston's talented young outfielder is in the midst of a ridiculous hot streak, although who on the Astros isn't right now? Springer recently had a 10-game hitting streak in which he batted .447/.480/.915 with 7 home runs, 14 RBI and 14 runs scored, all out of the leadoff spot.