Joe Maddon tested out a new order at the top of his lineup
Publish date:With Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, the Angels have two of the best hitters in baseball right now. That gives Joe Maddon flexibility with how he wants to order his lineup., with Trout batting second. However, the Angels skipper decided to flip the two on Friday/Saturday, just to see what it looks like.. “There’s nothing to read into, but it’s definitely a possibility. I just wanted to invert them and see what it looks like with Shohei behind Mikey and how that affects him.
In 2021, Ohtani played in 117 games as the No. 2 hitter and just 23 as the leadoff man. Trout only played in 36 games total, all but one in the No. 3 spot in the lineup, with one game batting second. For his career, Trout has hit either second or third in over 1,000 games, and leadoff in 162 total. However, 138 of those games came during the 2012 season.
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