Let's get to some of your email some thoughts on this lineup. David from Charlotte, North Carolina, writes,

I hope this email finds you in good spirits. I'm in very good spirits. Thank you. After finding out

our guy Pete Alonzo has come home for another 162, I've been listening to the podcast for years now,

traveling between sites during my workday, and I wanted to weigh in on the who bat second debate.

I could tell by how you brought this up on the day of the RICO that you had some interesting

ideas, and something tells me we may have a similar wavelength on this.

Here's the way I would set this line above, at least at the beginning of the season.

Obviously, if players don't perform as expected,

changes would happen. Number one, Francisco Lindor. This is obvious. Don't fix something that

isn't broken. Number two, Brandon Nemmo. I know people may think this is crazy, so let me explain.

I believe it at the core, Nimmo is a contact hitter who knows how to get on base, and that is

exactly why we want him here. Hitting in between Lindor and Soto will ensure Nemo is a contact hitter who knows how to get on base, and that is exactly why we

want him here. Hitting in between Lindor and Soto will ensure Nemo gets good pitches to swing

at. When good hitters get quality pitches, great things can happen. We may not have seen the best

yet of Brandon Nemo. Let me just respond to that. He strikes out a lot, so I wouldn't say he's a great

contact hitter. He is the kind of guy, though, that if he can get he strikes out a lot, so I wouldn't say he's a great contact editor.

He is the kind of guy, though, that if he can get back to being Brandon Nimmo and get on base close to 40% of the time, which is not nuts, the idea of two guys being on for Juan

Soto a lot is very appealing. I think Brandon Nimmo's got to reprove himself.

Now, you can say the same thing about Pete Alonzo. I totally get it. But I think if Nimmo can get back to being that high on base guy, which dipped in the second half of last year, it's not the craziest idea in the world, even if I don't like it to start.

Number three, Juan Soto. The three hole is where you put your best all-around hitter,

and with Lindor and Nimmo, both capable of getting on base at 40% of the time, while also

both being fast, makes this another no-brainer. I don't think your best hitter bats third anymore.

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