PT TOMORROW: NL East—Where will Eaton bat in the WAS lineup?
Mar 21 2017
Manager Dusty Baker is said to be weighing his options when it comes to the batting order. While most of the lineup is set, he has yet to decide who will bat second on most days. The easy answer would be Adam Eaton (OF, WAS), whose skills would be an ideal fit there. However, Baker is reportedly at least somewhat reluctant to bat Eaton in that spot and have three consecutive left-handed batters, as Daniel Murphy (2B, WAS) and Bryce Harper (OF, WAS) are set to bat third and fourth, respectively.
The alternative being considered is batting Eaton sixth and moving Jayson Werth (OF, WAS) up to second. Werth owns a lifetime .247/.340/.433 slash line with 43 HR and 16 SB in 935 AB batting second. He logged just two plate...
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