Lineups Outlook: Neto batting second, Wallner and Chourio move up

It’s never too early for 2025 draft preparations. Although the second half may not guarantee a carryover of gains, players moving up in their lineups can improve their numbers, especially counting statistics compared to their upcoming projection sets. Today’s Lineups Outlook focuses on younger players moving up in their respective batting orders. 

Los Angeles Angels

  • Lineup note of interest: Zach Neto talked his way into hitting 2nd for Ron Washington and fantasy players may reap the reWards. 

Finding a topic fantasy managers agree upon can be rare, but this column tracked the slight rise in the batting order for Zach Neto before this month, and it appears he’s now settling in at the 2nd spot in the lineup. During his last four...

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