[Mick]

2025 batting order as suggested by today's interview with Bob Melvin and Pavlovic. Melvin likes the L/R/L/R dynamic:

1. LaMonte Wade, L
2. Willy Adames, R
3. Jung Hoo Lee, L
4. Matt Chapman, R
5. Heliot Ramos, R
6. Patrick Bailey, S
7. Tyler Fitzgerald, R
8. Mike Yastrzemski, L (last three interchangeable depending upon pitcher)
9. DH depending upon pitcher. Might be Encarnacion, Goldschmidt, Carlos Santana, Flores, Schmitt, Sabol, Matos, McCray, Meckler.

Sabol was 2nd on the team in OPS+, btw. Maybe not the worst idea to find a place for him to play.

Can DH move to a field position (e.g. if Sabol starts as DH and then we need a C?). Do you lose the DH?

If the DH is called to serve a defensive position during the game, they retain their spot in the batting order, but they lose the status of DH and the pitcher is then placed in the lineup slot that was previously occupied by the defensive player whom the DH replaced in the field, and the team cannot then use another DH for the remainder of the game.

A team must select their DH before the game begins (as listed on the lineup cards provided to the umpires before the game), and if the team doesn't select a DH, they're not permitted to use a DH for the entire game. If the pitcher plays another defensive position, the team is no longer allowed to use a DH.

[Mick]

2025 batting order as suggested by today's interview with Bob Melvin and Pavlovic. Melvin likes the L/R/L/R dynamic:

1. LaMonte Wade, L
2. Willy Adames, R
3. Jung Hoo Lee, L
4. Matt Chapman, R
5. Heliot Ramos, R
6. Patrick Bailey, S
7. Tyler Fitzgerald, R
8. Mike Yastrzemski, L (last three interchangeable depending upon pitcher)
9. DH depending upon pitcher. Might be Encarnacion, Goldschmidt, Carlos Santana, Flores, Schmitt, Sabol, Matos, McCray, Meckler.

Sabol was 2nd on the team in OPS+, btw. Maybe not the worst idea to find a place for him to play.

Can DH move to a field position (e.g. if Sabol starts as DH and then we need a C?). Do you lose the DH?

If the DH is called to serve a defensive position during the game, they retain their spot in the batting order, but they lose the status of DH and the pitcher is then placed in the lineup slot that was previously occupied by the defensive player whom the DH replaced in the field, and the team cannot then use another DH for the remainder of the game.

A team must select their DH before the game begins (as listed on the lineup cards provided to the umpires before the game), and if the team doesn't select a DH, they're not permitted to use a DH for the entire game. If the pitcher plays another defensive position, the team is no longer allowed to use a DH.