They won't, but they should.
Verdugo was great as leadoff/RF last year. They should have realized that players are notoriously superstitious and left him in those two spots for all of 2021.
It's only working right now because some people have gotten extremely lucky. Why tempt fate and continue to put out lineups that could be improved upon?
I mean, you are saying that the lineups will be fixed at some point. Why not do that now?
The Sox have the best record in the AL. They are still winning with Richards' poor control. No reason for him to work on it since they are winning all the other games.
Bloom likes that this guy looks all types of wrong this year. In Bloom we trust.
I don't think he's a 5 tool guy, but I think he has some value as an everyday starter at 2B.
I'd suggest what I think the lineup should look like, but I guess our opinions only matter when the team sucks?
Is a 289 OBP good for leadoff?
According to Fangraphs, Arroyo is the 5th best hitter on the team right now. Seems like he should play as much as possible?
The corner OFers are definitely an issue on this team. If Verdugo was in RF, Duran in CF and platoon Renfroe/Franchy in LF, the lineup would be much more formidable.