Mets' Unconventional Lineup: Power & Contact

0:00It's March 22nd. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is New York Met's News Today. Your AI-powered team report. The New York Met's are building an exciting lineup for the 2026 season, and a projection from fan graphs shows how they might stack it. It puts stars like Francisco Lindor as shortstop leading off, Juan Soto in left field second, and Bulbasht at third base right behind him. This set up continues with Jorge Palanco, at first base fourth, Luis Robert Jr. in center field fifth, and Brett Beatty as the designated hitter sixth. Marcus Semyon slots in at second base seventh, Carson Benj in right field eighth, and Francisco Alvarez catching ninth. Old school baseball fans might raise an eyebrow at this order. Lindor packs too much power for the top spot traditionally, Soto usually hits lower for protection, and Palanco lacks the classic clean of slugger. Profile. Modern baseball flips the script by prioritizing the best overall hitters early, no matter their power numbers.

1:00But set fits as a pure contact guy in the three hole, but the focus stays on maximizing ad bats for top talent. If the Met's roll out something like this on opening day, it could give them a real edge of the plate, even if it surprises purists who grew up with. Trickter, line of rules.