Dodgers: Projected Opening Day Starting Lineup

Yesterday we broke down the projected 25-man active roster to start the season. Now I’ll break down the projected Dodgers opening day lineup and also share my thoughts on how I’d make the lineup at the end.

Spring Training is a good time to make predictions and projections for what the team is going to look like on everyday basis.

There isn’t a lot of change coming to the Dodger lineup so there’s a good idea of what we can expect to see. There are a few more questions that need to be answered before we get a concrete lineup. But, we’ll take a crack at it anyway.

One statistic you’ll notice in this article that you may not be familiar with is wOBA. Weighted On-Base Average is a more accurate statistic that analyzes a hitter’s overall offensive value. I tend to preference this statistic over your traditional triple slash line. To read up on the statistic, check out this article by Fangraphs to help give you a solid understanding of its use.

But in short, it’s a statistic that combines Slugging Percentages, Batting Average, and On-Base Percentages to give you a more accurate value of the hitter.