4/3/12

Looks like we can safely assume the Mets Opening Day lineup now

With the lineup set for today's game against the Yankees, I think it's pretty safe to assume it's roughly the same lineup that will go into Opening Day for the Mets on Thursday.

Here's the lineup today...
  1. Andres Torres, CF
  2. Daniel Murphy, 2B
  3. David Wright, 3B
  4. Ike Davis, 1B
  5. Jason Bay, LF
  6. Lucas Duda, RF
  7. Scott Hairston, DH
  8. Josh Thole, C
  9. Ruben Tejada, SS
Now, obviously there won't be a DH in Citi Field come Thursday, and we know Johan Santana will be on the mound, so scratch Hairston and add Santana to the bottom and you've got your OD lineup.
  1. Torres, CF
  2. Murphy, 2B
  3. Wright, 3B
  4. Davis, 1B
  5. Bay, LF
  6. Duda, RF
  7. Thole, C
  8. Tejada, SS
  9. Santana, P
Eventually, my thinking is Duda will flip with Bay to protect Davis more. What do you think about this lineup?