I notice Anthony Rendon leads off for the Angels on opening day. I like this move. Rendon’s power dissipated with his injuries, but his ability to get on base remained good. Putting him in the lead-off slot allows him to concentrate on getting on base. If his power returns, the Angels can always move him down in the lineup.

The Lineup Analysis Tool (LAT) had Rendon batting ninth as a secondary lead-off man. The Angels were not going to bat someone making that much money ninth, so this is a good tradeoff.