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Manager Buck Showalter at least considered batting Joey Rickard leadoff for the 2016 opener, but he settled on the ninth spot in the batting order for the Rule 5 left fielder. Here’s the complete Opening Day lineup:
3B Manny Machado
CF Adam Jones
1B Chris Davis
RF Mark Trumbo
C Matt Wieters
DH Pedro Alvarez
SS J.J. Hardy
2B Jonathan Schoop
LF Joey Rickard
SP Chris Tillman
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I think I would have put Alvarez 2nd, try to get him some pitches to hit. with AJ backing him up.