Cleveland Indians’ Opening Day Lineup Partially Set

Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona has come to a decision on the top half of his starting lineup, but spots 6-9 are still question marks.

Here’s what the lineup looks like so far, via Jordan Bastian of MLB.com.

Indians Opening Day lineup will be…

1. Santana
2. Lindor
3. Brantley
4. Encarnacion
5. Ramirez.

Francona still thinking about 6-7-8-9.

— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) April 2, 2017

This lineup could look a bit different when Jason Kipnis returns, but the six through nine spots could go a number of ways.

Yan Gomes and Roberto Perez will split time at catcher throughout the season.

Tyler Naquin, Austin Jackson and Abraham Almonte can all play centerfield.

Brandon Guyer will see playing time against left-handed pitchers. When Lonnie Chisenhall returns, he’ll be in the mix, as well.

Yandy Diaz will get some starts at third base and Michael Martinez could play second, moving Jose Ramirez to third.

However it plays out, we’re sure Tito knows how to get the most out of the pieces he has to work with.