Why Luis Arraez is the Phillies cleanup hitter

That alone is a tricky situation that has many questions left to be answered. But maybe, it turns out, there’s a far more interesting lineup configuration to consider. It’s how Don Mattingly has changed the hitting side around.

Also, in each game since the trade, Arraez has hit cleanup. For all of the obvious contact-lord skills he brings, this is a hitter who swings baseball’s