LINEUP OUTLOOKS: Tommy Edman back at lead-off; Rizzo surges from three-spot

With offense still depressed across the fantasy baseball landscape, capitalizing on players accruing more plate appearances, or taking advantage of their new surroundings makes them more appealing. This week's Lineup Outlook focuses on three players with potential spikes in value tied with their new spots in the batting order. Here's this week's three players of interest. 

Tommy Edman (2B/OF, STL)

Tommy Edman was one of the more hotly debated players this off-season, and his lineup position definitely determined his ceiling. After a slow spring, and appearing sixth or ninth in the lineup for 11 games, he's hit his way into lead-off, a spot which fueled his fantasy success last year. Over 565 plate appearances in 2021, he scored 76 runs...

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