Now that Cespedes has been moved and most impactful FA hitters have been signed, we're probably looking at something close to our starting lineup aside from the possible Castillo/Victorino battle.
As a starting point, here are Steamer's wRC+ projections for 2015 as well as how players performed last year. I will exclude Castillo as he is still an unknown. I'm aware that Steamer may not be the best way to predict the offense on its own, but feel free to use other metrics.
1B - Napoli (2014 - 124) (2015 - 123)
2B Pedey (2014 - 99) (2015 - 113)
SS Xander (2014 - 82) (2015 - 106)
3B Sandoval (2014 - 111) (2015 - 124)
LF Hanley (2014 - 135) (2015 - 134)
CF Betts (2014 - 130) (2014 - 120)
RF Castillo unknown. Victorino is projected at 105. He was at 119 in 2013.
DH Papi (2014 - 135) (2015 - 134)
C Vazquez (2014 - 71) (2015 -90) FWIW Swihart is projected at 87 in 183 PA. We don't know who the back up will be yet but it wouldn't take much for him to be equal to Vazquez.
I'll add Nava and Holt
Nava (2014 - 100) (2015 - 108)
Holt (2014 - 98) (2015 - 95)
The thing that stands most out to me is that 8 out of the 9 starters are projected as above average with 5 of them at 120+. They have added a bat equal to Papi, and a bat well above what they had at 3rd with Sandoval.
This looks like a "We got your back, bro" type offense when Buchholz has a Hydeous performance (ya I said it).
What say SOSH?
As a starting point, here are Steamer's wRC+ projections for 2015 as well as how players performed last year. I will exclude Castillo as he is still an unknown. I'm aware that Steamer may not be the best way to predict the offense on its own, but feel free to use other metrics.
1B - Napoli (2014 - 124) (2015 - 123)
2B Pedey (2014 - 99) (2015 - 113)
SS Xander (2014 - 82) (2015 - 106)
3B Sandoval (2014 - 111) (2015 - 124)
LF Hanley (2014 - 135) (2015 - 134)
CF Betts (2014 - 130) (2014 - 120)
RF Castillo unknown. Victorino is projected at 105. He was at 119 in 2013.
DH Papi (2014 - 135) (2015 - 134)
C Vazquez (2014 - 71) (2015 -90) FWIW Swihart is projected at 87 in 183 PA. We don't know who the back up will be yet but it wouldn't take much for him to be equal to Vazquez.
I'll add Nava and Holt
Nava (2014 - 100) (2015 - 108)
Holt (2014 - 98) (2015 - 95)
The thing that stands most out to me is that 8 out of the 9 starters are projected as above average with 5 of them at 120+. They have added a bat equal to Papi, and a bat well above what they had at 3rd with Sandoval.
This looks like a "We got your back, bro" type offense when Buchholz has a Hydeous performance (ya I said it).
What say SOSH?