The Pork N Beans hope this is the season they go from being better than average to one of the leagues elite joining the likes of the Cubs, Slobs, Deuce Droppers, and Brewers. The PnBs do have 5 straight division titles and 1 NL title, but anything less than a World Series title is an absolute failure in the eyes of the owner. This season the PnBs hope to get off to a better start than the 2 previous seasons. Over the last 2 seasons the team was under the .500 mark at the mid-point of the season.
C - Max Lima and Vince Fyhrie - Lima is the starting catcher. His defense and pitch calling are relatively weak, but he is monster at the plate. The 23 yr old crushed the ball last season with 43 HRs, and 98 RBIs. Fyhrie is a very capable backup.
1B - Zoltan Mercedes and Junior Bocachica - Zoltan is the starter. Junior will rest Zoltan and should see some time in LF. Both of these guys are solid at the plate. Zoltan hit 29 HRs and 83 RBIs last season. At only 26 years of age he just now hitting his prime. In a part time role last season Junior smacked 23 HRs and had 71 RBIs.
2B - Shawon Walters and Raymond Neal - Walters was brought in this season to be the PnBs new lead off hitter. He is solid at the plate and should be good for 20+ steals. Neal is the future for the PnBs at 2nd and will be ready to go if Walters fails in his role.
3B - Slash Kroeger and Harry Delgado - Slash should get the bulk of the starts at 3rd this season. Last season he managed 23 HRs and 59 RBIs in only 378 ABs. His biggest weakness is defense. Delgado is a solid vet who has over 350 HRs in his 8 season career.
SS - Vernon Rooney - Couldn't ask for much more at short. Solid at the plate, and a solid glove. He is only 24 so he is just now entering his prime.
RF - David Guardado - Guardado should be a big part of this team for many seasons to come. In his 2nd full season he managed an impressive 38 HRs, 118 RBIs, 24 SBs and 109 Runs. Junior should also see some time in LF.
CF - Pedro Fernandez and David Colin - This is going to be a true platoon with Colin starting against left handed pitchers and Fernandez starting against right handed pitchers. Both are solid at the plate. They are very similar players, but Colin has a little more power and Fernandez has a little more speed.
RF - Maximo Starr - RF has tentatively been handed to Maximo. Last season he managed 30 HRs in only 323 ABs. It should be interesting to see what he can do as a full time starter. Delgado should also see some playing time in RF.
SP1 - Bubba Rose - Rose isn't nearly at the level of some the top starters in the NL, but he is solid. Hopefully this season his era will drop below 4.
SP2 - Cookie Almanza - Last seasons #5 moves up to #2. The veteran pitcher performed well over the 2nd half of last season. Hopefully this season he can perform well over the whole season.
SP3 - Michael Ming - Last season Ming was pathetic early on, but did improve as the season progressed. Hopefully this season will see big improvements in his performance.
SP4 - Gary Wyatt - Wyatt was really inconsistent last season. At times he was dominant, and other times he was horrible. He is still young so he should improve.
Closer - Dan Stearns - Last season the PnBs blew way too many saves, so it makes no sense to hand over the closer role to one of your worst relievers. Well this is exactly what the PnBs are doing. Stearns was an absolute failure as the PnBs closer last season. If he struggles this season expect to see Willard Farley take over as the PnBs closer.
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