Javier Jimenez, P, Texas Rangers. $22.1M: Oh WoW! Worth that much, me thinks not. Yes he will be a starter. Will have control in the 80's, nice splits, heavy ground ball, and a very nice pitch 1 and 3. Pitch 2 will cause some problems. Scouting sees him at a 79 overall if everything goes well, others probably see him in the 80's. I would say he will tap out at about 74 or 75.
Manuel Camacho, SS, Baltimore Orioles. $17.3M. A good buy for sure! A SS? not in my books, a sure GG 3B though. Hitting wise, he should be tremendous. Scouting sees his potential overall at an 86, I am thinking he will tap dance at 80.
Felipe Peralta, SS, Wichita Weasels. $14.1M. Bats left, throws right...hmmm... I don't see him as a SS, doesn't look like the glove will get much better if at all. Arm might be a little faulty also. Has lots of power with a bat in hand, but the less than average contact and barely above average eye won't scare the good pitches much. If it was me he would play 3B and maybe CF. Since he does have the range and hard to find hitting abilities at SS , he wouldn't be totally awful at playing SS so I wouldn't rule it out. Scouting shows his overall at 80, since he is already a 73 I don't see much improvement at all, so I would say 75 is about it.
Bernie Sosa, P, Kansas City Royals. $12.4M. Over spent if you ask me. He will have good control, good splits, ground ball, heavy velocity but only 1 pitch. May work in KC though. Scouts tell me he projects to a 78 overall, but what I see, if he makes it to a 70 I would be impressed.
Byung-Hyun Chong, P, Colorado Rockies. $11.3M. Outstanding pickup I think except for the fact it is Coors Field. Has all the tools to be a shutdown Closer for most teams. That Fly Ball rating is tempting fate in the Rockies, but a batter must first hit the ball and that could be a problem. Scouts see him as an 81. If he gets close to the projections 81 is about right.
Andres Carrasquel, SS, Houston Astros. $11.1M. KJD must be listening to ABBA. Should be good enough to play SS even with a weak glove because of his hitting. The low durability hurts even at the bottom of the lineup the trainers might be helping him on and off the field around game 100. The below average contact doesn't help. Even with that my scouts see him at 85 overall, but if he makes it to 75 he should be checked for beefeater pills.
Trenidad Nieves, C, San Diego Padres. $10M. Padres are gonna try to develop a power DH for the catcher role. At home might be worth a shot, not sure about on the road. The pitch calling and makeup just plainly turns me off. Scouts see him at a 75, may tap the plate at 68.
David Castro, C, Dover Dung Beetles. $9.6M. Ok, he isn't a catcher, just an expensive DH. If he stays healthy the AL has another power hitter to worry about. Scouts see him at 78, I would be surprised if he gets past 70.
David Tamura, P, Toronto Blue Jays. $9.1M. Control is gonna be a little weak, but splits and pitches aren't all that bad for a 3 pitch guy. Going on the DL for a year is gonna hurt a lot. Will he pull out of it and make it to the ML level is the question now.
Robinzon Aguilera, 1B, San Diego Padres. $8M. Defensively challenged a bit for 1B but I have seen worse. His hitting style should save the day however. Not a bad pickup for the money.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Clarification
All players current ratings are seen by every owner the same. However projected ratings have a bit of fuzziness built in. In other words, two owners with a scouting of 20 may not see the same projections for the same player. It won't be dramatic, maybe a point here or there. However there is a lot of difference between an owner with a 20 in scouting as opposed to one with 12, could be up to 10 points in one or more categories, some over, some under.
All players ratings increases 4 to 5 times a year and at rollover. Playing time increases these ratings and unknown factors determines how much an increase (or decrease if injured or in decline) is made at each interval. Players under the age of 27 can still see significant ratings increase while those 27 and older is can have increases but is rare. Players 32 and older have a tendency to decline. Players improve the most during their first 3 years.
Most players do not increase to their full projected potential in all categories. Players whose difference is 20 or more points in a category are least likely to achieve their full potential in that category. Many players do not achieve projections when the difference is 10 even. Some players can even exceed potential.
As a rule of thumb that I use.
Difference of 10: Normally reaches projection or one point short.
Difference of 15: 1 to 3 points short.
Difference of 20: 1 to 5 points short.
More than 20: 5 to 10+ points short.
30 or more: 20 to 25 point gain is common but usually well short.
Some categories are only updated at Rollover like Durability, Range and Power.
Defensive categories wind up short. General categories normally meet projections. Hitting Abilities get close. Pitching Abilities is a whole story by itself but tend to wind up short.
All players ratings increases 4 to 5 times a year and at rollover. Playing time increases these ratings and unknown factors determines how much an increase (or decrease if injured or in decline) is made at each interval. Players under the age of 27 can still see significant ratings increase while those 27 and older is can have increases but is rare. Players 32 and older have a tendency to decline. Players improve the most during their first 3 years.
Most players do not increase to their full projected potential in all categories. Players whose difference is 20 or more points in a category are least likely to achieve their full potential in that category. Many players do not achieve projections when the difference is 10 even. Some players can even exceed potential.
As a rule of thumb that I use.
Difference of 10: Normally reaches projection or one point short.
Difference of 15: 1 to 3 points short.
Difference of 20: 1 to 5 points short.
More than 20: 5 to 10+ points short.
30 or more: 20 to 25 point gain is common but usually well short.
Some categories are only updated at Rollover like Durability, Range and Power.
Defensive categories wind up short. General categories normally meet projections. Hitting Abilities get close. Pitching Abilities is a whole story by itself but tend to wind up short.
Season 18 Draft Part 2
17. Vince Leonard, P, Minnesota Twins, Upside: Durability, Splits and Pitches. Downside: Stamina. Has a ML future as a setup man. Stamina will probably negate a closer role possibility. The big question is whether or not his control progresses enough.
Grade: B-
18. Mac Hunter, SS, Baltimore Orioles. Upside: Eye, Splits, Power and Arm. Downside: Range and Contact. SS is out of the question in my books, 3B is a possibility. Could be a good power hitter if his contact improves more than shows. Has a long way to progress in a lot of areas, will he is the question.
Grade: C+
19. Gene Henderson, 3B, Little Rock Heads. Upside: Hitting Abilities. Downside: Health. Hitting looks good and just what Little Rock needs even though contact could be a little better. 3B depends if he attains the projections which should be very close. For Little Rock on drafted players and IFA's, 20 points in a ratings category is relatively easy to obtain but when the difference is more than 20 gets tougher and above 25 is next to impossible.
Grade: B
20. T.J. Lewis, DH, Colorado Rockies. Upside: Hitting Abilities Downside: Health. Very well could be a big hitting force at the ML level. That is if he stays off the DL long enough to play.
Grade: C-
21. Dustan Bullinger, LF, Atlanta Braves. Upside: Hitting Abilities. Downside: Fielding and Health. Another one of those big power hitters and the best potential I have seen thus far. He is playing 3B at the moment and it is unlikely he will play there at the ML level. Chances are he will wind up at 1B.
Grade: C+
22. Wandy Cabrera, P, Chicago Cubs.
Upside: Control, Splits and Pitch 1. Downside: Fly Ball and Pitch 2. A dominate closer is a maybe but a good setup man is probable. Power hitters love power pitchers and a weak power curve ball may finds its way bounding down the cause way in Wrigley.
Grade: B-
23. Jerome Carver, P, St. Louis Cardinals. Upside: Control, Durability, Ground Ball and Pitch 1. Downside: Pitch 3 maybe. Splits are only decent but should be good enough not to rule him out of a closers job in St. Louis. He is the reason why pitch types are only cosmetic.
Grade: B
24. Arthur Butler, 2B, Chicago Cubs.
Upside: Speed and decent hitting abilities. Downside: Fielding. 2B is out of the question, RF is a maybe. Should be a lead off hitter against lefties but where to put him against righties is questionable. Cubs had 6 total first round picks but did they find a player to keep remains to be seen.
Grade: B-
25. Jim Waters, 3B, Tampa Bay Rays. Upside: Splits, Arm and Power. Downside: None detected. I am seeing a player whose projections look easy to reach and maybe easily exceeded. Will have to reserve judgement.
Grade: B
26. Harry Richardson, SS, Pittsburgh Pirates. Upside: Defense and Hitting. Downside: Health, Durability and Makeup. For some reason they don't like anyone to have a superstar SS. This kid has the potential if he can survive the DL. If he does, will his potential be realized? Then maybe only get to play in 120 games a season? Oh, Bad Form, Baseball Gods.
Grade: B
27. Dennys Bush, CF, Texas Rangers.
Upside: Defense and Speed. Downside: Hitting Abilities. And then they make a good defensive CF with lots of speed and questionable hitting abilities.
Grade: C
28. Gregory Philips, RF, Helena Hot Pockets. Upside: Power. Downside: Contact and Glove. He will play in the Bigs with that power but don't expect anyone would seriously give him too big a contract.
Grade: C-
29. Fausto Park, 3B, Boston Red Sox.
Upside: Eye, Splits and Power. Downside: Contact. Red Sox list him as a SS, they wishing in one hand and hoping with the other me thinks. 3B is probable though. Has the ability to pound the Green Monster WHEN he makes contact.
Grade: C+
30. Bert Lamb, P, Colorado Rockies.
Upside: Splits and Ground Ball. Downside: Durability. Not so sure he has what it takes to pitch at Coors field but could in a few other places.
Grade: C
31. Chad Haad, P, Salem Super Sequoias. Salem took a chance on a good player but it doesn't look promising.
32. Daniel Baez, P, Florida Marlins. Upside: Ground Ball and Pitches. Downside: Control and Splits. To tell the truth, this late in the first round this is an exceptional choice. Being a closer is borderline with such mediocre control and splits , setup is very possible though.
Grade: B
33. Heath Gonzales, C, Pittsburgh Pirates. Upside: Adequate everywhere. Downside: Glove. Wish this kid was on my Draft Board as I would have taken him with the 12th pick as this type of player was on my wish list. Good hitting abilities. Defense isn't spectacular but good enough to get the job done.
Grade: B+
Note: And yes P-nut, Faulk was #1 on my draft board, my scouts saw him a bit better than I do now, but they saw it still a bit awkward.
Grade: B-
18. Mac Hunter, SS, Baltimore Orioles. Upside: Eye, Splits, Power and Arm. Downside: Range and Contact. SS is out of the question in my books, 3B is a possibility. Could be a good power hitter if his contact improves more than shows. Has a long way to progress in a lot of areas, will he is the question.
Grade: C+
19. Gene Henderson, 3B, Little Rock Heads. Upside: Hitting Abilities. Downside: Health. Hitting looks good and just what Little Rock needs even though contact could be a little better. 3B depends if he attains the projections which should be very close. For Little Rock on drafted players and IFA's, 20 points in a ratings category is relatively easy to obtain but when the difference is more than 20 gets tougher and above 25 is next to impossible.
Grade: B
20. T.J. Lewis, DH, Colorado Rockies. Upside: Hitting Abilities Downside: Health. Very well could be a big hitting force at the ML level. That is if he stays off the DL long enough to play.
Grade: C-
21. Dustan Bullinger, LF, Atlanta Braves. Upside: Hitting Abilities. Downside: Fielding and Health. Another one of those big power hitters and the best potential I have seen thus far. He is playing 3B at the moment and it is unlikely he will play there at the ML level. Chances are he will wind up at 1B.
Grade: C+
22. Wandy Cabrera, P, Chicago Cubs.
Upside: Control, Splits and Pitch 1. Downside: Fly Ball and Pitch 2. A dominate closer is a maybe but a good setup man is probable. Power hitters love power pitchers and a weak power curve ball may finds its way bounding down the cause way in Wrigley.
Grade: B-
23. Jerome Carver, P, St. Louis Cardinals. Upside: Control, Durability, Ground Ball and Pitch 1. Downside: Pitch 3 maybe. Splits are only decent but should be good enough not to rule him out of a closers job in St. Louis. He is the reason why pitch types are only cosmetic.
Grade: B
24. Arthur Butler, 2B, Chicago Cubs.
Upside: Speed and decent hitting abilities. Downside: Fielding. 2B is out of the question, RF is a maybe. Should be a lead off hitter against lefties but where to put him against righties is questionable. Cubs had 6 total first round picks but did they find a player to keep remains to be seen.
Grade: B-
25. Jim Waters, 3B, Tampa Bay Rays. Upside: Splits, Arm and Power. Downside: None detected. I am seeing a player whose projections look easy to reach and maybe easily exceeded. Will have to reserve judgement.
Grade: B
26. Harry Richardson, SS, Pittsburgh Pirates. Upside: Defense and Hitting. Downside: Health, Durability and Makeup. For some reason they don't like anyone to have a superstar SS. This kid has the potential if he can survive the DL. If he does, will his potential be realized? Then maybe only get to play in 120 games a season? Oh, Bad Form, Baseball Gods.
Grade: B
27. Dennys Bush, CF, Texas Rangers.
Upside: Defense and Speed. Downside: Hitting Abilities. And then they make a good defensive CF with lots of speed and questionable hitting abilities.
Grade: C
28. Gregory Philips, RF, Helena Hot Pockets. Upside: Power. Downside: Contact and Glove. He will play in the Bigs with that power but don't expect anyone would seriously give him too big a contract.
Grade: C-
29. Fausto Park, 3B, Boston Red Sox.
Upside: Eye, Splits and Power. Downside: Contact. Red Sox list him as a SS, they wishing in one hand and hoping with the other me thinks. 3B is probable though. Has the ability to pound the Green Monster WHEN he makes contact.
Grade: C+
30. Bert Lamb, P, Colorado Rockies.
Upside: Splits and Ground Ball. Downside: Durability. Not so sure he has what it takes to pitch at Coors field but could in a few other places.
Grade: C
31. Chad Haad, P, Salem Super Sequoias. Salem took a chance on a good player but it doesn't look promising.
32. Daniel Baez, P, Florida Marlins. Upside: Ground Ball and Pitches. Downside: Control and Splits. To tell the truth, this late in the first round this is an exceptional choice. Being a closer is borderline with such mediocre control and splits , setup is very possible though.
Grade: B
33. Heath Gonzales, C, Pittsburgh Pirates. Upside: Adequate everywhere. Downside: Glove. Wish this kid was on my Draft Board as I would have taken him with the 12th pick as this type of player was on my wish list. Good hitting abilities. Defense isn't spectacular but good enough to get the job done.
Grade: B+
Note: And yes P-nut, Faulk was #1 on my draft board, my scouts saw him a bit better than I do now, but they saw it still a bit awkward.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Season 18 Draft Part 1
1. Erubiel Villafuerte, P - Washington D.C. Senators, Upside: control and splits, Downside: lack of pitches. Unfortunately, the DL has already reared its ugly head and claimed a good rookie start.
Grade: A-
2. R.J. Bellhorn, P - New York Mets, Upside: Cold be the complete package. Downside: He is a lefty.
Grade: A+
3. Russell Lewis, 2B, Houston Astros, Upside: glove, eye, contact and speed. Downside: range and splits. Good 2B although he might watch a couple bound to the outfield that he should have. Hitting could be interesting, lead off or 2nd slot maybe but might fall to 6th or so.
Grade: A-
4. T.J. Cota, SS, Tampa Bay Rays, Upside: Glove and Arm. Downside: Range and Contact. Overall a good player defensively. Offensively the contact could hold him back from being a superstar.
Grade: B+
5. Juan Espinoza, P, New Orleans Jubilee, Upside: Control and splits. Downside: Pitches and Fly Ball. Downsides really hurt IMO.
Grade: B+
6. Don Evert, P, San Diego Padres, Upsides: Just about everything. Downsides: Stamina. May not make the starting rotation but should make a shut down middle reliever.
Grade: A
7. Rich Faulk, P, Cincinnati Reds, Upsides: Control and Splits Downsides: Awkward pitches. May not go deep into games with the durability but could turn into a quality starting pitcher.
Grade: A-
8. Buster Kaufman, P, Arizona Diamondbacks, Upsides: Control and Splits. Downsides: Pitches. As a reliever could have iffy quality with those pitches.
Grade: B
9. Vicente Guerrero, P, Toronto Blue Jays, Upsides: Velocity, Pitches and Ground Ball. Downsides: Control. A bunch of red flags jump out at me with this kid. Will he develop is an interesting question and if he does will he be enough for ML quality. I am betting he doesn't.
Grade: C
10. Joakim Gandarilla, 2B, Texas Rangers, Upsides: Contact and Speed Downsides: Just about everything else. Playing 2B is iffy. Hitting consistently is iffy. Stealing bases will be easy at the ML level, getting him on base could be a problem.
Grade: C+
11. Corban Christman, LF, Dover Dung Beetles, Upsides: Range Downsides: Contact. Should be a good fielding LF. Has some power but not overwhelming, splits are good but the Eye and Contact may make him just mediocre at the plate.
Grade: B-
12. Mark McMichael, SS, Cleveland Indians. Upsides: Speed and Arm Downsides: Health and Makeup. SS was never the idea, 3B was but chances of that are slim and could end up in RF. Was looking for a lead off hitter but it doesn't look like he is going to be a candidate for that even.
Grade: C
13. Ralph Jackson, P, Chicago Cubs, Upsides: Many Downsides: Health. For a closer or short setup pitcher, he will fill the bill.
Grade: A-
14. Lou Garvin, P, Milwaukee Brewers, Upsides: Control, Ground Ball and Splits. Downsides: Stamina and Pitches. His control and splits should help his good pitches. May not go deep into games as a starter.
Grade: B+
15. Stewart Jones, P, Kansas City Royals - Unsigned
16. Jamie Milton, SS, Seattle Mariners, Upsides: Power Downsides: Range and Glove. SS is out of the question I believe, 3B is even iffy as RF is probable. To tell the truth, he is a little better version of my pick.
Grade: B-
Grade: A-
2. R.J. Bellhorn, P - New York Mets, Upside: Cold be the complete package. Downside: He is a lefty.
Grade: A+
3. Russell Lewis, 2B, Houston Astros, Upside: glove, eye, contact and speed. Downside: range and splits. Good 2B although he might watch a couple bound to the outfield that he should have. Hitting could be interesting, lead off or 2nd slot maybe but might fall to 6th or so.
Grade: A-
4. T.J. Cota, SS, Tampa Bay Rays, Upside: Glove and Arm. Downside: Range and Contact. Overall a good player defensively. Offensively the contact could hold him back from being a superstar.
Grade: B+
5. Juan Espinoza, P, New Orleans Jubilee, Upside: Control and splits. Downside: Pitches and Fly Ball. Downsides really hurt IMO.
Grade: B+
6. Don Evert, P, San Diego Padres, Upsides: Just about everything. Downsides: Stamina. May not make the starting rotation but should make a shut down middle reliever.
Grade: A
7. Rich Faulk, P, Cincinnati Reds, Upsides: Control and Splits Downsides: Awkward pitches. May not go deep into games with the durability but could turn into a quality starting pitcher.
Grade: A-
8. Buster Kaufman, P, Arizona Diamondbacks, Upsides: Control and Splits. Downsides: Pitches. As a reliever could have iffy quality with those pitches.
Grade: B
9. Vicente Guerrero, P, Toronto Blue Jays, Upsides: Velocity, Pitches and Ground Ball. Downsides: Control. A bunch of red flags jump out at me with this kid. Will he develop is an interesting question and if he does will he be enough for ML quality. I am betting he doesn't.
Grade: C
10. Joakim Gandarilla, 2B, Texas Rangers, Upsides: Contact and Speed Downsides: Just about everything else. Playing 2B is iffy. Hitting consistently is iffy. Stealing bases will be easy at the ML level, getting him on base could be a problem.
Grade: C+
11. Corban Christman, LF, Dover Dung Beetles, Upsides: Range Downsides: Contact. Should be a good fielding LF. Has some power but not overwhelming, splits are good but the Eye and Contact may make him just mediocre at the plate.
Grade: B-
12. Mark McMichael, SS, Cleveland Indians. Upsides: Speed and Arm Downsides: Health and Makeup. SS was never the idea, 3B was but chances of that are slim and could end up in RF. Was looking for a lead off hitter but it doesn't look like he is going to be a candidate for that even.
Grade: C
13. Ralph Jackson, P, Chicago Cubs, Upsides: Many Downsides: Health. For a closer or short setup pitcher, he will fill the bill.
Grade: A-
14. Lou Garvin, P, Milwaukee Brewers, Upsides: Control, Ground Ball and Splits. Downsides: Stamina and Pitches. His control and splits should help his good pitches. May not go deep into games as a starter.
Grade: B+
15. Stewart Jones, P, Kansas City Royals - Unsigned
16. Jamie Milton, SS, Seattle Mariners, Upsides: Power Downsides: Range and Glove. SS is out of the question I believe, 3B is even iffy as RF is probable. To tell the truth, he is a little better version of my pick.
Grade: B-
Little Rock
Little Rock is actually one of the toughest places to play and the easiest at the same time. It can take a while to develop a team to play there however. I have a team in another World that plays there and they are a very good team but suffer the same problems as my Indians this year, Horrendous at 1-run losses (13-26).
Little Rock is a homer and hitting paradise, so it takes a good hitter with power to play there. A very good Eye and Contact is a must with above 50 splits and better. Switch hitters don't seem to do all that well either.
Defense can be rough, so outfield needs to be strong along with corner infield.
Pitching has to be somewhat top notch. High control, decent splits and at least two good pitches in the 1 and 2 slots. Control below 50 will not work at all. Control 50 to 60 will work if they have 70 splits with three good pitches. I suggest control in the 80's and above. Above all else with pitchers in Little Rock, Ground Ball/ Fly Ball needs to be high, anything below 65 is not good. Believe it or not, I have success with pitchers in Little Rock with 80+ control, 80 Fly Ball, first two pitches in the 70's with low 40 splits. Regardless of how good a staff you put together, they will give up a lot of long balls here.
Little Rock is a homer and hitting paradise, so it takes a good hitter with power to play there. A very good Eye and Contact is a must with above 50 splits and better. Switch hitters don't seem to do all that well either.
Defense can be rough, so outfield needs to be strong along with corner infield.
Pitching has to be somewhat top notch. High control, decent splits and at least two good pitches in the 1 and 2 slots. Control below 50 will not work at all. Control 50 to 60 will work if they have 70 splits with three good pitches. I suggest control in the 80's and above. Above all else with pitchers in Little Rock, Ground Ball/ Fly Ball needs to be high, anything below 65 is not good. Believe it or not, I have success with pitchers in Little Rock with 80+ control, 80 Fly Ball, first two pitches in the 70's with low 40 splits. Regardless of how good a staff you put together, they will give up a lot of long balls here.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Pittsburgh Pirates Season 18
The Pirates are back for another go after a disastrous playoff loss to the Phillies. The Pirates were unable to resign future hall of famer Omar Elcano, but thanks to a trade with Tampa they were able to come up with a capable replacement in Ken Shumpert.
Additions: Ken Shumpert, Jose Guzman, Wallace Wyatt
Departures: Clarence Valentin, Miguel Owen, Alex Espinoza, Dallas Hyzdu, Omar Elcano
Season 18 Starting Lineup
C: Andy Reagan gold glove winner last season
1B: Juan Carrasquel, 53 home runs last season
2B: Bernard Shelley gold glove winner last season
SS: Don Gong steady defender, really improved at the plate last season
3B: Luis Cruz decent glove at 3rd.
LF: David Gomez started off slow last season, but finished up strong
CF: Lance Howard came over in a trade with Anaheim last season
RF: Alex Richardson could be his last season with the Pirates
Bench:
Rob Webster backup catcher,
Max Fuentes will pinch hit, play some 1B,
Derek Throneberry backup 2B and in CF
Jose Guzman will backup at SS and 3B
Yorvit Veras will see some time in LF, RF,
Season 18 Pitching Staff
SP1: Tim Loewer the best 6 inning pitcher in the game right now
SP2: Ken Shumpert gets to pitch for a playoff team
SP3: Emil Sosa 19 game winner last season
SP4: Jimmie Torres back in the rotation after a poor season in the pen
SP5: Felix Carter
Mop up: Nate Sager
LRB: Daryl Graves also start when Sosa and Loewer need some extra rest
LRB: Wallace Wyatt
SuA: Daniel Blackwell hall of famer
SuB: Max Carreras
SuB: Geraldo Rosa
CL: Andres Coronado all star last season
As has been the case the past few seasons, this season is all about winning the World series. Anything less will be a disaster. The NL North division will be pretty easy to win this season, as the other 3 teams are still rebuilding. The Pirates will be playing the regular season for a first round bye in the playoffs. Only Florida and Salem stand in their way.
Additions: Ken Shumpert, Jose Guzman, Wallace Wyatt
Departures: Clarence Valentin, Miguel Owen, Alex Espinoza, Dallas Hyzdu, Omar Elcano
Season 18 Starting Lineup
C: Andy Reagan gold glove winner last season
1B: Juan Carrasquel, 53 home runs last season
2B: Bernard Shelley gold glove winner last season
SS: Don Gong steady defender, really improved at the plate last season
3B: Luis Cruz decent glove at 3rd.
LF: David Gomez started off slow last season, but finished up strong
CF: Lance Howard came over in a trade with Anaheim last season
RF: Alex Richardson could be his last season with the Pirates
Bench:
Rob Webster backup catcher,
Max Fuentes will pinch hit, play some 1B,
Derek Throneberry backup 2B and in CF
Jose Guzman will backup at SS and 3B
Yorvit Veras will see some time in LF, RF,
Season 18 Pitching Staff
SP1: Tim Loewer the best 6 inning pitcher in the game right now
SP2: Ken Shumpert gets to pitch for a playoff team
SP3: Emil Sosa 19 game winner last season
SP4: Jimmie Torres back in the rotation after a poor season in the pen
SP5: Felix Carter
Mop up: Nate Sager
LRB: Daryl Graves also start when Sosa and Loewer need some extra rest
LRB: Wallace Wyatt
SuA: Daniel Blackwell hall of famer
SuB: Max Carreras
SuB: Geraldo Rosa
CL: Andres Coronado all star last season
As has been the case the past few seasons, this season is all about winning the World series. Anything less will be a disaster. The NL North division will be pretty easy to win this season, as the other 3 teams are still rebuilding. The Pirates will be playing the regular season for a first round bye in the playoffs. Only Florida and Salem stand in their way.
Monday, November 8, 2010
GM of the Season
NL:
Chase39 - Pittsburgh Pirates
NL North Champs
4th division title
Wholck - Philadelphia Phillies
NL East Champs
1 win improvement
3rd division title
Sdhizzle - Florida Marlins
NL South Champs
4th division title
Jsholmes - Salem Super Sequoias
NL West Champs
7 win improvement
2nd division title
Yoker70 - Los Angeles Dodgers
#1 Wild Card
11 win improvement
Davisbrian - San Francisco Giants
#2 Wild Card
AL:
John_plotts - Detroit Tigers
AL North Champs
12 win improvement
1st division title
Pfontaine - Boston Red Sox
AL East Champs
7 win improvement
3rd division title
Edham55 - St. Louis Cardinals
AL South Champs
1st division title (5th for the franchise)
Slobs - Colorado Rockies
AL West Champs
20 win improvement
11 division titles
Thomas36is - Helena Hot Pockets
#1 Wild Card
9 win improvement
Mal247 - Anaheim Angels
#2 Wild Card
3 win improvement
Chase39 - Pittsburgh Pirates
NL North Champs
4th division title
Wholck - Philadelphia Phillies
NL East Champs
1 win improvement
3rd division title
Sdhizzle - Florida Marlins
NL South Champs
4th division title
Jsholmes - Salem Super Sequoias
NL West Champs
7 win improvement
2nd division title
Yoker70 - Los Angeles Dodgers
#1 Wild Card
11 win improvement
Davisbrian - San Francisco Giants
#2 Wild Card
AL:
John_plotts - Detroit Tigers
AL North Champs
12 win improvement
1st division title
Pfontaine - Boston Red Sox
AL East Champs
7 win improvement
3rd division title
Edham55 - St. Louis Cardinals
AL South Champs
1st division title (5th for the franchise)
Slobs - Colorado Rockies
AL West Champs
20 win improvement
11 division titles
Thomas36is - Helena Hot Pockets
#1 Wild Card
9 win improvement
Mal247 - Anaheim Angels
#2 Wild Card
3 win improvement
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