Predicting the '09 Roster

[heyyah42]

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Looks like he lost alot of weight

Martin
Loney
Ty Wigginton
Dewitt
Blake
Dunn/Abreu/Burrell/maybe Jones
Kemp
Either

Bills
Kuroda
Perez
Sheets
Kershaw

3 yr 33 mil Ty
1 yr 12 mil for OF
4 yr 40 mil Perez
2 yr 14 mil Sheets

If we use a healthy Jones, use the 12 mil for bullpen

[heyyah42]

Check this out



Looks like he lost alot of weight

Martin
Loney
Ty Wigginton
Dewitt
Blake
Dunn/Abreu/Burrell/maybe Jones
Kemp
Either

Bills
Kuroda
Perez
Sheets
Kershaw

3 yr 33 mil Ty
1 yr 12 mil for OF
4 yr 40 mil Perez
2 yr 14 mil Sheets

If we use a healthy Jones, use the 12 mil for bullpen

Here is the actual lineup

Kemp
Either
OF
Blake
Ty
Loney
Martin
Dewitt

Pretty good if the young develops

OF, Blake, Ty will give leadership

IMO it is like 150-160 HR

[realmofotalk]

They're not moving Blake Dewitt to shortstop.

[realmofotalk]

My prediction is after a half-assed effort to obtain a shortstop, they will head to spring training with Chin Lung Hu as the starter.

[heyyah42]

They're not moving Blake Dewitt to shortstop.

Why not Dewitt at SS

[realmofotalk]

Because he hasn't played shortstop since high school? Because there has never been a second baseman or third baseman in the major leagues who made the move to shortstop successfully?

[heyyah42]

Because he hasn't played shortstop since high school? Because there has never been a second baseman or third baseman in the major leagues who made the move to shortstop successfully?

So that doesnt matter

[HollywoodLeo]

You don't think asking someone to play a position they haven't played since high school matters?

[heyyah42]

No there isn't much of a difference between 2nd/3rd and SS.

He has the fielding, athleticism, and the arm; what else does he need.

[HollywoodLeo]

If there wasn't much of a difference infielders would make the switch a lot more often than they do.

Shortstops see a lot more ground balls than a 3rd baseman does, and they have to watch out for them in either direction. (As opposed to the 3rd baseman who really only has to worry about ground balls to his left.)

SS is regarded as the hardest position to play in baseball, short of maybe catcher.

[ljshorty89]

You can argue a guy moving from SS to 3B, or SS to 2B, because there is less range required, and arguably less athleticism, but to move to SS is a very difficult thing....there are pretty much no examples of that....

[heyyah42]

I think that we can teach him SS young. We will also platoon him with Loretta

[realmofotalk]

I bet you $50 that Blake Dewitt doesn't play a single game for all 9 innings at shortstop next season.

[heyyah42]

Martin
Loney
Dewitt
O Cabrera
Blake
Manny
Kemp
Either

Bills
Kuroda
Perez
Sheets
Kershaw

Perez 4yr 32 mil
Sheets 2yr 14mil
Manny 4yr 100mil
Cabrera 3yr 15mil
1mil for bullpen

[realmofotalk]

The lineup is looking more and more powerful after free agent losses.

LF Pierre
C Martin
CF Jones
1b Loney
RF Ethier/Kemp
3b Blake
2b Dewitt
SS Vizquel
P Pettitte