Lineup vs. RHP
# Pos Player Age Bats Ratings 1 SS Robby "Weezer" Newhart 24 S 8-6-6-5-7 4-9-9 speed 2 CF Colby Rasmus 28 L 8-7-8-6-4, 8-8-8 speed 3 LF Todd Linden 34 S 8-6-8-6-6 4 1B Chris Shelton 34 R 8-7-9-6-6 5 DH Chris Duncan 33 L 7-7-9-4-7 6 C Ralph "Malph" McCluney 22 R 8-8-7-9-6 (9-9-8-8-6 talent) 7 RF Christian "Bleeder" Ricker 20 R 7-8-7-3-5 (8-8-10-4-6 talent), 7-4-4 speed 8 2B Franklin Gutierrez 32 R 7-9-9-4-7, 7-7-6 speed 9 3B Chad Tracy 34 R 7-8-7-5-6
Lineup vs. LHP
# Pos Player Age Bats Ratings 1 SS Robby "Weezer" Newhart 24 S 10-7-6-6-8, 4-9-9 speed 2 CF Colby Rasmus 28 L 9-7-8-6-4, 8-8-8 speed 3 C Ralph "Malph" McCluney 22 R 9-8-8-9-6 4 LF Todd Linden 34 S 8-6-9-6-5 5 1B Chris Shelton 34 R 7-7-9-6-7 6 RF Christian "Bleeder" Ricker 20 R 8-8-7-4-6 (8-8-10-4-6 talent), 7-4-4 speed 7 2B Franklin Gutierrez 32 R 7-9-9-4-8 , 7-7-6 speed 8 3B Chad Tracy 34 R 7-8-7-5-6 9 DH Paul Soltys 20 R 8-7-4-5-8 (8-7-6-7-8 talent)
Bench
Pos Player Age Bats Ratings SS Pedro Lopez 30 R 8-7-5-5-6, 7-7-7 speed INF Rai Delapena 34 R 7-9-4-3-7, 6-7-9 speed
Starting Rotation
# Player Throws Age Ratings 1 Harold "Dynamite" Henderson R 21 10-7-7 (10-8-8 talent), 91-94 MPH, 8 end 2 Kevin Gregg R 36 7-9-9, 89-92 MPH, 7 end 3 Martin Krawczyk R 27 7-7-9, 88-91 MPH, 8 end 4 Axel "Rose" Gomez R 28 7-7-10 (9-8-10 talent), 88-91 MPH, 7 end 5 Orlando Vargas L 26 6-7-9 (7-8-9 talent), 87-90 MPH, 10 end
Bullpen
Pos Player Throws Age Ratings Closer Jamie Vermilyea R 34 8-10-9, 86-89 MPH, 2 end Set-up 1 Randy Dicken R 32 8-9-9, 89-92 MPH, 4 end Set-up 2 Brian Fuentes L 39 9-6-9, 89-92 MPH, 2 end Middle 1 Kristian Bell R 31 6-10-9, 91-94 MPH, 3 end Middle 2 Sammy Lemond L 26 9-10-8, 87-90, 5 end Middle 3 Wilson Feijoo R 26 7-6-9 (8-7-9 talent), 89-92 MPH, 2 end Mop-up Donald Schroder R 26 9-7-6 (10-8-6 talent)
Key Additions:
INF Robby Newhart
RP Brian Fuentes
Key Losses:
LF Francisco Jiminez
Up-and-coming Prospects:
SS Anthony Jayne, 19, 7-7-9-3-8 talent
1B Frank "Stinky" Vesely, 23, 8-7-5-8-7 talent
SS Darryl Dollar, 23, 10-6-2-4-7 talent, 6-8-8 speed
OF Kurt Faulkner, 22, 8-7-6-5-6 talent
3B Donald "Owl" Pierce, 27, 8-8-8-4-6 talent, 7-10-10 speed
1st Round Draft Pick:
SP Steve "Stone Cold" Austin, 8-8-8 talent, 87-90 MPH, 7 end
Thoughts:
In this tough division, wild card may be overachieving, but it's not out of reach. This team will pound lefties, but righties may give it some difficulty. I'm excited about some of the new, young talent, namely Ricker, Henderson, Soltys, Gomez, and Feijoo. Starting rotation leaves a little to be desired, therefore I really need a starter or two that can anchor this rotation with Henderson when Gregg goes (which will be very soon). Also, 4 of them are righties, which leaves a lack in variation. The bullpen is a bit old, though it is quite strong, and has some young talent on its way up.