2007 walker texas rangers

[BrianDawkins]

we're all jacked up on mountain dew, chip... and we're comin' at the AL west like a spider monkey

additions: CF Willy Taveras, 1B Kevin Youkilis, RP Craig Hansen, SP Kris Johnson, C Jon Still, SP Brad Sullivan, C Landon Powell
subtractions: SS Joaquin Arias, 1B Mark Teixeira, 3B Travis Metcalf, SP Kasey Kiker

LINEUP VS RHP+DH (ratings vRHP)
1) R W. Taveras CF -- 8-7-3-5-6, 9-9-9 baserunning
2) L B. Wilkerson LF -- 7-9-8-9-4, 8-5-6 baserunning
3) R K. Youkilis 1B -- 8-7-8-10-4
4) L H. Blalock 3B -- 8-9-9-7-5
5) R M. Young SS -- 9-9-7-6-8, 5-8-9 baserunning
6) L F. Catalanotto RF -- 8-8-5-8-8, 6-6-8 baserunning
7) R M. Byrd DH -- 6-9-5-5-3, 7-7-8 baserunning
8) R I. Kinsler 2B -- 8-7-6-5-6, 7-7-7 baserunning
9) R G. Laird C -- 6-8-5-4-6

LINEUP VS LHP+DH (ratings vLHP)
1) R W. Taveras CF -- 8-7-3-5-6, 9-9-9 baserunning
2) R I. Kinsler 2B -- 8-6-6-5-6, 7-7-7 baserunning
3) R K. Youkilis -- 8-7-8-10-4
4) R S. Sosa DH -- 9-7-10-5-4
5) R M. Young SS -- 9-9-7-6-8, 5-8-9 baserunning
6) L H. Blalock 3B -- 6-9-7-6-5
7) R M. Byrd RF -- 7-9-5-5-3, 7-7-8 baserunning
8) L B. Wilkerson LF -- 7-9-8-9-4, 8-5-6 baserunning
9) R G. Laird C -- 6-8-5-4-8

Rotation
1. R V. Padilla -- 8-7-8, 8 end
2. R E. Volquez -- 8-5-8 on 9-5-8 talent, 8 end
3. R K. Millwood -- 7-7-7, 9 end
4. R B. McCarthy -- 7-6-7 on 8-8-8 talent, 8 end
5. R R. Tejeda -- 7-5-7 on 8-6-8 talent, 8 end

Mopup
1. R K. Loe -- 6-7-9 on 6-9-9 talent, 7 end

Middle Relief
1. R F. Francisco -- 8-7-7, 3 end
2. L C.J. Wilson -- 6-8-7, 7 end
3. R J. Benoit -- 8-7-7, 5 end
4. R S. Feldman -- 7-6-6 on 8-7-7 talent, 2 end

Setup
1. R A. Otsuka -- 9-6-9 overall, 4 end

Closer
1. R E. Gagne -- 10-9-8, 3 end

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my rotation blows, otherwise i'd be a lot more optimistic... but i'm trying to combat the rotation inefficiencies by stocking up with groundball pitchers who will be less vulnerable to the jetstream in arlington. and I lost some pop by trading Tex, but the additions of guys like Taveras and Youkilis give me some energy at the top of the lineup and some patience and pop in the middle.

[nick]

kevin youkilis is such a man beast

[Slyder]

I wish I had your depth at catcher. In that band box you play in your team should be competitive in HRs. Gonna need to get some pitchers to stick around though.

[browntown653]

I actually kinda like this team for some odd reason.

[BrianDawkins]

i bet that odd reason is the fact that i give frank catalanotto sufficient playing time!

cause if there's one thing that gets the bitches wet, its frank catalanotto getting sufficient playing time