2015 San Francisco 49ers

[bjd2933]

... as in I only have hopes of winning 49 games. Anything else is a bonus!

Lineup(Vs. Both)

2B Brian Roberts: 8/9/8/8/6, .275/24 HR/78 RBI in 144 games with BAL in '14
1B Allan Dykstra: 8/6/10/8/6, .222/16 HR/57 RBI in 155 games with SF in '14
3B Alex Rodriguez: 8/8/10/9/4, .241/29 HR/74 RBI in 154 games with SF in '14
LF Hideki Matsui: 8/8/9/6/7, .167/6 HR/18 RBI in 141 at bats with CHN in '14
CF Vernon Wells: 8/9/10/5/7, .270/38 HR/106 RBI in 154 games with CHA in '14
RF Rick Ankiel: 8/7/9/7/6, .279/29 HR/101 RBI in 155 games with SF in '14
SS Jorge Cantu: 7/8/10/5/6, .265/35 HR/88 RBI in 155 games with SF in '14
C Josh Willingham: 8/10/8/6/6, .237/14 HR/46 RBI in 141 games with FLO in '14
Pitcher

A lineup closer resembling the 2004 American League All-Star team than anything that should be on the field in 2015, yet sadly better than anything I've had to offer offensively in the past few seasons. Too many rolls of the dice on guys who have one foot in the grave, but if all goes right, I should at least hit a bunch of home runs. Have a few movable parts in the minors in Frontreras and Villalona, and some guys on the bench in the majors in Johnson, Moore and Pie that can be plugged in if any of the fossils inevitably struggle. I still expect to be bottom of the barrell offensively this season.

Bench

C Adam Moore: 8/7/7/4/6, .234/13 HR/51 RBI in 133 games with SF in '14
1B Nick Johnson: 7/9/7/10/4, .197/2 HR/11 RBI in 117 AB with FLO in '14
2B/SS/OF Marcus Sanders: 7/7/4/3/5, DNP in '14
SS/OF Felix Pie: 8/8/9/5/5, .250/18 HR/71 RBI in 154 games with SF in '14
OF Aaron Rowand: 8/8/7/4/5, .261/3 HR/23 RBI in 249 AB with SF in '14

A little more versatility off the bench than I've had in the past. Moore is not an awful backup C. I do have good defense, and great speed coming off the bench(only reason i'm opting to use Sanders), and some power with Pie.

Rotation

LHP Clayton Tanner: 10/10/10/8 End, 15-10, 2.94 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 182 K in 33 starts with SF in '14
RHP Tim Lincecum: 10/10/9/8 End, 10-12, 3.68 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 283 K in 33 starts with SF in '14
LHP Jonathan Sanchez: 10/7/6/8 End, 15-8, 3.61 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 205 K in 32 starts with SF in '14
RHP Phil Hughes: 10/8/8/7 End, 4-6, 4.12 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 141 K in 26 starts with SF in '14
LHP Madison Bumgarner: 10/7/8/10 End, 8-12, 4.14 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 161 K in 25 starts with SF in '14

Not much else to say about the rotation. If everyone stays healthy, which is doubtful... as I expect Hughes to miss his annual 5-8 weeks, and give me 140-150 innings tops, things should be ok pitching wise... Tanner and Lincecum is a top notch 1-2 punch, despite the fact Tanner is about to hit free agency, and Lincecum underperforms quite often. I do have a couple of decent guys I can use to spot start in Young and Whitaker, but would prefer to keep these 5 healthy all year. Fat chance.

Bullpen

Mopup: RHP Chris Young: 10/6/7/8 end, 3.13 ERA in 11 games with SF in '14

Middle 1: RHP Jensen Lewis: 10/8/5/4 end, 6.03 ERA in 88 games with SF in '14
Middle 2: LHP Jesse English: 9/6/9/6 end, ROOKIE
Middle 3: RHP J.J. Putz: 9/8/6/1 end, 5.73 ERA in 65 games with CHA in '14
Middle 4: RHP Chris Young

Setup: RHP Brian Bruney: 10/8/7/3 end, 5.29 ERA, 35 saves as SF closer in '14

Closer: RHP Kerry Wood: 10/7/7/5 end, 3.18 ERA, 39 saves as COL closer in '14

More or less a mess... Wood should be ok, hoping Bruney has a bounce-back season in 2015. Hoping Jensen Lewis gives me one respectable season in this 3 year deal... and hoping English is semi-decent. Will probably be shuffling guys all season long.

Probably gonna finish a mid- high 70 win, 4th place team again... seems to be more or less the norm. May wind up trading off some geezers and bringing Villalona and Frontreras back up at some point, but would like them to get more time in AAA for now.

[Kingdom]

You need Patrick Willis to be the cleanup hitter.