2009 Providence Grays

[Providence A's]

I haven't done one of these in a while so I figured why not?

lineup
1. SS Jimmy Rollins
2. 3B Paul Molitor
3. LF Pete Rose
4. DH David Ortiz
5. 1B Connor Jackson
6. 2B Del Lander
7. CF Javier Herrera
8. C Ramon Hernandez
9. RF Trevor Taylor

Rollins isn't exactly my idea of the quintessential lead-off hitter, but Rose is too good to be batting lead-off. Nor do I like Del Lander playing 2B, but I already have Ortiz at DH. Overall, I'm happy with the lineup, but it could be better. I love Molitor, Rose, Ortiz, and Jackson in there. When Lander fills out, he'll be a beast for sure.

Rotation (5-man, highest rested)
1. A.J. Burnett
2. Vida Blue
3. B.H. Kim
4. Max Scherzer
5. Adam Wainwright

I like the rotation. Burnett had a solid season for me outside of his record. Blue is a stud and still has room to fill out. Kim did well. Hopefully, Scherzer will fill out. I could do worse than Wainwright at #5.

Mopup
1. Justin Echols
2. Rodolfo Ramos

Middle Reliever
1. J.B. Cox
2. Jacob Johnson
3. Rodolfo Ramos
4. Justin Echols

Setup
1. Santiago Casilla
2. Javier Lopez

Closer
1. Dennis Eckersley

The back end of my bullpen is solid on paper. Casilla moves from closer to setup despite being 3rd last year with 43 saves. Eckersley becomes my closer since he's younger and has only 1 endurance. Cox and Lopez should be fine. Hopefully, Johnson does well. Ramos and Echols aren't playing vital roles. We should be at least over .500, but I hope we can compete for the division. I don't have a lot of depth, but then again who does? If I get any major injuries though, we'll probably be relegated to an also-ran. Thoughts?

[Kingdom]

Go marlins!

[Providence A's]

yea, that's who were so I thought I'd use that icon. Actually, on my player pages it says FLO for last season

[Providence A's]

edited with the trade of Jones. Herrera is a similar hitter, but plays a much better OF and will be playing for the minimum for the next 3 seasons while Jones will hit arbitration. Herrera should hit for a better average with 8 contact instead of 7 and 5 avoid K's if he fills out instead of 4. Otherwise, they are very similar.