The Triforce are going for the Trifecta. Three World Series titles in a row.
Lineup:
No. Position Player Bats Age Ratings 1 LF Denard Span L 26 8-9-4-6-6, 10-9-9 speed 2 SS Stephen Drew L 27 8-7-9-9-7, 7-6-6 speed 3 CF Grady Sizemore L 27 10-10-10-8-9, 8-9-9 speed 4 RF Jason Bay R 31 9-10-10-10-7, 7-9-9 speed 5 3B Wilkin Ramirez R 24 8-7-10-6-7, 7-9-9 speed 6 1B Garrett Atkins R 30 9-9-8-9-8 7 DH Pat Berg R 24 8-9-7-5-7 (9-10-10-6-7 talent) 8 2B Xavier Nady R 31 8-8-8-6-6 9 C Neil Walker S 24 7-7-8-6-6 (8-7-9-6-6 talent)
Rotation:
No. Player Throws Age Ratings 1 Daniel Bard R 24 10-10-10, 93-96 MPH, 10 end, 54 GB% (Reigning AL Cy Young winner) 2 Humberto Sanchez R 26 10-9-10, 93-96 MPH, 9 end, 54 GB% 3 Ray Dean R 25 10-8-8, 93-96 MPH, 7 end, 69 GB% 4 Erik Bedard L 31 9-8-10, 89-92 MPH, 8 end, 36 GB% 5 Chris Young R 30 8-9-9 (9-10-9 talent), 95-99 MPH, 7 end, 40 GB%
Bullpen:
Spot Player Throws Age Ratings CL Joel Zumaya R 25 10-9-10 (10-10-10 talent), 98-100 MPH, 5 end, 46 GB% SU Zumaya/Dotel MR1 Octavio Dotel R 36 9-8-9, 93-96 MPH, 2 end, 57 GB% MR2 Doug Davis R 34 9-8-8, 89-92 MPH, 9 end, 52 GB% MR3 Brad Thompson R 28 5-10-10, 89-92, 4 end, 53 GB% MR4 Sam Narron L 28 6-8-10, 89-92, 5 end, 39 GB% MU1 Narron MU2 Mike MacDougal R 33 8-6-9, 95-99 MPH, 3 end, 66 GB% Extra Scott Linebrink R 33 8-8-9, 93-96 MPH, 5 end, 60 GB%
This is a very well-rounded, young team. Its' only questions are the age of the pen and the depth (of which there is none). Farm system is weak after a few trades I made, but Ralph Barnes continues to be a promising young spec. Should get the call-up in a year or two. This team's ready to repeat.
I also realize that the order of the lefties and righties in my lineup is weird, but I really didn't want to move anyone from last year's spot, and the new guys just couldn't bat in the top 3 spots of the order.
Lastly, I wasn't sure who to play at 1st, 2nd, and DH between Nady, Atkins, and Berg. Berg's the pretty obvious pick at DH, but then the question is does Nady play 1st like he did so well at last year, or do I move him to 2nd to take over for the awful Uggla (he needed to be pulled). And Atkins would play the other. Time for Nady to learn 2nd base! If it doesn't work, I might switch Atkins and Nady, but Garret is SO BAD at 2nd.