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.