Lineup:
Num Pos Hits Name Age Ratings 1 C R Aaron Figuerdo 22 10-6-4-10-8 2 RF L Vern Wood 27 10-5-4-10-8 3 SS R Ryan Braun 33 7-8-10-7-6 4 2B R Tim Taylor 26 8-7-10-5-9 5 CF R CJ Henry 30 7-8-10-5-6 6 3B S Kareem Said 26 9-7-4-7-6 (10-7-5-9-6 talent), 10-9-8 speed 7 1B R Fabian Herreros 24 8-7-6-7-6 (8-7-10-8-7 talent) 8 LF S Derrick Robinson 29 8-8-6-3-7, 10-7-8 speed
Bench:
Pos Hits Name Age Ratings INF/OF R Ruben Tejeda 27 8-9-6-6-7, 9-9-9 speed, 10 defense @ 2B/SS/RF INF S Kevin Ahrens 27 8-9-7-5-7 OF L Anthony Gwynn 34 7-7-4-4-6, 8-9-9 speed, 10 defense @ LF/CF, 9 @ RF, 7 OF arm C R Neil Wilson 33 8-6-6-4-7
Rotation:
Num Throws Name Age Ratings 1 R Joba Chamberlain 31 10-8-9, 9 end, 46 GB%, 95-99 MPH 2 R Ironel Paez 26 10-6-9 (10-10-9 talent), 9 end, 66 GB%, 95-99 MPH 3 L Brett Anderson 29 10-7-8, 7 end, 51 GB%, 87-90 MPH 4 R Kyle Lotzkar 27 10-6-8, 9 end, 50 GB%, 91-94 MPH 5 L Eduardo Garcia 23 4-10-10, 9 end, 66 GB%, 86-89 MPH
Bullpen:
Pos Throws Name Age Ratings CL R Benjamin Medina 26 10-4-10, 3 end, 51 GB%, 95-99 MPH SU R Dan Child 24 10-7-10, 5 end, 47 GB%, 91-94 MPH MR1 R Nelson Segovia 24 9-7-8 (10-10-7 talent), 4 end, 69 GB%, 89-92 MPH MR2 R Arturo Sedillo 26 7-8-9 (9-9-8 talent), 3 end, 58 GB%, 91-94 MPH MR3 R Juan Brown 26 10-7-8, 10 end, 64 GB%, 88-91 MPH MR4 R Renzo Reverol 26 8-5-7 (9-7-8 talent), 53 end, 4 GB%, 93-96 MPH MU L Troy Patton 31 9-7-7, 8 end, 63 GB%, 89-92 MPH
Bottom line for this year: it's a test year to get guys experience and see who's a flop and who's not. Someone like Juan Brown cannot possibly have an 8.24 ERA normally. I want to get them experience, and gain actuals. Guys like Dan Child, Brown, Kareem Said, Eduardo Garcia, Ironel Paez, they all need to just get MLB experience and gain actuals. I mean, my entire bullpen is 26 and under except for Patton, my mop up guy. They all need to fill out, and then they will dominate.
I really don't give a crap what this team does. If we compete, that's awesome. If not, we still have everyone for another couple of years, and we get experience and gain actuals. Next year, I want to be a very competative team. That's the goal.
Here are some guys I expect to be up in the future (if not this year, then definitely next year, depending on development speed):
Up-and-coming prospects:
Pos Bat/Thr Name Age Ratings INF/OF L Anthony Wolters 24 6-6-4-5-8 out of 10-6-5-10-9, 9-7-8 speed OF S Ray Mukada 24 5-6-2-5-7 out of 10-6-2-7-8, 9-8-7 speed, 9 OF arm