The career of "Nolan Ryan" - RTTS

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2008 Retirements

Age
Moises Alou
Rich Aurilia
Miguel Bautista
Aaron Boone
Jamie Burke
Raul Casanova
Jose Contreras
Ray Durham
Morgan Ensberg
Cliff Floyd
Julio Franco
Bob Howry
Jeff Kent
Ricky Ledee
Greg Maddox
Kevin Millar
Jamie Moyer
Mike Mussina
Kenny Rogers
Matt Stairs
Mike Stanton
Julian Tavarez
Mike Timlin
Billy Wagner
Tim Wakefield
Jamie Walker
David Wells
Jason Wood

Ability
Hiram Bocachica
Alberto Callaspo
Buck Conts
Terry Evans
Andy Gonzalez
Paul McAnulty
Josh Rabe

Poor Free Agent Market
J.J. Furmaniak
Shawn Green
Byung-Hyun Kim
Reggie Sanders
Chris Woodward

Injury
Mark Buehule
Darin Erstad
Carlos Pena
Elizardo Ramirez
Randy Winn

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Nolan Ryan

Career Progression

Stamima: +8
Pitching Clutch: +14
H/9: +16
HR/9: +10
K/9: +12
BB/9: -3
Bunting: +9
Drag Bunting: +10
Durability: +10
Fielding: +5
Arm Strength: +6
Arm Accuracy: +11
Reaction: +10

Overall: +13


Scouting Report

Overall: C

A notch below average

Velocity: B

Velocity is decent but fastball is hittable

Stamina: B

He can start to wear down if used too often

Control: F

If you want wildness, he's your man

Fielding: F

Annual winner of the iron glove

Potential: A

Has the tools to be a superstar

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2009 Starters

American League East

Orioles
Ramon Hernandez, c
Aubrey Huff, 1b
Brian Roberts, 2b
Scott Moore, 3b
George Roberts, ss
Luke Scott, lf
Tiki Redman, cf
Nick Markakis, rf
dh could be anybody so I couldn't tell

Daniel Cabrera
Adam Loewen
Troy Patton
Jeremy Guthrie
Matt Albers

Chris Ray, closer


Red Sox
Jason Varitek, c
Kevin Youkilis, 1b
Joe Thurston, 2b
Mike Lowell, 3b
Julio Lugo, ss
Manny Ramirez, lf
Coco Crisp, cf
J.D. Drew, rf
David Ortiz, dh

Josh Beckert
Daisuke Matsuzaka
John Patterson
Curt Schilling
Bartolo Colon

Jonathan Papelbon, closer


Yankees
Jorge Posada, c
Jason Giambi, 1b
Robinson Cano, 2b
Alex Rodriguez, 3b
Derek Jeter, ss
Johnny Damon, lf
Corey Patterson, cf
Alonso Travis, rf
Hideki Matsui, dh

Joba Chamberlain
Chein-Ming Wang
Phil Hughes
Andy Pettitte
Eric Milton

Mariano Rivera, closer


Rays
Jarvis Nobles, c
Stacy Watts, 1b
Akinori Iwamura, 2b
Ben Zobrist, 3b
Jason Bartlett, ss
Carl Crawford, lf
B.J. Upton, cf
Rocco Baldelli, rf
Jonny Gomes, dh

Scott Kazmir
James Shields
Andy Sonnanstine
Matt Garza
Edwin Jackson

Troy Percival, closer


Blue Jays
Gregg Zahn, c
Frank Thomas, 1b
Aaron Hill, 2b
Scott Rolen, 3b
David Eckstein, ss
Alfonso Soriano, lf
Vernon Wells, cf
Alex Rios, rf
Barry Bonds, dh ("Reggie Stocker" in game)

Roy Halladay
A.J. Burnett
Dustin McGowan
Jesse Litsch
Gustavo Chacin

B.J. Ryan, closer

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American League Central

White Sox
A.J. Pierzynski, c
Paul Konerko, 1b
Juan Uribe, 2b
Joe Crede, 3b
Orlando Cabrera, ss
Frank Catalanotto, lf
Nick Swisher, cf
Jermaine Dye, rf
Eric Chavez, dh

Javier Vazquez
Brandon McCarthy
Lance Broadway
Jeff Weaver
Gavin Floyd

Bobby Jenks, closer


Indians
Victor Martinez, c
Ryan Garko, 1b
Jamey Carroll, 2b
Casey Blake, 3b
Edgar Renteria, ss
Jason Michaels, lf
Grady Sizemore, cf
Franklin Gutierrez, rf
Travis Hafner, dh

C.C. Sabathia
Fausto Carmona
Jake Westbrook
Jeremy Sowers
Cliff Lee

Joe Borowski, closer


Tigers
Ivan Rodriguez, c
Carlos Guillen, 1b
Placido Polanco, 2b
Ryan Raburn, 3b
Malik Stephens,ss
Gary Sheffield, lf
Curtis Granderson, cf
Magglio Ordonez, rf
Marcus Thames, dh

Jason Verlander
Dontrelle Willis
Jeremy Bonderman
Nate Robertson
Cha Seung Baek

Todd Jones, closer


Royals
Miguel, Olivo, c
Billy Butler, 1b
Esteban German, 2b
Alex Gordon, 3b
Tony Pena Jr, ss
Mark Teahen, lf
David Dejesus, cf
Jose Guillen, rf
Preston Wilson, dh

Zack Greinke
Gil Meche
Brian Bannister
Brett Tomko
Luke Hochevar

Joakim Soria, closer


Twins
Joe Mauer, c
Patrick Hager, 1b
Damien Clifton, 2b
Mike Lamb, 3b
Adam Everett, ss
Delmon Young, lf
Craig Monroe, cf
Michael Cuddyer, rf
Mike Piazza, dh

Francisco Loriano
Glen Perkins
Boof Bonser
Scott Baker
Livan Hernandez

Joe Nathan, closer

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American League West


Angels
Mike Napoli, c
Yong-Su Ma, 1b
Howie Kendrick, 2b
Miguel Cabrera, 3b
Jeff Keppinger, ss
Juan Rivera, lf
Torii Hunter, cf
Vladimir Guerrero, rf
Chone Figgins, dh

John Lackey
Kelvim Escobar
Jered Weaver
Aaron Cook
Jon Garland

Francisco Rodriguez, closer


Athletics
Kurt Suzuki, c
Daric Barton, 1b
Mark Ellis, 2b
Antone Kenney, 3b
Bobby Crosby, ss
Travis Buck, lf
Kenny Lofton, cf
Alva Pacheco, rf
Emil Brown, dh

Rich Harden
Joe Blanton
Chad Gaudin
Kason Gabbard
Dallas Braden

Huston Street, closer


Mariners
Kenji Johjima, c
Richie Sexson, 1b
Nick Punto, 2b
Adrian Beltre, 3b
Yuniesky Betancourt, ss
Raul Ibanez, lf
Ichiro Suzuki, cf
Bobby Abreu, rf
Brandon Inge, dh

Felix Hernandez
Erik Bedard
Jarrod Washburn
Brandon Morrow
Carlos Silva

J.J. Putz, closer


Rangers
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, c
Justin Morneau, 1b
Ian Kinsler, 2b
Hank Blalock, 3b
Michael Young, ss
Kevin Mench, lf
Josh Hamilton, cf
Milton Bradley, rf
Geoff Jenkins, dh

Kevin Millwood
Luis Mendoza
Jason Jennings
Vicente Padilla
Kameron Loe

C.J. Wilson, closer

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National League East


Braves
Brian McCann, c
Mark Teixeira, 1b
Dustin Pedroia, 2b
Chipper Jones, 3b
Yunel Escobar, ss
Matt Diaz, lf
Mark Kotsay, cf
Jeff Francoeur, rf

John Smoltz
Tim Hudson
Jair Jurrjens
Chuck James
Tom Glavine

Rafael Soriano, closer


Marlins
Paul Hoover, c
Mike Jacobs, 1b
Dan Uggla, 2b
Jorge Cantu, 3b
Khalil Greene, ss
Josh Willingham, lf
Cameron Maybin, cf
Jeremy Hermida, rf

Anibal Sanchez
Scott Olsen
Renyel Pinto
Mark Hendrickson
Josh Johnson

Kevin Gregg, closer


Mets
Ramon Castro, c
Jay Gibbons, 1b
Luis Castillo, 2b
David Wright, 3b
Hanley Ramirez, ss
Marlon Anderson, lf
Carlos Beltran, cf
Endy Chavez, rf

Johan Santana
John Maine
Orlando Hernandez
Oliver Perez
Mike Pelfrey

Lucien Simon, closer


Phillies
Chris Coste, c
Ryan Howard, 1b
Chase Utley, 2b
Pedro Feliz, 3b
Jimmy Rollins, ss
Pat Burrell, lf
Shane Victorino, cf
Jayson Werth, rf

Cole Hamels
Brett Myers
Kris Benson
Kyle Kendrick
Fabio Castro

Brad Lidge, closer


Nationals
Paul Lo Duca, c
Nick Johnson, 1b
Ronnie Belliard, 2b
Ryan Zimmerman, 3b
Cristian Guzman, ss
Dmitri Young, lf
Lastings Milledge, cf
Austin Kearns, rf

Shawn Hill
Jason Bergmann
Tim Redding
Michael O'Connor
Joel Hanrahan

Chad Cordero, closer

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National League Central


Cubs
Jesus Flores, c
Derrek Lee, 1b
Moses Sorenson, 2b
Aramis Ramirez, 3b
Ryan Theriot, ss
Matt Murton, lf
Ryan Freel, cf
Kosuke Fukudome, rf

Carlos Zambrano
Rich Hill
Ted Lilly
Jon Lieber
Kevin Hart

Ryan Dempster, closer


Reds
Javier Valentin, c
Joey Votto, 1b
Brandon Phillips, 2b
Edwin Encarnacion, 3b
Enrique Cruz, ss
Adam Dunn, lf
Charlton Jimerson, cf
Ken Griffey Jr, rf

Pedro Martinez
Aaron Harang
Bronson Arroyo
Homer Bailey
Josh Fogg

Francisco Cordero, closer


Astros
J.R. Towles, c
Lance Berkman, 1b
Robert Miranda, 2b
Ty Wigginton, 3b
Miguel Tejada, ss
Carlos Lee, lf
Michael Bourn, cf
Hunter Pence, rf

Roy Oswalt
Brandon Backe
Shawn Chacon
Wandy Rodriguez
Woody Williams

Jose Valverde, closer


Brewers
Jason Kendall, c
Prince Fielder, 1b
Rickie Weeks, 2b
Bill Hall, 3b
J.J. Hardy, ss
Ryan Braun, lf
Mike Cameron, cf
Corey Hart, rf

Ben Sheets
Yovani Gallardo
Dave Bush
Carlos Villanueva
Jeff Suppan

Eric Gagne, closer


Pirates
Ronny Paulino, c
Chris Gomez, 1b
Freddy Sanchez, 2b
Jose Bautista, 3b
Jack Wilson, ss
Jason Bay, lf
Chris Duffy, cf
Xavier Nady, rf

Freddy Garcia
Ian Snell
Paul Maholm
Tom Gorzelanny
Zach Duke

Matt Capps, closer


Cardinals
Yadier Molina, c
Albert Pujols, 1b
Coleman Sheldon, 2b
Troy Glaus, 3b
Cesar Izturis, ss
Chris Duncan, lf
Rick Ankiel, cf
Juan Encarnacion, rf

Chris Carpenter
Adam Wainwright
Todd Wellemeyer
Matt Morris
Kyle Lohse

Jason Isringhausen, closer

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National League West


Diamondbacks
Josh Bard, c
Conor Jackson, 1b
Orlando Hudson, 2b
Mark Reynolds, 3b
Stephen Drew, ss
Eric Byrnes, lf
Chris B. Young, cf
Sammy Sosa, rf

Brandon Webb
Dan Haren
Micah Owings
Doug Davis
Justin Duchscherer

Tony Pena, closer


Rockies
Yorvit Torrealba, c
Todd Helton, 1b
Santiago De la Cruz, 2b
Garrett Atkins, 3b
Troy Tulowitzski, ss
Matt Holliday, lf
Willy Taveras, cf
Brad Hawpe, rf

Jeff Francis
Franklin Morales
Ubaldo Jimenez
Jason Hirsh
Micah Bowie

Manuel Corpas, closer


Dodgers
Russell Martin, c
James Loney, 1b
Eddy Cramm, 2b
Nomar Garciaparra, 3b
Rafael Furcal, ss
Marlon Byrd, lf
Andruw Jones, cf
Matt Kemp, rf

Jason Schmidt
Derek Lowe
Brad Penny
Hiroki Kuroda
Chad Billingsley

Takashi Saito, closer


Padres*
Michael Barrett, c
Adrian Gonzalez, 1b
Asdrubal Cabrera, 2b
Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3b
Alex Cintron, ss
Nate Schierholtz, lf
Jim Edmonds, cf
Grant Duncan, rf

Jake Peavy
Chris Young
Mark Prior
Clay Hensley
Enrique Gonzalez

Davis Rubio, closer


Giants
Bengie Molina, c
Dan Ortmeier, 1b
Alfonzo Mason, 2b
Lavern Wilkes, 3b
Omar Vizquel, ss
Eugenio Velez, lf
Aaron Rowand, cf
Claud Dye

Matt Cain
Tim Lincecum
Barry Zito
Noah Lowry
Kevin Correia

Brian Wilson, closer