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Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks

Positions
c – Chad Moeller
1b – Lyle Overby
2b – Junior Spivey
3b – Matt Williams
ss – Tony Womack
lf – Luis Gonzalez
cf – Steve Finley
rf – Danny Bautista

Batting Order
1. Womack
2. Bautista
3. Spivey
4. Gonzalez
5. Finley
6. Overby
7. Williams
8. Moeller

Bench
1. Rod Barajas
2. Mark Grace
3. Craig Counsell
4. Quinton McCracken
5. David Delucci

Rotation
1. Randy Johnson-*
2. Curt Schilling
3. Elmer Dessens
4. Miguel Batista
5. John Patterson

Bullpen
1. Matt Mantei
2. Byung-Hyun Kim
3. Mike Myers-*
4. Mike Koplove
5. Mike Jackson
6. Greg Swindell-*
7. Ron Villone-*
*-LHP

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Colorado Rockies

Colorado Rockies

Positions
c – Charles Johnson
1b – Todd Helton
2b – Brent Butler
3b – Jose Hernandez
ss – Juan Uribe
lf – Jay Payton
cf – Preston Wilson
rf – Larry Walker

Batting Order
1. Payton
2. Butler
3. Walker
4. Helton
5. Wilson
6. Hernandez
7. Johnson
8. Uribe

Bench
1. Bobby Estalella
2. Greg Norton
3. Gabe Kapler
4. Chris Stynes
5. Pablo Ozuna/Ron Belliard

Rotation
1. Jason Jennings
2. Denny Stark
3. Denny Neagle-*
4. Shawn Chacon
5. Scott Elarton/Aaron Cook

Bullpen
1. Jose Jimenez
2. Todd Jones
3. Justin Speier
4. Steve Reed
5. Vic Darensbourg-*
6. Brian Fuentes-*
7. Nelson Cruz
*-LHP

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Colorado Rockies

Colorado Rockies

Positions
c – Charles Johnson
1b – Todd Helton
2b – Brent Butler
3b – Jose Hernandez
ss – Juan Uribe
lf – Jay Payton
cf – Preston Wilson
rf – Larry Walker

Batting Order
1. Payton
2. Butler
3. Walker
4. Helton
5. Wilson
6. Hernandez
7. Johnson
8. Uribe

Bench
1. Bobby Estalella
2. Greg Norton
3. Gabe Kapler
4. Chris Stynes
5. Pablo Ozuna/Ron Belliard

Rotation
1. Jason Jennings
2. Denny Stark
3. Denny Neagle-*
4. Shawn Chacon
5. Scott Elarton/Aaron Cook

Bullpen
1. Jose Jimenez
2. Todd Jones
3. Justin Speier
4. Steve Reed
5. Vic Darensbourg-*
6. Brian Fuentes-*
7. Nelson Cruz
*-LHP

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Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

Positions
c – Paul LoDuca
1b – Fred McGriff
2b – Joe Thurston
3b – Adrian Beltre
ss – Cesar Izturis
lf – Brian Jordan
cf – Dave Roberts
rf – Shawn Green

Batting Order
1. Roberts
2. LoDuca
3. Green
4. Jordan
5. McGriff
6. Beltre
7. Thurston
8. Izturis

Bench
1. Todd Hundley
2. Alex Cora
3. Darryl Ward
4. Mike Kinkade
5. Quilvio Veras/Terry Shumpert

Rotation
1. Hideo Nomo
2. Odalis Perez-*
3. Kevin Brown
4. Kazuhisa Ishii-*
5. Andy Ashby/Darren Dreifort

Bullpen
1. Eric Gagne
2. Paul Shuey
3. Paul Quantrill
4. Giovanni Carrara
5. Pedro Borbon-*
6. Guillermo Mota
7. Wilson Alvarez-*
*-LHP

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Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

Positions
c – Paul LoDuca
1b – Fred McGriff
2b – Joe Thurston
3b – Adrian Beltre
ss – Cesar Izturis
lf – Brian Jordan
cf – Dave Roberts
rf – Shawn Green

Batting Order
1. Roberts
2. LoDuca
3. Green
4. Jordan
5. McGriff
6. Beltre
7. Thurston
8. Izturis

Bench
1. Todd Hundley
2. Alex Cora
3. Darryl Ward
4. Mike Kinkade
5. Quilvio Veras/Terry Shumpert

Rotation
1. Hideo Nomo
2. Odalis Perez-*
3. Kevin Brown
4. Kazuhisa Ishii-*
5. Andy Ashby/Darren Dreifort

Bullpen
1. Eric Gagne
2. Paul Shuey
3. Paul Quantrill
4. Giovanni Carrara
5. Pedro Borbon-*
6. Guillermo Mota
7. Wilson Alvarez-*
*-LHP

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San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres

Positions
c – Gary Bennett
1b – Ryan Klesko
2b – Mark Loretta
3b – Sean Burroughs
ss – Ramon Vazquez
lf – Bubba Trammell
cf – Mark Kotsay
rf – Phil Nevin

Batting Order
1. Vazquez
2. Kotsay
3. Klesko
4. Nevin
5. Trammell
6. Burroughs
7. Loretta
8. Bennett

Bench
1. Mike Rivera/Wiki Gonzalez
2. Dave Hansen
3. Brian Buchanon
4. Homer Bush
5. Brady Anderson

Rotation
1. Brian Lawrence
2. Adam Eaton
3. Jake Peavy
4. Oliver Perez-*
5. Kevin Jarvis

Bullpen
1. Trevor Hoffman
2. Kevin Walker-*
3. Jay Witasick
4. Luther Hackman
5. Brandon Villafuerte
6. Jesse Orosco-*
7. Jaret Wright
*-LHP

?? – Francisco Cordova, Charles Nagy
DL – Brian Tollberg

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San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres

Positions
c – Gary Bennett
1b – Ryan Klesko
2b – Mark Loretta
3b – Sean Burroughs
ss – Ramon Vazquez
lf – Bubba Trammell
cf – Mark Kotsay
rf – Phil Nevin

Batting Order
1. Vazquez
2. Kotsay
3. Klesko
4. Nevin
5. Trammell
6. Burroughs
7. Loretta
8. Bennett

Bench
1. Mike Rivera/Wiki Gonzalez
2. Dave Hansen
3. Brian Buchanon
4. Homer Bush
5. Brady Anderson

Rotation
1. Brian Lawrence
2. Adam Eaton
3. Jake Peavy
4. Oliver Perez-*
5. Kevin Jarvis

Bullpen
1. Trevor Hoffman
2. Kevin Walker-*
3. Jay Witasick
4. Luther Hackman
5. Brandon Villafuerte
6. Jesse Orosco-*
7. Jaret Wright
*-LHP

?? – Francisco Cordova, Charles Nagy
DL – Brian Tollberg

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San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

Positions
c – Benito Santiago
1b – J.T. Snow
2b – Ray Durham
3b – Edgardo Alfonzo
ss – Rich Aurilla
lf – Barry Bonds
cf – Marquis Grissom
rf – Jose Cruz, Jr.

Batting Order
1. Durham
2. Aurilla
3. Alfonzo
4. Bonds
5. Santiago.
6. Cruz, Jr.
7. Grissom
8. Snow

Bench
1. Yorvit Torrealba
2. Andres Galarraga
3. Marvin Benard
4. Pedro Feliz
5. Damon Minor
6. Neifi Perez

Rotation
1. Jason Schmidt
2. Kirk Rueter-*
3. Livan Hernandez
4. Damian Moss-*
5. Ryan Jensen

Bullpen
1. Robb Nen
2. Scott Eyre-*
3. Felix Rodriguez
4. Jason Christiansen-*
5. Kurt Ainsworth
6. Chad Zerbe-*
*-LHP

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San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

Positions
c – Benito Santiago
1b – J.T. Snow
2b – Ray Durham
3b – Edgardo Alfonzo
ss – Rich Aurilla
lf – Barry Bonds
cf – Marquis Grissom
rf – Jose Cruz, Jr.

Batting Order
1. Durham
2. Aurilla
3. Alfonzo
4. Bonds
5. Santiago.
6. Cruz, Jr.
7. Grissom
8. Snow

Bench
1. Yorvit Torrealba
2. Andres Galarraga
3. Marvin Benard
4. Pedro Feliz
5. Damon Minor
6. Neifi Perez

Rotation
1. Jason Schmidt
2. Kirk Rueter-*
3. Livan Hernandez
4. Damian Moss-*
5. Ryan Jensen

Bullpen
1. Robb Nen
2. Scott Eyre-*
3. Felix Rodriguez
4. Jason Christiansen-*
5. Kurt Ainsworth
6. Chad Zerbe-*
*-LHP

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Re: Philadelphia Phillies

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Nice job on the Phillies. Just a few comments.

I wouldn't be surprised to see them move Bell down to the 8th position. The 8th position is pretty valuable in the NL. Sets up the lineup for the next inning many times. Byrd is going to strike out a few times, which you don't want in that position. Maybe flip flop those two.

Possibly switch Abreu and Thome around. You want your best pure hitter in the #3 spot. Hopefully this year Abreu will realize that he's not a HR hitter and just go back to his .330 45 doubles per year ways. Incredible at hitting towards all fields if he wants to. Thome will strike out too much for that spot.



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Thanks for the input. I can see your point on both moves, but just to explain my reason on the each. I thought they would bat Byrd in the 8th spot to keep the pressure off of him in the early going. As far as the 3-4-5 hitters go, I'm not sure Thome would get the same protection batting 5th as he would having Burrell and Abreu following him. Also, if Abreu was hitting 3rd he might less incline to use his speed on the bases because he wouldn't want to take the bat out of Burrell and Thome's hands.

Also, I don't know if I want to start going back and changing the previous posts because I don't think you can edit them after a certain period. I guess people will just have to read through to see the different comments.

[The_Hawk]

Re: Philadelphia Phillies

</font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
Nice job on the Phillies. Just a few comments.

I wouldn't be surprised to see them move Bell down to the 8th position. The 8th position is pretty valuable in the NL. Sets up the lineup for the next inning many times. Byrd is going to strike out a few times, which you don't want in that position. Maybe flip flop those two.

Possibly switch Abreu and Thome around. You want your best pure hitter in the #3 spot. Hopefully this year Abreu will realize that he's not a HR hitter and just go back to his .330 45 doubles per year ways. Incredible at hitting towards all fields if he wants to. Thome will strike out too much for that spot.



<hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

Thanks for the input. I can see your point on both moves, but just to explain my reason on the each. I thought they would bat Byrd in the 8th spot to keep the pressure off of him in the early going. As far as the 3-4-5 hitters go, I'm not sure Thome would get the same protection batting 5th as he would having Burrell and Abreu following him. Also, if Abreu was hitting 3rd he might less incline to use his speed on the bases because he wouldn't want to take the bat out of Burrell and Thome's hands.

Also, I don't know if I want to start going back and changing the previous posts because I don't think you can edit them after a certain period. I guess people will just have to read through to see the different comments.

[philliesfan980]

Re: Philadelphia Phillies

</font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
Thanks for the input. I can see your point on both moves, but just to explain my reason on the each. I thought they would bat Byrd in the 8th spot to keep the pressure off of him in the early going. As far as the 3-4-5 hitters go, I'm not sure Thome would get the same protection batting 5th as he would having Burrell and Abreu following him. Also, if Abreu was hitting 3rd he might less incline to use his speed on the bases because he wouldn't want to take the bat out of Burrell and Thome's hands.


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True. I didn't think about protection issues. 3-4-5 is going to be one of the best in the majors (any others???). I see your point about pressure. There might be more pressure in the 8th hole than the 7th hole, but that is up to speculation. Great job on the post. Keep the idea's coming.

[philliesfan980]

Re: Philadelphia Phillies

</font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
Thanks for the input. I can see your point on both moves, but just to explain my reason on the each. I thought they would bat Byrd in the 8th spot to keep the pressure off of him in the early going. As far as the 3-4-5 hitters go, I'm not sure Thome would get the same protection batting 5th as he would having Burrell and Abreu following him. Also, if Abreu was hitting 3rd he might less incline to use his speed on the bases because he wouldn't want to take the bat out of Burrell and Thome's hands.


<hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

True. I didn't think about protection issues. 3-4-5 is going to be one of the best in the majors (any others???). I see your point about pressure. There might be more pressure in the 8th hole than the 7th hole, but that is up to speculation. Great job on the post. Keep the idea's coming.

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Transactions

Ron Coomer signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers, but I can't see him making the team unless the Dodgers only carry 6 relievers.

Ricky Bottalico signed a minor league deal with the Diamondbacks. He'll have to beat out Mike Jackson and Mike Koplove to make the team. Don't see that happening.

Damon Buford signed a minor league deal with Expos. Played last year in the minors and should probably do the same again this year.

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Transactions

Ron Coomer signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers, but I can't see him making the team unless the Dodgers only carry 6 relievers.

Ricky Bottalico signed a minor league deal with the Diamondbacks. He'll have to beat out Mike Jackson and Mike Koplove to make the team. Don't see that happening.

Damon Buford signed a minor league deal with Expos. Played last year in the minors and should probably do the same again this year.