NL West

[SportsorDeath]

Re: NL West

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Perceptor said:
Tough to call, but I'm with Sportsman TO in picking the Dodgers. They have the best pitching staff in the division and if Green hits 30-45 homers like he did a couple of years ago, they'll be fine...

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Bear in mind the Tigers scored more runs than the Dodgers did last year, and the Dodgers big addition to their lineup was Bubba Trammell.

I agree pitching wins championships, but you have to score some runs to win. I don't think the Dodgers have a chance this year.

Giants are still the team to beat in this division until proven otherwise.

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Juan Encarnacion was a much "bigger" acquisition for them, but I agree with just about everything else.

The Dodgers are going to struggle mightily to score runs. They really should have found a way to get Magglio Ordonez.

Their pitching may be a little better this year, though, if Darren Dreifort stays healthy. Losing Kevin Brown will hurt some, but Odalis Perez should be better this year, and Edwin Jackson looks good but is a rookie.

The Giants got a little worse, and their starting rotation looks pretty weak, but they still look to be the best team in the division almost by default.

I think a case could be made for Arizona, Los Angeles or the Giants winning the division.

I still think the Padres are at least a year away from realistically contending. If the stars were ever aligned for them to make a big jump, though, this definitely looks like the year.

[rsox]

Re: NL West

The Dodgers are now trying to move Paul LoDuca from C to LF, Juan Encarnacion to RF and Shawn Green to 1B, David Ross would be the starting C, i think if they are going to change positions for LoDuca he should be moving to 1B, he breaks down in the second half behind the plate, but i don't think LF is the answer for that, he would be better off at 1B.

[rsox]

Re: NL West

The Dodgers are now trying to move Paul LoDuca from C to LF, Juan Encarnacion to RF and Shawn Green to 1B, David Ross would be the starting C, i think if they are going to change positions for LoDuca he should be moving to 1B, he breaks down in the second half behind the plate, but i don't think LF is the answer for that, he would be better off at 1B.

[rsox]

Re: NL West

The Dodgers are now trying to move Paul LoDuca from C to LF, Juan Encarnacion to RF and Shawn Green to 1B, David Ross would be the starting C, i think if they are going to change positions for LoDuca he should be moving to 1B, he breaks down in the second half behind the plate, but i don't think LF is the answer for that, he would be better off at 1B.

[GameDude]

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I can't believe they'd move Green to 1B. They always talk about how good his arm is from RF. LoDuca would definitely be better at 1st, especially since that's where he plays when he's not catching. If they start moving around everyone's position, they're going to have problems.

[GameDude]

Re: NL West

I can't believe they'd move Green to 1B. They always talk about how good his arm is from RF. LoDuca would definitely be better at 1st, especially since that's where he plays when he's not catching. If they start moving around everyone's position, they're going to have problems.

[GameDude]

Re: NL West

I can't believe they'd move Green to 1B. They always talk about how good his arm is from RF. LoDuca would definitely be better at 1st, especially since that's where he plays when he's not catching. If they start moving around everyone's position, they're going to have problems.