How's your team shaping up?

[priceless]

Re: How's your team shaping up?

That's pretty good priceless. I can't really argue with that but I think Hillenbrand will be playing more 1B rather than DHing. I think that Hinske would be too much of a liability on the field.

Actually I looked up Hillenbrand's numbers, and last season he was dreadful as a 1B (13 errors in 136 games with a .989 pct.). I think it might be some sort of a platoon at 1B, and maybe Hinske will get the odd start at 3B when Koskie needs a rest. But who knows. Maybe Hinske will end up being traded (as was speculated a while back).

[priceless]

Re: How's your team shaping up?

That's pretty good priceless. I can't really argue with that but I think Hillenbrand will be playing more 1B rather than DHing. I think that Hinske would be too much of a liability on the field.

Actually I looked up Hillenbrand's numbers, and last season he was dreadful as a 1B (13 errors in 136 games with a .989 pct.). I think it might be some sort of a platoon at 1B, and maybe Hinske will get the odd start at 3B when Koskie needs a rest. But who knows. Maybe Hinske will end up being traded (as was speculated a while back).

[priceless]

Re: How's your team shaping up?

I did this off the top of my head. So some players may be gone.

Koskie's in Toronto now ..

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Re: How's your team shaping up?

I did this off the top of my head. So some players may be gone.

Koskie's in Toronto now ..

[SPTO]

Re: How's your team shaping up?

Actually I looked up Hillenbrand's numbers, and last season he was dreadful as a 1B (13 errors in 136 games with a .989 pct.). I think it might be some sort of a platoon at 1B, and maybe Hinske will get the odd start at 3B when Koskie needs a rest. But who knows. Maybe Hinske will end up being traded (as was speculated a while back).

Yeah we were supposed to get Austin Kearns. That could've been a good trade IMO.

I was looking at the FA list at MLB.COM and i'm surprised that no one has picked up Pedro Astacio. I know JP wanted to get him a couple yrs ago and I think he'd be a good arm to have in the pen or as a starter....Oh well.

[SPTO]

Re: How's your team shaping up?

Actually I looked up Hillenbrand's numbers, and last season he was dreadful as a 1B (13 errors in 136 games with a .989 pct.). I think it might be some sort of a platoon at 1B, and maybe Hinske will get the odd start at 3B when Koskie needs a rest. But who knows. Maybe Hinske will end up being traded (as was speculated a while back).

Yeah we were supposed to get Austin Kearns. That could've been a good trade IMO.

I was looking at the FA list at MLB.COM and i'm surprised that no one has picked up Pedro Astacio. I know JP wanted to get him a couple yrs ago and I think he'd be a good arm to have in the pen or as a starter....Oh well.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

Re: How's your team shaping up?

C-Gregg Zaun/Guillermo Quiroz
1B-Eric Hinske
2B-Orlando "O-Dog" Hudson
3B-Corey Koskie
SS-Russ Adams
LF-Frank Catalanotto/Reed Johnson/Gabe Gross
CF-Vernon Wells
RF-Alex Rios
DH-Shea Hillenbrand (also 3B)
UT-Frank Menechino

SP-Doc Halladay
SP-Ted Lilly
SP-Dave Bush
SP-Gustavo Chacin
SP-Josh Towers

RP-Vinnie Chulk
RP-Jason Frasor
RP-Billy Koch
RP-Kerry Ligtenberg
RP-Justin Miller (could also be SP)
RP-Scott Schoenweiss
RP-Miguel Batista (may be a SP again, or the closer again, who knows!)

Maybe the lineup would go something like this ... trying to go RH/LH as much as possible!

1. SH 2b Orlando Hudson
2. LH LF Frank Catalanotto/RH Reed Johnson
3. RHCF Vernon Wells
4. LH 3B Corey Koskie
5. RH DH Shea Hillenbrand
6. LH1B Eric Hinske
7. RH RF Alex Rios
8. SHC Gregg Zaun/RH Guillermo Quiroz
9. LH SS Russ Adams

There's a couple of things I would change to your list.

Batista is most likely to start the season as the number 3 starter leaving Chacin and Towers to battle it out for the 5th starter role.

The 3 other bench players besides Frank Menechino, is John McDonald, Greg Myers, and Reed Johnson.

I don't expect Miller to start in the pen unless he's lights out in ST. 2 names your missing in the pen is Brandon League and Justin Speier.

John Gibbons has already said Russ Adams will hit lead off with Hudson batting 2nd.

He's the projected batting order:

1. Adams
2. Hudson
3. Wells
4. Koskie
5. Hillenbrand
6. Catalanotto
7. Rios
8. Hinske
9. Zaun

Against lefties Johnson will be batting lead off instead of Adams.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

Re: How's your team shaping up?

C-Gregg Zaun/Guillermo Quiroz
1B-Eric Hinske
2B-Orlando "O-Dog" Hudson
3B-Corey Koskie
SS-Russ Adams
LF-Frank Catalanotto/Reed Johnson/Gabe Gross
CF-Vernon Wells
RF-Alex Rios
DH-Shea Hillenbrand (also 3B)
UT-Frank Menechino

SP-Doc Halladay
SP-Ted Lilly
SP-Dave Bush
SP-Gustavo Chacin
SP-Josh Towers

RP-Vinnie Chulk
RP-Jason Frasor
RP-Billy Koch
RP-Kerry Ligtenberg
RP-Justin Miller (could also be SP)
RP-Scott Schoenweiss
RP-Miguel Batista (may be a SP again, or the closer again, who knows!)

Maybe the lineup would go something like this ... trying to go RH/LH as much as possible!

1. SH 2b Orlando Hudson
2. LH LF Frank Catalanotto/RH Reed Johnson
3. RHCF Vernon Wells
4. LH 3B Corey Koskie
5. RH DH Shea Hillenbrand
6. LH1B Eric Hinske
7. RH RF Alex Rios
8. SHC Gregg Zaun/RH Guillermo Quiroz
9. LH SS Russ Adams

There's a couple of things I would change to your list.

Batista is most likely to start the season as the number 3 starter leaving Chacin and Towers to battle it out for the 5th starter role.

The 3 other bench players besides Frank Menechino, is John McDonald, Greg Myers, and Reed Johnson.

I don't expect Miller to start in the pen unless he's lights out in ST. 2 names your missing in the pen is Brandon League and Justin Speier.

John Gibbons has already said Russ Adams will hit lead off with Hudson batting 2nd.

He's the projected batting order:

1. Adams
2. Hudson
3. Wells
4. Koskie
5. Hillenbrand
6. Catalanotto
7. Rios
8. Hinske
9. Zaun

Against lefties Johnson will be batting lead off instead of Adams.

[rsox]

Re: How's your team shaping up?

Yeah we were supposed to get Austin Kearns. That could've been a good trade IMO.

I was looking at the FA list at MLB.COM and i'm surprised that no one has picked up Pedro Astacio. I know JP wanted to get him a couple yrs ago and I think he'd be a good arm to have in the pen or as a starter....Oh well.

The Texas Rangers are talking with Astacio, recently club officials went to the Dominican Republic to watch him throw. I would not expect him to get more than a minor league contract but he would be a nice addition at the back of the Rangers rotation.

[rsox]

Re: How's your team shaping up?

Yeah we were supposed to get Austin Kearns. That could've been a good trade IMO.

I was looking at the FA list at MLB.COM and i'm surprised that no one has picked up Pedro Astacio. I know JP wanted to get him a couple yrs ago and I think he'd be a good arm to have in the pen or as a starter....Oh well.

The Texas Rangers are talking with Astacio, recently club officials went to the Dominican Republic to watch him throw. I would not expect him to get more than a minor league contract but he would be a nice addition at the back of the Rangers rotation.

[nyisles16]

Re: How's your team shaping up?

SP-Doc Halladay...


wow -Val Kilmer returns... "I'm your huckleberry"...lol

[nyisles16]

Re: How's your team shaping up?

SP-Doc Halladay...


wow -Val Kilmer returns... "I'm your huckleberry"...lol

[Vince]

Re: How's your team shaping up?

He's the projected batting order:

1. Adams
2. Hudson
3. Wells
4. Koskie
5. Hillenbrand
6. Catalanotto
7. Rios
8. Hinske
9. Zaun

Why not Wells at cleanup?

[Vince]

Re: How's your team shaping up?

He's the projected batting order:

1. Adams
2. Hudson
3. Wells
4. Koskie
5. Hillenbrand
6. Catalanotto
7. Rios
8. Hinske
9. Zaun

Why not Wells at cleanup?

[nyisles16]

Re: How's your team shaping up?

yeah - i would probably flip flop Koskie & Wells in the lineup