What will your team look like in 2006?

[kweiss]

Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

This is really interesting. What do the Rangers look like?

[VanillaEps]

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The A's??

[VanillaEps]

Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

The A's??

[VanillaEps]

Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

The A's??

[BigRed]

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red sox!

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Boston Red Sox
52-60 15 games back of NYY

C John Bradley (R) .200 13 56
1B David Ortiz .292 14 67
2B Freddy Sanchez .310 0 20
2B Cesar Crespo .257 13 46
3B Lou Collier .246 8 47
SS Nomar Garciaparra .299 7 54
SS Mike Moriarty .264 0 8 (110 AB)
LF Manny Ramirez (DL) .340 22 63
LF Vince Lee .317 1 14 (139 AB, 2nd Season, 20 y/o)
LF Oris Golden(R) .000 0 0 (3 AB, 21 y/o)
CF Mike Cameron .230 14 53
CF Ryan Christenson .294 0 2 (68 AB)
RF Trot Nixon .273 22 61
RF Bobby Stewart (R) .269 6 32 (23 y/o)

Rotation
RHP Pedro Martinez 15 5 2.49
RHP Derek Lowe 8 9 4.25
LHP Bruce Chen 7 15 8.33
RHP Shawn Sedlacek 7 8 4.85
RHP Ryan Rupe 6 12 7.29

Bullpen
LR (R) Charlie Bailey (R) 3 2 4.94 (22 y/o)
LR (R) Brandon Lyon 2 2 7.09
LR (R) Ben Diggins 0 0 6.23 (13 IP)
MR (L) Gibson Munoz 4 1 3.97 (2nd Season, 24 y/o)
MR (R) Pinky Price 1 1 4.20 1sv (2nd Season, 21 y/o)
SU (L) Kevin Pickford 1 2 4.25 2sv
CL (R) Jayson Durocher 1 4 2.70 27sv

It looks like the Red Sox run is over for a while.

After going to the World Series the past 2 season (winning 1), a high payroll has finally gotten the better of the club. The team has operated with a payroll that exceded their income for too long and have decided to rebuild for the future.

It does look bright while looking at the bullpen. The rotation is another story, but it looks like the BoSox are doing things the right way.

Interesting Note: MR Gibson Munoz was discoverd by my scout last year. I recognized the potential, however Gibson felt that he would be better suited to step into a situation where he could move up quickly. Looks like his decision has paid off.

[BigRed]

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red sox!

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Boston Red Sox
52-60 15 games back of NYY

C John Bradley (R) .200 13 56
1B David Ortiz .292 14 67
2B Freddy Sanchez .310 0 20
2B Cesar Crespo .257 13 46
3B Lou Collier .246 8 47
SS Nomar Garciaparra .299 7 54
SS Mike Moriarty .264 0 8 (110 AB)
LF Manny Ramirez (DL) .340 22 63
LF Vince Lee .317 1 14 (139 AB, 2nd Season, 20 y/o)
LF Oris Golden(R) .000 0 0 (3 AB, 21 y/o)
CF Mike Cameron .230 14 53
CF Ryan Christenson .294 0 2 (68 AB)
RF Trot Nixon .273 22 61
RF Bobby Stewart (R) .269 6 32 (23 y/o)

Rotation
RHP Pedro Martinez 15 5 2.49
RHP Derek Lowe 8 9 4.25
LHP Bruce Chen 7 15 8.33
RHP Shawn Sedlacek 7 8 4.85
RHP Ryan Rupe 6 12 7.29

Bullpen
LR (R) Charlie Bailey (R) 3 2 4.94 (22 y/o)
LR (R) Brandon Lyon 2 2 7.09
LR (R) Ben Diggins 0 0 6.23 (13 IP)
MR (L) Gibson Munoz 4 1 3.97 (2nd Season, 24 y/o)
MR (R) Pinky Price 1 1 4.20 1sv (2nd Season, 21 y/o)
SU (L) Kevin Pickford 1 2 4.25 2sv
CL (R) Jayson Durocher 1 4 2.70 27sv

It looks like the Red Sox run is over for a while.

After going to the World Series the past 2 season (winning 1), a high payroll has finally gotten the better of the club. The team has operated with a payroll that exceded their income for too long and have decided to rebuild for the future.

It does look bright while looking at the bullpen. The rotation is another story, but it looks like the BoSox are doing things the right way.

Interesting Note: MR Gibson Munoz was discoverd by my scout last year. I recognized the potential, however Gibson felt that he would be better suited to step into a situation where he could move up quickly. Looks like his decision has paid off.

[BigRed]

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red sox!

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Boston Red Sox
52-60 15 games back of NYY

C John Bradley (R) .200 13 56
1B David Ortiz .292 14 67
2B Freddy Sanchez .310 0 20
2B Cesar Crespo .257 13 46
3B Lou Collier .246 8 47
SS Nomar Garciaparra .299 7 54
SS Mike Moriarty .264 0 8 (110 AB)
LF Manny Ramirez (DL) .340 22 63
LF Vince Lee .317 1 14 (139 AB, 2nd Season, 20 y/o)
LF Oris Golden(R) .000 0 0 (3 AB, 21 y/o)
CF Mike Cameron .230 14 53
CF Ryan Christenson .294 0 2 (68 AB)
RF Trot Nixon .273 22 61
RF Bobby Stewart (R) .269 6 32 (23 y/o)

Rotation
RHP Pedro Martinez 15 5 2.49
RHP Derek Lowe 8 9 4.25
LHP Bruce Chen 7 15 8.33
RHP Shawn Sedlacek 7 8 4.85
RHP Ryan Rupe 6 12 7.29

Bullpen
LR (R) Charlie Bailey (R) 3 2 4.94 (22 y/o)
LR (R) Brandon Lyon 2 2 7.09
LR (R) Ben Diggins 0 0 6.23 (13 IP)
MR (L) Gibson Munoz 4 1 3.97 (2nd Season, 24 y/o)
MR (R) Pinky Price 1 1 4.20 1sv (2nd Season, 21 y/o)
SU (L) Kevin Pickford 1 2 4.25 2sv
CL (R) Jayson Durocher 1 4 2.70 27sv

It looks like the Red Sox run is over for a while.

After going to the World Series the past 2 season (winning 1), a high payroll has finally gotten the better of the club. The team has operated with a payroll that exceded their income for too long and have decided to rebuild for the future.

It does look bright while looking at the bullpen. The rotation is another story, but it looks like the BoSox are doing things the right way.

Interesting Note: MR Gibson Munoz was discoverd by my scout last year. I recognized the potential, however Gibson felt that he would be better suited to step into a situation where he could move up quickly. Looks like his decision has paid off.

[BigRed]

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yankees,a's

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New York Yankees
67-45 4.5 games up on TOR (Best record in AL)

C Jorge Posada .274 21 67
1B Jason Giambi .341 28 87
1B Ben Broussard .273 20 81
2B Alfonso Soriano .337 42 108
3B Hank Blalock .294 21 75
LF Hideki Matsui .300 21 63
LF Adam Piatt .333 0 0 (3 AB)
LF Eric Valent .000 0 1 (1 AB)
CF Bernie Williams .374 10 68
CF Milton Bradley .246 3 11
RF Ichiro .382 4 58
RF Alex Ochoa .249 6 46
RF Bobby Higginson .270 2 18

Rotation
LHP Mike Mussina 11 6 4.09
RHP Luke Prokopec 13 4 4.33
RHP Jeff Weaver 5 8 6.83
RHP John Stephens 6 13 6.93
RHP Jon Lieber 11 6 5.67

Bullpen
LR (R) Jimmy Beck 3 0 4.91 (3rd Season, 20 y/o)
LR (R) Esteban Loaiza 4 1 5.32 1sv
LR (R) Milt McManus(R) 0 0 0.00 (.1 IP, 21 y/o)
MR (R) Steve Karsay 4 2 2.97
MR (R) Antonio Osuna 0 1 4.38
SU (R) Jay Witasick 5 2 3.96 3sv
CL (R) Mariano Rivera 2 2 4.31 25sv

Well, I guess it's good to see that life imitates art. Or, in this case, virtual Steinbrenner immitates King George.

Yes, the Yankees have both Blalock AND Ichiro. Yes, the Yankees have the highest payroll in the MLB. And, no, the Yankees have not won the WS, only making the big series once while getting beat by my Cardinals.

But, it looks as if the Yanks are in good hands. Their only 'weakness' is their starting pitching, but I'm sure there are more than a handfull of teams that would be more than happy with that bunch of guys.

But, I'm sure George has got something up his sleve for the offseason.

(I'll address the A's a bit later)

[BigRed]

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yankees,a's

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New York Yankees
67-45 4.5 games up on TOR (Best record in AL)

C Jorge Posada .274 21 67
1B Jason Giambi .341 28 87
1B Ben Broussard .273 20 81
2B Alfonso Soriano .337 42 108
3B Hank Blalock .294 21 75
LF Hideki Matsui .300 21 63
LF Adam Piatt .333 0 0 (3 AB)
LF Eric Valent .000 0 1 (1 AB)
CF Bernie Williams .374 10 68
CF Milton Bradley .246 3 11
RF Ichiro .382 4 58
RF Alex Ochoa .249 6 46
RF Bobby Higginson .270 2 18

Rotation
LHP Mike Mussina 11 6 4.09
RHP Luke Prokopec 13 4 4.33
RHP Jeff Weaver 5 8 6.83
RHP John Stephens 6 13 6.93
RHP Jon Lieber 11 6 5.67

Bullpen
LR (R) Jimmy Beck 3 0 4.91 (3rd Season, 20 y/o)
LR (R) Esteban Loaiza 4 1 5.32 1sv
LR (R) Milt McManus(R) 0 0 0.00 (.1 IP, 21 y/o)
MR (R) Steve Karsay 4 2 2.97
MR (R) Antonio Osuna 0 1 4.38
SU (R) Jay Witasick 5 2 3.96 3sv
CL (R) Mariano Rivera 2 2 4.31 25sv

Well, I guess it's good to see that life imitates art. Or, in this case, virtual Steinbrenner immitates King George.

Yes, the Yankees have both Blalock AND Ichiro. Yes, the Yankees have the highest payroll in the MLB. And, no, the Yankees have not won the WS, only making the big series once while getting beat by my Cardinals.

But, it looks as if the Yanks are in good hands. Their only 'weakness' is their starting pitching, but I'm sure there are more than a handfull of teams that would be more than happy with that bunch of guys.

But, I'm sure George has got something up his sleve for the offseason.

(I'll address the A's a bit later)

[BigRed]

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yankees,a's

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New York Yankees
67-45 4.5 games up on TOR (Best record in AL)

C Jorge Posada .274 21 67
1B Jason Giambi .341 28 87
1B Ben Broussard .273 20 81
2B Alfonso Soriano .337 42 108
3B Hank Blalock .294 21 75
LF Hideki Matsui .300 21 63
LF Adam Piatt .333 0 0 (3 AB)
LF Eric Valent .000 0 1 (1 AB)
CF Bernie Williams .374 10 68
CF Milton Bradley .246 3 11
RF Ichiro .382 4 58
RF Alex Ochoa .249 6 46
RF Bobby Higginson .270 2 18

Rotation
LHP Mike Mussina 11 6 4.09
RHP Luke Prokopec 13 4 4.33
RHP Jeff Weaver 5 8 6.83
RHP John Stephens 6 13 6.93
RHP Jon Lieber 11 6 5.67

Bullpen
LR (R) Jimmy Beck 3 0 4.91 (3rd Season, 20 y/o)
LR (R) Esteban Loaiza 4 1 5.32 1sv
LR (R) Milt McManus(R) 0 0 0.00 (.1 IP, 21 y/o)
MR (R) Steve Karsay 4 2 2.97
MR (R) Antonio Osuna 0 1 4.38
SU (R) Jay Witasick 5 2 3.96 3sv
CL (R) Mariano Rivera 2 2 4.31 25sv

Well, I guess it's good to see that life imitates art. Or, in this case, virtual Steinbrenner immitates King George.

Yes, the Yankees have both Blalock AND Ichiro. Yes, the Yankees have the highest payroll in the MLB. And, no, the Yankees have not won the WS, only making the big series once while getting beat by my Cardinals.

But, it looks as if the Yanks are in good hands. Their only 'weakness' is their starting pitching, but I'm sure there are more than a handfull of teams that would be more than happy with that bunch of guys.

But, I'm sure George has got something up his sleve for the offseason.

(I'll address the A's a bit later)

[BigRed]

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yankees,a's

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Oakland A's
58-53 2 games behind ANA, 4 games back of TOR for WC

C Mike Piazza .301 20 55
C Ramon Hernandez .283 5 32
1B Brad Fullmer .253 12 44
1B Juan Diaz .240 9 20 (146 AB)
2B Bret Boone .289 14 48
SS Miguel Tejada .327 24 80
SS Chris Gomez .263 5 19
LF Terrence Long .254 11 44
LF Moises Alou .438 0 3 (16 AB, 39 y/o)
CF Rob Mackowiak .298 20 63
CF Eric Liao (R) .250 0 0 (4 AB, 28 y/o)
RF Austin Kearns .283 17 47
RF Jermaine Dye (DL) .329 8 28 (149 AB)
RF Armando Rios .239 1 11 (88 AB)

Rotation
LHP Mark Mulder 15 7 3.62
RHP Tim Hudson 7 7 3.54
LHP Mike Sirotka 9 9 4.59
RHP Ricardo Rodriquez 8 6 4.61 6sv
RHP Paul Wilson 7 7 5.73 1sv

Bullpen
LR (R) Heinie Ward (R) 0 0 3.86 (4.2 IP, 19 y/o)
LR (R) Nate Cornejo 0 2 5.20 2sv
LR (R) Scott Linebrink 0 0 1.50 (12 IP)
MR (L) Elmer Walters 3 3 4.78 1sv (2nd Season, 21 y/o)
MR (R) Jeff Austin 1 5 4.38 3sv
SU (L) Howard Cushman 6 2 3.56 3sv (3rd Season, 23 y/o)
CL (R) Kerry Lightenberg 4 7 6.06 24sv

The Oakland A's remain a mystery to the rest of the league. Middle-of-the-road payroll and well-above-average product.

Oakland has been an annual contenter in an incredibly tight division year after year.

Looks like they are in good shape and will be one of the more consistantly good teams in the league.

[BigRed]

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yankees,a's

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Oakland A's
58-53 2 games behind ANA, 4 games back of TOR for WC

C Mike Piazza .301 20 55
C Ramon Hernandez .283 5 32
1B Brad Fullmer .253 12 44
1B Juan Diaz .240 9 20 (146 AB)
2B Bret Boone .289 14 48
SS Miguel Tejada .327 24 80
SS Chris Gomez .263 5 19
LF Terrence Long .254 11 44
LF Moises Alou .438 0 3 (16 AB, 39 y/o)
CF Rob Mackowiak .298 20 63
CF Eric Liao (R) .250 0 0 (4 AB, 28 y/o)
RF Austin Kearns .283 17 47
RF Jermaine Dye (DL) .329 8 28 (149 AB)
RF Armando Rios .239 1 11 (88 AB)

Rotation
LHP Mark Mulder 15 7 3.62
RHP Tim Hudson 7 7 3.54
LHP Mike Sirotka 9 9 4.59
RHP Ricardo Rodriquez 8 6 4.61 6sv
RHP Paul Wilson 7 7 5.73 1sv

Bullpen
LR (R) Heinie Ward (R) 0 0 3.86 (4.2 IP, 19 y/o)
LR (R) Nate Cornejo 0 2 5.20 2sv
LR (R) Scott Linebrink 0 0 1.50 (12 IP)
MR (L) Elmer Walters 3 3 4.78 1sv (2nd Season, 21 y/o)
MR (R) Jeff Austin 1 5 4.38 3sv
SU (L) Howard Cushman 6 2 3.56 3sv (3rd Season, 23 y/o)
CL (R) Kerry Lightenberg 4 7 6.06 24sv

The Oakland A's remain a mystery to the rest of the league. Middle-of-the-road payroll and well-above-average product.

Oakland has been an annual contenter in an incredibly tight division year after year.

Looks like they are in good shape and will be one of the more consistantly good teams in the league.

[BigRed]

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yankees,a's

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Oakland A's
58-53 2 games behind ANA, 4 games back of TOR for WC

C Mike Piazza .301 20 55
C Ramon Hernandez .283 5 32
1B Brad Fullmer .253 12 44
1B Juan Diaz .240 9 20 (146 AB)
2B Bret Boone .289 14 48
SS Miguel Tejada .327 24 80
SS Chris Gomez .263 5 19
LF Terrence Long .254 11 44
LF Moises Alou .438 0 3 (16 AB, 39 y/o)
CF Rob Mackowiak .298 20 63
CF Eric Liao (R) .250 0 0 (4 AB, 28 y/o)
RF Austin Kearns .283 17 47
RF Jermaine Dye (DL) .329 8 28 (149 AB)
RF Armando Rios .239 1 11 (88 AB)

Rotation
LHP Mark Mulder 15 7 3.62
RHP Tim Hudson 7 7 3.54
LHP Mike Sirotka 9 9 4.59
RHP Ricardo Rodriquez 8 6 4.61 6sv
RHP Paul Wilson 7 7 5.73 1sv

Bullpen
LR (R) Heinie Ward (R) 0 0 3.86 (4.2 IP, 19 y/o)
LR (R) Nate Cornejo 0 2 5.20 2sv
LR (R) Scott Linebrink 0 0 1.50 (12 IP)
MR (L) Elmer Walters 3 3 4.78 1sv (2nd Season, 21 y/o)
MR (R) Jeff Austin 1 5 4.38 3sv
SU (L) Howard Cushman 6 2 3.56 3sv (3rd Season, 23 y/o)
CL (R) Kerry Lightenberg 4 7 6.06 24sv

The Oakland A's remain a mystery to the rest of the league. Middle-of-the-road payroll and well-above-average product.

Oakland has been an annual contenter in an incredibly tight division year after year.

Looks like they are in good shape and will be one of the more consistantly good teams in the league.

[BigRed]

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Angels!

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Anaheim Angels
60-51 2 games up on OAK

1B Paul Konerko .309 26 79
1B Scott Spiezio .246 8 47
2B Junior Spivey .287 4 34
2B Denny Hocking .324 4 37
3B Troy Glaus .283 27 95
SS Gary Simpson (R) .186 2 10 (86 AB, 23 y/o)
SS Chris Woodward (DL) .292 12 48
LF John Novak .260 12 50
LF Trot Conway .282 3 21 (163 AB, 2nd Season, 19 y/o)
LF Julio Ramirez .571 0 2 (7 AB)
LF Matt Underwood (R) .181 0 5 (72 AB, 34 y/o)
CF Darin Erstad .354 20 68
CF Barry Wesson .243 15 68
RF Charlie Williams (DL) .387 3 13 (142 AB, 2nd Season, 20 y/o)

Rotation
RHP Roy Halladay 9 7 4.52
RHP Paxton Crawford 13 3 2.93
RHP Jason Davis 4 1 2.43 (6 starts, 1 CG, 25 y/o)
RHP Steve Trachsel 6 8 4.40
RHP Jim Holmes 5 9 5.13 (3rd Season, 20 y/o)

Bullpen
LR (R) Jose Lima 6 5 4.43 2sv
LR (R) Matt Wise 2 0 5.30
LR (R) Andrew Tudge 0 1 9.12 (2nd Season, 31 y/o)
MR (L) Yorkis Perez 9 7 4.72 2sv
MR (R) Ryan Franklin 4 6 5.28 1sv
SU (R) Esteban Yan 3 5 5.22 2sv
CL (R) Troy Percival 1 1 1.93 25sv

The Angels have been up and down year after year. This appears to be an up year for the club.

I'm not sure if they've got the horses to hold off the A's this year, but they might be able to grab the wild card.

Then again, no one thought the Angels would win the World Series in 2002, so, to quote Rudy Tomjanovich, "Never underestimate the heart of a champion!" And the fact that Anaheim has pretty much kept the glue (Erstad, Percival, Glaud, Speizio) together from that squad, and added some quality guys that know how to win, you have to feel they know what it takes to get there.

[BigRed]

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Angels!

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Anaheim Angels
60-51 2 games up on OAK

1B Paul Konerko .309 26 79
1B Scott Spiezio .246 8 47
2B Junior Spivey .287 4 34
2B Denny Hocking .324 4 37
3B Troy Glaus .283 27 95
SS Gary Simpson (R) .186 2 10 (86 AB, 23 y/o)
SS Chris Woodward (DL) .292 12 48
LF John Novak .260 12 50
LF Trot Conway .282 3 21 (163 AB, 2nd Season, 19 y/o)
LF Julio Ramirez .571 0 2 (7 AB)
LF Matt Underwood (R) .181 0 5 (72 AB, 34 y/o)
CF Darin Erstad .354 20 68
CF Barry Wesson .243 15 68
RF Charlie Williams (DL) .387 3 13 (142 AB, 2nd Season, 20 y/o)

Rotation
RHP Roy Halladay 9 7 4.52
RHP Paxton Crawford 13 3 2.93
RHP Jason Davis 4 1 2.43 (6 starts, 1 CG, 25 y/o)
RHP Steve Trachsel 6 8 4.40
RHP Jim Holmes 5 9 5.13 (3rd Season, 20 y/o)

Bullpen
LR (R) Jose Lima 6 5 4.43 2sv
LR (R) Matt Wise 2 0 5.30
LR (R) Andrew Tudge 0 1 9.12 (2nd Season, 31 y/o)
MR (L) Yorkis Perez 9 7 4.72 2sv
MR (R) Ryan Franklin 4 6 5.28 1sv
SU (R) Esteban Yan 3 5 5.22 2sv
CL (R) Troy Percival 1 1 1.93 25sv

The Angels have been up and down year after year. This appears to be an up year for the club.

I'm not sure if they've got the horses to hold off the A's this year, but they might be able to grab the wild card.

Then again, no one thought the Angels would win the World Series in 2002, so, to quote Rudy Tomjanovich, "Never underestimate the heart of a champion!" And the fact that Anaheim has pretty much kept the glue (Erstad, Percival, Glaud, Speizio) together from that squad, and added some quality guys that know how to win, you have to feel they know what it takes to get there.