What will your team look like in 2006?

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

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Texas Rangers
57-54 3 games behind ANA (3rd place), 5 back of TOR in WC

C Cody McKay (DL) .259 10 36
C Rod Barajas .233 4 10 (73 AB)
1B Casey Blake .227 10 37
2B Aaron Boone .267 18 63
2B Miguel Cairo .272 1 39
SS Alex Rodriguez .285 32 89
SS Deivi Cruz .294 9 53 (436 AB playing 3B)
LF Shannon Stewart .306 7 62
CF Dave Roberts .299 4 34
CF Jeff Abbott .000 0 0 (3 AB)
RF Karim Garcia .273 13 43
RF Chad Allen .239 0 6 (88 AB)
RF Larry Underwood (R) .333 0 0 (6 AB, 34 y/o)

Rotation
RHP Jake Peavy 11 9 3.03
RHP Chan Ho Park 9 8 5.05
LHP Omar Daal 8 7 4.90
RHP Ramon Ortiz 9 7 4.75
RHP Jason Simontacchi 9 8 4.78

Bullpen
LR (R) Brandon Duckworth 3 11 6.36
LR (R) Dan Smith 0 0 4.11 1sv
LR (L) Jeremy Affeldt 8 5 4.03
MR (R) Albie Lopez 4 3 4.20 1sv
MR (R) Lou Pote 3 1 3.83 1sv
SU (R) David Weathers 3 3 5.40 3sv
CL (R) Grant Roberts 4 4 3.24 27sv

The Rangers have been steadily climbing towards the upper ranks of the division. Slowly, but steadily.

It appears as if the team has finally started to solve it's "too much offense, not nearly enough pitching" problem.

While not a dominant pitching staff, this is one that will keep you in the thick of things for the long haul. Hey, you can't ask for much more than that.

I believe there are bright years ahead for Rangers fans, although they continue to play in the most competitive division in baseball the last couple of years. So, you never know, but it has been looking up.

[BigRed]

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

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Texas Rangers
57-54 3 games behind ANA (3rd place), 5 back of TOR in WC

C Cody McKay (DL) .259 10 36
C Rod Barajas .233 4 10 (73 AB)
1B Casey Blake .227 10 37
2B Aaron Boone .267 18 63
2B Miguel Cairo .272 1 39
SS Alex Rodriguez .285 32 89
SS Deivi Cruz .294 9 53 (436 AB playing 3B)
LF Shannon Stewart .306 7 62
CF Dave Roberts .299 4 34
CF Jeff Abbott .000 0 0 (3 AB)
RF Karim Garcia .273 13 43
RF Chad Allen .239 0 6 (88 AB)
RF Larry Underwood (R) .333 0 0 (6 AB, 34 y/o)

Rotation
RHP Jake Peavy 11 9 3.03
RHP Chan Ho Park 9 8 5.05
LHP Omar Daal 8 7 4.90
RHP Ramon Ortiz 9 7 4.75
RHP Jason Simontacchi 9 8 4.78

Bullpen
LR (R) Brandon Duckworth 3 11 6.36
LR (R) Dan Smith 0 0 4.11 1sv
LR (L) Jeremy Affeldt 8 5 4.03
MR (R) Albie Lopez 4 3 4.20 1sv
MR (R) Lou Pote 3 1 3.83 1sv
SU (R) David Weathers 3 3 5.40 3sv
CL (R) Grant Roberts 4 4 3.24 27sv

The Rangers have been steadily climbing towards the upper ranks of the division. Slowly, but steadily.

It appears as if the team has finally started to solve it's "too much offense, not nearly enough pitching" problem.

While not a dominant pitching staff, this is one that will keep you in the thick of things for the long haul. Hey, you can't ask for much more than that.

I believe there are bright years ahead for Rangers fans, although they continue to play in the most competitive division in baseball the last couple of years. So, you never know, but it has been looking up.

[BigRed]

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

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Texas Rangers
57-54 3 games behind ANA (3rd place), 5 back of TOR in WC

C Cody McKay (DL) .259 10 36
C Rod Barajas .233 4 10 (73 AB)
1B Casey Blake .227 10 37
2B Aaron Boone .267 18 63
2B Miguel Cairo .272 1 39
SS Alex Rodriguez .285 32 89
SS Deivi Cruz .294 9 53 (436 AB playing 3B)
LF Shannon Stewart .306 7 62
CF Dave Roberts .299 4 34
CF Jeff Abbott .000 0 0 (3 AB)
RF Karim Garcia .273 13 43
RF Chad Allen .239 0 6 (88 AB)
RF Larry Underwood (R) .333 0 0 (6 AB, 34 y/o)

Rotation
RHP Jake Peavy 11 9 3.03
RHP Chan Ho Park 9 8 5.05
LHP Omar Daal 8 7 4.90
RHP Ramon Ortiz 9 7 4.75
RHP Jason Simontacchi 9 8 4.78

Bullpen
LR (R) Brandon Duckworth 3 11 6.36
LR (R) Dan Smith 0 0 4.11 1sv
LR (L) Jeremy Affeldt 8 5 4.03
MR (R) Albie Lopez 4 3 4.20 1sv
MR (R) Lou Pote 3 1 3.83 1sv
SU (R) David Weathers 3 3 5.40 3sv
CL (R) Grant Roberts 4 4 3.24 27sv

The Rangers have been steadily climbing towards the upper ranks of the division. Slowly, but steadily.

It appears as if the team has finally started to solve it's "too much offense, not nearly enough pitching" problem.

While not a dominant pitching staff, this is one that will keep you in the thick of things for the long haul. Hey, you can't ask for much more than that.

I believe there are bright years ahead for Rangers fans, although they continue to play in the most competitive division in baseball the last couple of years. So, you never know, but it has been looking up.

[GeePee20]

Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

How bout the Giants?

[GeePee20]

Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

How bout the Giants?

[GeePee20]

Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

How bout the Giants?

[BigRed]

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How bout the Giants?

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San Francisco Giants
61-51 6 games back of COL, 7.5 back of HOU in WC

C Wiki Gonzalez .230 10 44
C Roy Randall (R) .000 0 0 (0 AB, 25 y/o)
1B Mike Sweeney (DL) .373 21 70
1B Jack Fletcher (R) .417 0 1 (12 AB, 20 y/o)
2B Ray Durham (DL) .298 8 41
3B Edgardo Alfonzo .252 9 40
3B Russ Johnson .294 2 27
SS Rich Aurilia .271 5 32 (214 AB)
SS Neifi Perez .248 1 23
LF Jason Michaels .237 5 48
LF Robin Jennings .250 2 18 (138 AB)
CF Rocco Baldelli .296 25 64
CF Creighton Barker (R) .294 1 8 (68 AB, 18 y/o)
RF Raul Mondesi (DL) .247 12 57
RF Gus Miller (R) .244 4 14 (82 AB, 20 y/o)

Rotation
RHP Jason Schmidt 9 7 3.96
RHP Brad Penny 9 5 3.65
RHP Livan Hernandez 11 6 3.19
RHP Mac Suzuki 6 9 3.26
RHP Aaron Sele 3 9 5.78

Bullpen
LR (L) Jason Christiansen 2 2 4.15
LR (R) Mike DeJean 1 0 2.50
LR (R) Scott Carter (R) 2 0 4.63 (25 y/o)
MR (R) Paul Rigdon 5 1 3.24 1sv
MR (R) Kurt Ainsworth 3 2 3.51 3sv
SU (R) Jeff Nelson 7 8 6.53 2sv
CL (R) Rob Nen 4 6 3.62 23sv

Well, the Giants have been hit extremely hard by the injury bug this season, but it is apparant that their minor league system was built well enough to sustain what they've had to endure.

Kudos to the management team.

If they're able to get everyone back soon enough, I believe they have the team to beat in the West. They've been down the past couple of years but have always been tough to play against. Now that they have the parts together, things should start to look up.

The Giants have 1 of the 3 best bullpens in baseball right now.

[BigRed]

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How bout the Giants?

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San Francisco Giants
61-51 6 games back of COL, 7.5 back of HOU in WC

C Wiki Gonzalez .230 10 44
C Roy Randall (R) .000 0 0 (0 AB, 25 y/o)
1B Mike Sweeney (DL) .373 21 70
1B Jack Fletcher (R) .417 0 1 (12 AB, 20 y/o)
2B Ray Durham (DL) .298 8 41
3B Edgardo Alfonzo .252 9 40
3B Russ Johnson .294 2 27
SS Rich Aurilia .271 5 32 (214 AB)
SS Neifi Perez .248 1 23
LF Jason Michaels .237 5 48
LF Robin Jennings .250 2 18 (138 AB)
CF Rocco Baldelli .296 25 64
CF Creighton Barker (R) .294 1 8 (68 AB, 18 y/o)
RF Raul Mondesi (DL) .247 12 57
RF Gus Miller (R) .244 4 14 (82 AB, 20 y/o)

Rotation
RHP Jason Schmidt 9 7 3.96
RHP Brad Penny 9 5 3.65
RHP Livan Hernandez 11 6 3.19
RHP Mac Suzuki 6 9 3.26
RHP Aaron Sele 3 9 5.78

Bullpen
LR (L) Jason Christiansen 2 2 4.15
LR (R) Mike DeJean 1 0 2.50
LR (R) Scott Carter (R) 2 0 4.63 (25 y/o)
MR (R) Paul Rigdon 5 1 3.24 1sv
MR (R) Kurt Ainsworth 3 2 3.51 3sv
SU (R) Jeff Nelson 7 8 6.53 2sv
CL (R) Rob Nen 4 6 3.62 23sv

Well, the Giants have been hit extremely hard by the injury bug this season, but it is apparant that their minor league system was built well enough to sustain what they've had to endure.

Kudos to the management team.

If they're able to get everyone back soon enough, I believe they have the team to beat in the West. They've been down the past couple of years but have always been tough to play against. Now that they have the parts together, things should start to look up.

The Giants have 1 of the 3 best bullpens in baseball right now.

[BigRed]

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How bout the Giants?

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San Francisco Giants
61-51 6 games back of COL, 7.5 back of HOU in WC

C Wiki Gonzalez .230 10 44
C Roy Randall (R) .000 0 0 (0 AB, 25 y/o)
1B Mike Sweeney (DL) .373 21 70
1B Jack Fletcher (R) .417 0 1 (12 AB, 20 y/o)
2B Ray Durham (DL) .298 8 41
3B Edgardo Alfonzo .252 9 40
3B Russ Johnson .294 2 27
SS Rich Aurilia .271 5 32 (214 AB)
SS Neifi Perez .248 1 23
LF Jason Michaels .237 5 48
LF Robin Jennings .250 2 18 (138 AB)
CF Rocco Baldelli .296 25 64
CF Creighton Barker (R) .294 1 8 (68 AB, 18 y/o)
RF Raul Mondesi (DL) .247 12 57
RF Gus Miller (R) .244 4 14 (82 AB, 20 y/o)

Rotation
RHP Jason Schmidt 9 7 3.96
RHP Brad Penny 9 5 3.65
RHP Livan Hernandez 11 6 3.19
RHP Mac Suzuki 6 9 3.26
RHP Aaron Sele 3 9 5.78

Bullpen
LR (L) Jason Christiansen 2 2 4.15
LR (R) Mike DeJean 1 0 2.50
LR (R) Scott Carter (R) 2 0 4.63 (25 y/o)
MR (R) Paul Rigdon 5 1 3.24 1sv
MR (R) Kurt Ainsworth 3 2 3.51 3sv
SU (R) Jeff Nelson 7 8 6.53 2sv
CL (R) Rob Nen 4 6 3.62 23sv

Well, the Giants have been hit extremely hard by the injury bug this season, but it is apparant that their minor league system was built well enough to sustain what they've had to endure.

Kudos to the management team.

If they're able to get everyone back soon enough, I believe they have the team to beat in the West. They've been down the past couple of years but have always been tough to play against. Now that they have the parts together, things should start to look up.

The Giants have 1 of the 3 best bullpens in baseball right now.

[Slip]

Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

Dodgers?

[Slip]

Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

Dodgers?

[Slip]

Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

Dodgers?

[BigRed]

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Dodgers?

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Los Angeles Dodgers
54-63 15.5 games back of COL, 10.5 back of SF (3rd Place)

C David Ross .233 8 28
1B Bucky Bowie (R) .269 18 60 (21 y/o)
2B Brandon Phillips .285 3 16 (5th Season, 24 y/o)
2B Benji Gil .236 5 20
3B Chris Sawyer (R) .260 13 37 (24 y/o)
SS Orlando Cabrera .293 10 67
SS Jack Wilson .266 2 18 (199 AB)
SS Alex Cora .378 2 3 (70 AB)
LF Dee Brown .287 0 13 (150 AB)
CF Peter Bergeron .264 7 37
CF Doug Glanville .278 0 2 (54 AB)
RF Shawn Green .336 25 68
RF Ricky Ledee .403 2 11 (62 AB)

Rotation
LHP Odalis Perez 8 8 4.02
RHP Kevin Brown 7 3 3.29 (41 y/o)
RHP Hideo Nomo 5 12 3.90 (37 y/o)
LHP Kazuhisa Ishii 5 8 5.80
RHP John Thomson 5 7 3.60

Bullpen
LR (L) Kevin Davenport 1 2 4.38 (2nd Season, 20 y/o)
LR (L) Tony Ritchie 1 1 2.95 (2nd Season, 25 y/o)
LR (R) Jack Murray 2 0 3.24 (3rd Season, 21 y/o)
MR (R) Ernie Malay (R) 3 2 3.93 1sv (22 y/o)
MR (R) Craig Voyles 5 6 3.58 4sv (2nd Season, 21 y/o)
SU (R) Paul Shuey 4 3 3.68 1sv
CL (R) Eric Gagne 8 12 3.92 25sv

While having possibly the youngest bullpen in baseball, they might just have the best, as well.

Obviously the strength of this team, the bullpen has been developed by hard work and scouting in the draft. If the team could just have the same success with the rest of the team, we might have ourselves a contender.

As they stand now, the Dodgers are a mix of young talent and old, used-to-be talent. While there are still some good players held over (Helloooooo Shawn Green--reigning MVP), there's too much old money on the team (Starting Rotation).

I believe this team is a couple of years away. But a few moves here and there could speed that process up, considerably.

[BigRed]

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Dodgers?

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Los Angeles Dodgers
54-63 15.5 games back of COL, 10.5 back of SF (3rd Place)

C David Ross .233 8 28
1B Bucky Bowie (R) .269 18 60 (21 y/o)
2B Brandon Phillips .285 3 16 (5th Season, 24 y/o)
2B Benji Gil .236 5 20
3B Chris Sawyer (R) .260 13 37 (24 y/o)
SS Orlando Cabrera .293 10 67
SS Jack Wilson .266 2 18 (199 AB)
SS Alex Cora .378 2 3 (70 AB)
LF Dee Brown .287 0 13 (150 AB)
CF Peter Bergeron .264 7 37
CF Doug Glanville .278 0 2 (54 AB)
RF Shawn Green .336 25 68
RF Ricky Ledee .403 2 11 (62 AB)

Rotation
LHP Odalis Perez 8 8 4.02
RHP Kevin Brown 7 3 3.29 (41 y/o)
RHP Hideo Nomo 5 12 3.90 (37 y/o)
LHP Kazuhisa Ishii 5 8 5.80
RHP John Thomson 5 7 3.60

Bullpen
LR (L) Kevin Davenport 1 2 4.38 (2nd Season, 20 y/o)
LR (L) Tony Ritchie 1 1 2.95 (2nd Season, 25 y/o)
LR (R) Jack Murray 2 0 3.24 (3rd Season, 21 y/o)
MR (R) Ernie Malay (R) 3 2 3.93 1sv (22 y/o)
MR (R) Craig Voyles 5 6 3.58 4sv (2nd Season, 21 y/o)
SU (R) Paul Shuey 4 3 3.68 1sv
CL (R) Eric Gagne 8 12 3.92 25sv

While having possibly the youngest bullpen in baseball, they might just have the best, as well.

Obviously the strength of this team, the bullpen has been developed by hard work and scouting in the draft. If the team could just have the same success with the rest of the team, we might have ourselves a contender.

As they stand now, the Dodgers are a mix of young talent and old, used-to-be talent. While there are still some good players held over (Helloooooo Shawn Green--reigning MVP), there's too much old money on the team (Starting Rotation).

I believe this team is a couple of years away. But a few moves here and there could speed that process up, considerably.