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This is pretty cool!
Blue Jays?
Toronto Blue Jays
68-54 5.5 games back of NYY (2nd place), 2.5 game lead over MIN for WC
C Johnny Estrada .226 9 54
1B Carlos Delgado .317 42 108
1B Kevin Barker .289 2 10 (76 AB)
1B Tom Wilson .270 5 26 (174 AB)
1B Norm Goodwin (R) .200 0 1 (5 AB, 25 y/o)
2B Jose Ortiz .306 18 76
2B Orlando Hudson .339 14 75
3B Eric Hinske .290 26 78
SS Mike Bordick (DL) .250 2 16 (212 AB, 40 y/o)
LF Rusty Greer .354 6 28 (223 AB)
CF Vernon Wells .285 22 63
CF Ruben Mateo (DL) .284 13 59
RF Jay Gibbons .267 15 45
Rotation
RHP Wade Miller 9 7 4.21
LHP Jason Kershner 8 8 4.69
RHP Frank Maskrey 8 9 4.58 (2nd Season, 21 y/o)
RHP Josh Towers 9 8 4.35
RHP Jose Sweeney (R) 11 6 4.18 (20 y/o)
Bullpen
LR (L) Lance Davis 2 1 3.74 2sv
LR (R) Jake Perez (R) 0 0 11.45 (11 IP)
LR (R) Justin Miller 3 1 6.80 (3rd Season, 28 y/o)
MR (R) Lance Carter 4 5 6.33 2sv
MR (R) Adam Sullivan (R) 6 4 4.50 2sv (19 y/o)
SU (R) Danys Baez 5 4 4.18 3sv
Hitting the free agent market is easy. Getting the right mix of players, that fit together in that special way, is an entirely different animal.
Well, that's what the Toronto Blue Jays have been able to do.
Continually getting better year after year, this looks like a year in which they will finally get to the post season. But, don't act to quickly, that pitching staff is good, but not exactly great.
Yes, the Blue Jays have a formidable lineup, but their true weakness is the pitching staff. Good thing they can score some runs.
Anyway, if the Jays hope to have any success in the post season, that staff is going to have to take a step up to the next level. And I believe they have the guys to make some noise.
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Re: What will your team look like in 2006?
Quote:
This is pretty cool!
Blue Jays?
Toronto Blue Jays
68-54 5.5 games back of NYY (2nd place), 2.5 game lead over MIN for WC
C Johnny Estrada .226 9 54
1B Carlos Delgado .317 42 108
1B Kevin Barker .289 2 10 (76 AB)
1B Tom Wilson .270 5 26 (174 AB)
1B Norm Goodwin (R) .200 0 1 (5 AB, 25 y/o)
2B Jose Ortiz .306 18 76
2B Orlando Hudson .339 14 75
3B Eric Hinske .290 26 78
SS Mike Bordick (DL) .250 2 16 (212 AB, 40 y/o)
LF Rusty Greer .354 6 28 (223 AB)
CF Vernon Wells .285 22 63
CF Ruben Mateo (DL) .284 13 59
RF Jay Gibbons .267 15 45
Rotation
RHP Wade Miller 9 7 4.21
LHP Jason Kershner 8 8 4.69
RHP Frank Maskrey 8 9 4.58 (2nd Season, 21 y/o)
RHP Josh Towers 9 8 4.35
RHP Jose Sweeney (R) 11 6 4.18 (20 y/o)
Bullpen
LR (L) Lance Davis 2 1 3.74 2sv
LR (R) Jake Perez (R) 0 0 11.45 (11 IP)
LR (R) Justin Miller 3 1 6.80 (3rd Season, 28 y/o)
MR (R) Lance Carter 4 5 6.33 2sv
MR (R) Adam Sullivan (R) 6 4 4.50 2sv (19 y/o)
SU (R) Danys Baez 5 4 4.18 3sv
Hitting the free agent market is easy. Getting the right mix of players, that fit together in that special way, is an entirely different animal.
Well, that's what the Toronto Blue Jays have been able to do.
Continually getting better year after year, this looks like a year in which they will finally get to the post season. But, don't act to quickly, that pitching staff is good, but not exactly great.
Yes, the Blue Jays have a formidable lineup, but their true weakness is the pitching staff. Good thing they can score some runs.
Anyway, if the Jays hope to have any success in the post season, that staff is going to have to take a step up to the next level. And I believe they have the guys to make some noise.
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Re: What will your team look like in 2006?
Quote:
This is pretty cool!
Blue Jays?
Toronto Blue Jays
68-54 5.5 games back of NYY (2nd place), 2.5 game lead over MIN for WC
C Johnny Estrada .226 9 54
1B Carlos Delgado .317 42 108
1B Kevin Barker .289 2 10 (76 AB)
1B Tom Wilson .270 5 26 (174 AB)
1B Norm Goodwin (R) .200 0 1 (5 AB, 25 y/o)
2B Jose Ortiz .306 18 76
2B Orlando Hudson .339 14 75
3B Eric Hinske .290 26 78
SS Mike Bordick (DL) .250 2 16 (212 AB, 40 y/o)
LF Rusty Greer .354 6 28 (223 AB)
CF Vernon Wells .285 22 63
CF Ruben Mateo (DL) .284 13 59
RF Jay Gibbons .267 15 45
Rotation
RHP Wade Miller 9 7 4.21
LHP Jason Kershner 8 8 4.69
RHP Frank Maskrey 8 9 4.58 (2nd Season, 21 y/o)
RHP Josh Towers 9 8 4.35
RHP Jose Sweeney (R) 11 6 4.18 (20 y/o)
Bullpen
LR (L) Lance Davis 2 1 3.74 2sv
LR (R) Jake Perez (R) 0 0 11.45 (11 IP)
LR (R) Justin Miller 3 1 6.80 (3rd Season, 28 y/o)
MR (R) Lance Carter 4 5 6.33 2sv
MR (R) Adam Sullivan (R) 6 4 4.50 2sv (19 y/o)
SU (R) Danys Baez 5 4 4.18 3sv
Hitting the free agent market is easy. Getting the right mix of players, that fit together in that special way, is an entirely different animal.
Well, that's what the Toronto Blue Jays have been able to do.
Continually getting better year after year, this looks like a year in which they will finally get to the post season. But, don't act to quickly, that pitching staff is good, but not exactly great.
Yes, the Blue Jays have a formidable lineup, but their true weakness is the pitching staff. Good thing they can score some runs.
Anyway, if the Jays hope to have any success in the post season, that staff is going to have to take a step up to the next level. And I believe they have the guys to make some noise.
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Mets?
New York Mets
55-65 12.5 games back of ATL, FLA & MON (4th Place)
C Jason Phillips .259 5 35 (290 AB)
C Corky Miller .288 2 17 (170 AB)
1B Doug Mientkiewicz .351 15 61
2B Jerry Hairston, Jr. .292 13 50
2B Brent Butler .242 12 62
SS Cristian Guzman .292 10 59
SS Alex Gonzalez .274 2 10 (62 AB)
SS Omar Vizquel .321 1 14 (165 AB)
LF Cliff Floyd .279 12 41
LF Wily Mo Pena .230 7 16 (230 AB)
CF Mark Kotsay .247 6 44
CF Coco Crisp .272 14 37
RF Alexis Gomez .251 8 23 (195 AB)
Rotation
RHP Nick Neugebauer 4 10 5.86
RHP Dan Wright 6 12 4.95
RHP Jason Marquis 11 9 3.69
RHP Jeff Suppan 10 9 4.79
LHP Frankie Hall (R) 8 8 3.86 (20 y/o)
Bullpen
LR (L) John Hanlon 0 0 7.99 (2nd Season, 20 y/o)
LR (L) Scott Mullen 0 1 7.94
LR (R) Tyler Walker 0 0 2.85 1sv
MR (R) Tony McKnight 2 2 5.52
MR (R) Jaret Wright 7 4 3.46
SU (R) Scot Shields 4 7 3.29 2sv
CL (R) Armando Benitez 1 2 3.51 34sv
There are two places to look at why the Mets have not been able to climb the ranks in the past couple of years: 1. Pitching and 2. The National League East.
While it is obvious to anyone that the Mets have a relatively poor starting staff (would you want to go to battle with any of those guys?), their bullpen (while better) isn't that much of a relief, either.
But, the bigger obsticle in the path of the Mets is the continued success of the Braves, the maturation of the Expos and the Newfound Glory (the copywrite check's in the mail) of the Florida Marlins.
With having to play these three franchises roughly 45 times a season, it's no wonder the Mets haven't been able to rise from the doldrums. But, don't lose hope. The Mets offer an exciting brand of baseball and should be able to build on what success (albeit little) they've had this year.
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Mets?
New York Mets
55-65 12.5 games back of ATL, FLA & MON (4th Place)
C Jason Phillips .259 5 35 (290 AB)
C Corky Miller .288 2 17 (170 AB)
1B Doug Mientkiewicz .351 15 61
2B Jerry Hairston, Jr. .292 13 50
2B Brent Butler .242 12 62
SS Cristian Guzman .292 10 59
SS Alex Gonzalez .274 2 10 (62 AB)
SS Omar Vizquel .321 1 14 (165 AB)
LF Cliff Floyd .279 12 41
LF Wily Mo Pena .230 7 16 (230 AB)
CF Mark Kotsay .247 6 44
CF Coco Crisp .272 14 37
RF Alexis Gomez .251 8 23 (195 AB)
Rotation
RHP Nick Neugebauer 4 10 5.86
RHP Dan Wright 6 12 4.95
RHP Jason Marquis 11 9 3.69
RHP Jeff Suppan 10 9 4.79
LHP Frankie Hall (R) 8 8 3.86 (20 y/o)
Bullpen
LR (L) John Hanlon 0 0 7.99 (2nd Season, 20 y/o)
LR (L) Scott Mullen 0 1 7.94
LR (R) Tyler Walker 0 0 2.85 1sv
MR (R) Tony McKnight 2 2 5.52
MR (R) Jaret Wright 7 4 3.46
SU (R) Scot Shields 4 7 3.29 2sv
CL (R) Armando Benitez 1 2 3.51 34sv
There are two places to look at why the Mets have not been able to climb the ranks in the past couple of years: 1. Pitching and 2. The National League East.
While it is obvious to anyone that the Mets have a relatively poor starting staff (would you want to go to battle with any of those guys?), their bullpen (while better) isn't that much of a relief, either.
But, the bigger obsticle in the path of the Mets is the continued success of the Braves, the maturation of the Expos and the Newfound Glory (the copywrite check's in the mail) of the Florida Marlins.
With having to play these three franchises roughly 45 times a season, it's no wonder the Mets haven't been able to rise from the doldrums. But, don't lose hope. The Mets offer an exciting brand of baseball and should be able to build on what success (albeit little) they've had this year.
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Re: What will your team look like in 2006?
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Mets?
New York Mets
55-65 12.5 games back of ATL, FLA & MON (4th Place)
C Jason Phillips .259 5 35 (290 AB)
C Corky Miller .288 2 17 (170 AB)
1B Doug Mientkiewicz .351 15 61
2B Jerry Hairston, Jr. .292 13 50
2B Brent Butler .242 12 62
SS Cristian Guzman .292 10 59
SS Alex Gonzalez .274 2 10 (62 AB)
SS Omar Vizquel .321 1 14 (165 AB)
LF Cliff Floyd .279 12 41
LF Wily Mo Pena .230 7 16 (230 AB)
CF Mark Kotsay .247 6 44
CF Coco Crisp .272 14 37
RF Alexis Gomez .251 8 23 (195 AB)
Rotation
RHP Nick Neugebauer 4 10 5.86
RHP Dan Wright 6 12 4.95
RHP Jason Marquis 11 9 3.69
RHP Jeff Suppan 10 9 4.79
LHP Frankie Hall (R) 8 8 3.86 (20 y/o)
Bullpen
LR (L) John Hanlon 0 0 7.99 (2nd Season, 20 y/o)
LR (L) Scott Mullen 0 1 7.94
LR (R) Tyler Walker 0 0 2.85 1sv
MR (R) Tony McKnight 2 2 5.52
MR (R) Jaret Wright 7 4 3.46
SU (R) Scot Shields 4 7 3.29 2sv
CL (R) Armando Benitez 1 2 3.51 34sv
There are two places to look at why the Mets have not been able to climb the ranks in the past couple of years: 1. Pitching and 2. The National League East.
While it is obvious to anyone that the Mets have a relatively poor starting staff (would you want to go to battle with any of those guys?), their bullpen (while better) isn't that much of a relief, either.
But, the bigger obsticle in the path of the Mets is the continued success of the Braves, the maturation of the Expos and the Newfound Glory (the copywrite check's in the mail) of the Florida Marlins.
With having to play these three franchises roughly 45 times a season, it's no wonder the Mets haven't been able to rise from the doldrums. But, don't lose hope. The Mets offer an exciting brand of baseball and should be able to build on what success (albeit little) they've had this year.
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Marlins?
Florida Marlins
68-53 Tied for first with ATL & MON, 12.5 up on NYM
C Ivan Rodriguez .333 20 76
1B Derrek Lee .320 20 72
2B Bobby Hill .256 13 46
3B Lorne Asuncion (R) .243 10 29 (32 y/o)
3B Scott Mendoza (R) .292 5 29 (100 AB, 22 y/o)
SS Mark DeRosa .291 10 48
SS Ramon Santiago .206 1 15 (107 AB)
LF Eli Marrero .260 21 56
LF Todd Hollandsworth .262 16 60
CF Johnny Damon .284 9 42
CF George Lombard .255 7 33 (251 AB)
CF So Taguchi .242 2 10 (95 AB)
RF Juan Encarnacion .292 20 78
Rotation
RHP A.J. Burnett 9 8 3.57
RHP Brian Tollberg 11 9 4.68
RHP Chris Reitsma 8 9 4.24
LHP Glendon Rusch 8 7 4.79
RHP Johnny Donnelly 6 11 5.07 (2nd Season, 20 y/o)
Bullpen
LR (R) Carl Pavano 0 1 6.30 2sv
LR (L) Shawn Estes 2 1 3.67 1sv
LR (R) Sal Clay (R) 0 0 7.62 (13 IP, 21 y/o)
MR (R) Matt Howe 6 3 4.56 1sv (2nd Season, 21 y/o)
MR (R) Frank Brown 2 2 2.92 2sv (3rd Season, 25 y/o)
SU (R) Mike MacDougal 1 1 2.35 2sv
CL (R) Keith Foulke 5 3 4.53 28sv
The Florida Marlins are my pick to rule the National League East for years to come. This team has gotten better and better each year, even making the post season last year only to be beaten by the eventual WS Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
One of the few teams that absolutely gives me fits. They're scrappy and always show up to play 9 innings.
The pitching staff needs to clean itself up a bit, but I believe they have the horses to create some havoc.Comment
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Marlins?
Florida Marlins
68-53 Tied for first with ATL & MON, 12.5 up on NYM
C Ivan Rodriguez .333 20 76
1B Derrek Lee .320 20 72
2B Bobby Hill .256 13 46
3B Lorne Asuncion (R) .243 10 29 (32 y/o)
3B Scott Mendoza (R) .292 5 29 (100 AB, 22 y/o)
SS Mark DeRosa .291 10 48
SS Ramon Santiago .206 1 15 (107 AB)
LF Eli Marrero .260 21 56
LF Todd Hollandsworth .262 16 60
CF Johnny Damon .284 9 42
CF George Lombard .255 7 33 (251 AB)
CF So Taguchi .242 2 10 (95 AB)
RF Juan Encarnacion .292 20 78
Rotation
RHP A.J. Burnett 9 8 3.57
RHP Brian Tollberg 11 9 4.68
RHP Chris Reitsma 8 9 4.24
LHP Glendon Rusch 8 7 4.79
RHP Johnny Donnelly 6 11 5.07 (2nd Season, 20 y/o)
Bullpen
LR (R) Carl Pavano 0 1 6.30 2sv
LR (L) Shawn Estes 2 1 3.67 1sv
LR (R) Sal Clay (R) 0 0 7.62 (13 IP, 21 y/o)
MR (R) Matt Howe 6 3 4.56 1sv (2nd Season, 21 y/o)
MR (R) Frank Brown 2 2 2.92 2sv (3rd Season, 25 y/o)
SU (R) Mike MacDougal 1 1 2.35 2sv
CL (R) Keith Foulke 5 3 4.53 28sv
The Florida Marlins are my pick to rule the National League East for years to come. This team has gotten better and better each year, even making the post season last year only to be beaten by the eventual WS Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
One of the few teams that absolutely gives me fits. They're scrappy and always show up to play 9 innings.
The pitching staff needs to clean itself up a bit, but I believe they have the horses to create some havoc.Comment
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Marlins?
Florida Marlins
68-53 Tied for first with ATL & MON, 12.5 up on NYM
C Ivan Rodriguez .333 20 76
1B Derrek Lee .320 20 72
2B Bobby Hill .256 13 46
3B Lorne Asuncion (R) .243 10 29 (32 y/o)
3B Scott Mendoza (R) .292 5 29 (100 AB, 22 y/o)
SS Mark DeRosa .291 10 48
SS Ramon Santiago .206 1 15 (107 AB)
LF Eli Marrero .260 21 56
LF Todd Hollandsworth .262 16 60
CF Johnny Damon .284 9 42
CF George Lombard .255 7 33 (251 AB)
CF So Taguchi .242 2 10 (95 AB)
RF Juan Encarnacion .292 20 78
Rotation
RHP A.J. Burnett 9 8 3.57
RHP Brian Tollberg 11 9 4.68
RHP Chris Reitsma 8 9 4.24
LHP Glendon Rusch 8 7 4.79
RHP Johnny Donnelly 6 11 5.07 (2nd Season, 20 y/o)
Bullpen
LR (R) Carl Pavano 0 1 6.30 2sv
LR (L) Shawn Estes 2 1 3.67 1sv
LR (R) Sal Clay (R) 0 0 7.62 (13 IP, 21 y/o)
MR (R) Matt Howe 6 3 4.56 1sv (2nd Season, 21 y/o)
MR (R) Frank Brown 2 2 2.92 2sv (3rd Season, 25 y/o)
SU (R) Mike MacDougal 1 1 2.35 2sv
CL (R) Keith Foulke 5 3 4.53 28sv
The Florida Marlins are my pick to rule the National League East for years to come. This team has gotten better and better each year, even making the post season last year only to be beaten by the eventual WS Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
One of the few teams that absolutely gives me fits. They're scrappy and always show up to play 9 innings.
The pitching staff needs to clean itself up a bit, but I believe they have the horses to create some havoc.Comment
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What about my Indians?
Cleveland Indians
67-80 15.5 games back of MIN (last place)
C Josh Bard .310 26 96
1B Randall Simon (DL) .301 17 58
2B Thomas Perez .274 4 25
3B Morgan Ensberg .327 14 73
3B Robin Ventura .129 0 0 (31 AB, 38 y/o)
SS David Eckstein (DL) .283 3 28
SS Felix Escalona .221 7 51
SS Mike Richmond (R) .216 0 2 (51 AB, 23 y/o)
LF Matt Lawton .285 8 43
LF Chris Magruder .230 5 36 (269 AB)
LF Quentin Westcott (R) .154 0 0 (13 AB, 32 y/o)
CF Roger Cedeno .304 7 33
CF Aaron Rowand .309 20 93
RF Damian Rolls .307 4 46
Rotation
RHP Kip Wells 9 12 5.38
RHP Dan Reichert 12 5 3.49 1cg
RHP Hector Johnson (R) 8 10 5.61 (19 y/o)
RHP Ryan Jensen 7 9 3.91 2cg
RHP John Burkett 3 12 5.33 1cg
Bullpen
LR (R) Braden Looper 2 0 3.99
LR (R) Pat Herman (R) 3 2 5.31 (21 IP)
LR (R) Corky Combs 0 0 4.12 (19.2 IP, 2nd Season, 24 y/o)
MR (R) Antonio Alfonseca 4 7 5.79 2sv
MR (R) Roy Castillo 6 10 5.88 (3rd Season, 23 y/o)
SU (R) Tim Spooneybarger 14 4 2.50 3sv
CL (R) Billy Koch 3 6 3.02 32sv
What's wrong with the Cleveland Indians? Not sure.
But I believe it's more a combination of things rather than just one specific area.
First I see that there has been a failure in the area of player development. This has been addressed by hitting the free agent marked and by making trades. In my opinion, the Indians have done well in this area, but it may be too early to reap the benefits of this. So that would be area #2: Need to wait for the team to come together while possibly adding another arm...which leads me into my third area.
Left handed pitching. Bottom line, Cleveland needs a left handed pitcher. One. At least one. If for no other reason than to throw off the competition a little.
But, in the grand scheme of things, I don't believe that the Indians are quite as far away as their record suggests.
My advice: Stay the course, continue to develop talent and don't panic.Comment
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What about my Indians?
Cleveland Indians
67-80 15.5 games back of MIN (last place)
C Josh Bard .310 26 96
1B Randall Simon (DL) .301 17 58
2B Thomas Perez .274 4 25
3B Morgan Ensberg .327 14 73
3B Robin Ventura .129 0 0 (31 AB, 38 y/o)
SS David Eckstein (DL) .283 3 28
SS Felix Escalona .221 7 51
SS Mike Richmond (R) .216 0 2 (51 AB, 23 y/o)
LF Matt Lawton .285 8 43
LF Chris Magruder .230 5 36 (269 AB)
LF Quentin Westcott (R) .154 0 0 (13 AB, 32 y/o)
CF Roger Cedeno .304 7 33
CF Aaron Rowand .309 20 93
RF Damian Rolls .307 4 46
Rotation
RHP Kip Wells 9 12 5.38
RHP Dan Reichert 12 5 3.49 1cg
RHP Hector Johnson (R) 8 10 5.61 (19 y/o)
RHP Ryan Jensen 7 9 3.91 2cg
RHP John Burkett 3 12 5.33 1cg
Bullpen
LR (R) Braden Looper 2 0 3.99
LR (R) Pat Herman (R) 3 2 5.31 (21 IP)
LR (R) Corky Combs 0 0 4.12 (19.2 IP, 2nd Season, 24 y/o)
MR (R) Antonio Alfonseca 4 7 5.79 2sv
MR (R) Roy Castillo 6 10 5.88 (3rd Season, 23 y/o)
SU (R) Tim Spooneybarger 14 4 2.50 3sv
CL (R) Billy Koch 3 6 3.02 32sv
What's wrong with the Cleveland Indians? Not sure.
But I believe it's more a combination of things rather than just one specific area.
First I see that there has been a failure in the area of player development. This has been addressed by hitting the free agent marked and by making trades. In my opinion, the Indians have done well in this area, but it may be too early to reap the benefits of this. So that would be area #2: Need to wait for the team to come together while possibly adding another arm...which leads me into my third area.
Left handed pitching. Bottom line, Cleveland needs a left handed pitcher. One. At least one. If for no other reason than to throw off the competition a little.
But, in the grand scheme of things, I don't believe that the Indians are quite as far away as their record suggests.
My advice: Stay the course, continue to develop talent and don't panic.Comment
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