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  • PeruvianPlaya954
    MVP
    • Aug 2002
    • 1463

    #76
    Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

    Marlins?

    Comment

    • BigRed
      MVP
      • May 2003
      • 1683

      #77
      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.
      Pecos Pete

      Comment

      • BigRed
        MVP
        • May 2003
        • 1683

        #78
        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.
        Pecos Pete

        Comment

        • BigRed
          MVP
          • May 2003
          • 1683

          #79
          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.
          Pecos Pete

          Comment

          • BigRed
            MVP
            • May 2003
            • 1683

            #80
            Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

            Quote:

            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.

            Motto: "The glass is half full"
            Pecos Pete

            Comment

            • BigRed
              MVP
              • May 2003
              • 1683

              #81
              Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

              Quote:

              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.

              Motto: "The glass is half full"
              Pecos Pete

              Comment

              • BigRed
                MVP
                • May 2003
                • 1683

                #82
                Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

                Quote:

                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.

                Motto: "The glass is half full"
                Pecos Pete

                Comment

                • BigRed
                  MVP
                  • May 2003
                  • 1683

                  #83
                  Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

                  Quote:

                  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.
                  Pecos Pete

                  Comment

                  • BigRed
                    MVP
                    • May 2003
                    • 1683

                    #84
                    Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

                    Quote:

                    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.
                    Pecos Pete

                    Comment

                    • BigRed
                      MVP
                      • May 2003
                      • 1683

                      #85
                      Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

                      Quote:

                      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.
                      Pecos Pete

                      Comment

                      • GenoG
                        MVP
                        • Jun 2003
                        • 1376

                        #86
                        Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

                        What about my Indians?

                        Comment

                        • GenoG
                          MVP
                          • Jun 2003
                          • 1376

                          #87
                          Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

                          What about my Indians?

                          Comment

                          • GenoG
                            MVP
                            • Jun 2003
                            • 1376

                            #88
                            Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

                            What about my Indians?

                            Comment

                            • BigRed
                              MVP
                              • May 2003
                              • 1683

                              #89
                              Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

                              Quote:

                              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.
                              Pecos Pete

                              Comment

                              • BigRed
                                MVP
                                • May 2003
                                • 1683

                                #90
                                Re: What will your team look like in 2006?

                                Quote:

                                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.
                                Pecos Pete

                                Comment

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