Monday, November 30, 2009

Offseason: Minnesota Twins

2007: 79-83
2008: 88-75
2009: 87-76

Offense/Defense Lineup

DH - Jose Morales
C - Joe Mauer
1B - Justin Morneau
2B - Alexi Casilla
3B - Discussed Below
SS - Discussed Below
LF - Jason Kubel
CF - Denard Span
RF - Michael Cuddyer

Third Basemen:

Brian Buscher
Geoff Blum
Craig Counsell
Mark DeRosa
Pedro Feliz
Chone Figgins
Troy Glaus
Mike Lamb
Melvin Mora
Juan Uribe

Shortstops:

Brian Barden
Juan Castro
Alex Cora
Alex Gonzalez
Ramon Martinez
Luis Rodriguez
Marco Scutaro
Omar Vizquel
Jack Wilson

Starting Rotation

1 – Armando Gabino
2 – Brian Duensing
3 – Nick Blackburn
4 - Scott Baker
5 – Kevin Slowey

Bullpen

CL – Joe Nathan (RHP)
SU – Jose Mijares (LHP)
SU – Matt Guerrier (RHP)
1 – Jon Rauch (RHP)
2 – Philip Humber (RHP)
3 – Glen Perkins (LHP)

Offseason: Atlanta Braves

2007: 84-78
2008: 72-90
2009: 86-76

Offense/Defense Lineup

C - Brian McCann
1B - Discussed Below
2B - Martin Prado
3B - Chipper Jones
SS - Yunel Escobar
LF - Discussed Below
CF - Jordan Schafer
RF - Gregor Blanco

First Basemen:

Russell Branyan

Left Fielders:

Jason Bay
Matt Holliday
Manny Ramirez

Starting Rotation

1 – Jair Jurrjens
2 – Tommy Hanson
3 – Javier Vazquez
4 - Kenshin Kawakami
5 – Derek Lowe

Bullpen

CL – Luis Valdez (RHP)
SU – Eric O'Flaherty (LHP)
SU – Peter Moylan (RHP)
1 – James Parr (RHP)
2 – Kris Medlen (RHP)
3 – Discussed Below

Order of the bullpen will vary based on offseason acquisitions. Bullpen pitchers of interest are as follows:

Danys Baez
Joe Beimel
Joaquin Benoit
Rafael Betancourt
Chad Bradford
Kiko Calero
Buddy Carlyle
Jesus Colome
Bartolo Colon
Jose Contreras
David Davidson
Elmer Dessens
Brendan Donnelly
Alan Embree
Scott Eyre
Josh Fogg
Ryan Franklin
Edgar Gonzalez
Mike Gonzalez
Tom Gordon
John Grabow
Kevin Gregg
Eddie Guardado
LaTroy Hawkins
Mark Hendrickson
Matt Herges
Rich Hill
Mike Hinckley
Trevor Hoffman
Bobby Howry
Jason Isringhausen
Masahide Kobayashi
Brandon Lyon
Carlos Martinez
Justin Miller
Trever Miller
Guillermo Mota
Bill Murphy
Brett Myers
Joe Nelson
Tomokazu Ohka
Will Ohman
Darren Oliver
Chan Ho Park
Carl Pavano
J.J. Putz
Fernando Rodney
Rich Rundles
Glendon Rusch
Billy Sadler
Takashi Saito
Brian Shouse
Alfredo Simon
Rafael Soriano
Justin Speier
Ken Takahashi
Brett Tomko
Jose Valdez
Jose Valverde
Claudio Vargas
Luis Vizcaino
Jason Waddell
Doug Waechter
Billy Wagner
David Weathers
Kip Wells
Jamey Wright

Offseason: Detroit Tigers

2007: 88-74
2008: 74-88
2009: 86-77

Offense/Defense Lineup

DH - Discussed Below
C - Alex Avila
1B - Miguel Cabrera
2B - Discussed Below
3B - Brent Dlugach
SS - Ramon Santiago
LF - Don Kelly
CF - Curtis Granderson
RF - Discussed Below

Designated Hitters:

Jason Bay
Matt Holliday
Manny Ramirez

Second Baseman:

Orlando Hudson
Omar Infante
Felipe Lopez

Right Fielders:

Magglio Ordonez

Starting Rotation

1 – Edwin Jackson
2 – Justin Verlander
3 – Rick Porcello
4 - Zach Miner
5 – Armando Gallaraga

Bullpen

CL – Fu-Te Ni (LHP)
SU – Eddie Bonine (RHP)
SU – Bobby Seay (LHP)
1 – Discussed Below
2 – Discussed Below
3 – Discussed Below

Order of the bullpen will vary based on offseason acquisitions. Bullpen pitchers of interest are as follows:

Danys Baez
Joe Beimel
Joaquin Benoit
Rafael Betancourt
Chad Bradford
Kiko Calero
Buddy Carlyle
Jesus Colome
Bartolo Colon
Jose Contreras
David Davidson
Elmer Dessens
Brendan Donnelly
Alan Embree
Scott Eyre
Josh Fogg
Ryan Franklin
Edgar Gonzalez
Mike Gonzalez
Tom Gordon
John Grabow
Kevin Gregg
Eddie Guardado
LaTroy Hawkins
Mark Hendrickson
Matt Herges
Rich Hill
Mike Hinckley
Trevor Hoffman
Bobby Howry
Jason Isringhausen
Masahide Kobayashi
Brandon Lyon
Carlos Martinez
Justin Miller
Trever Miller
Guillermo Mota
Bill Murphy
Brett Myers
Joe Nelson
Tomokazu Ohka
Will Ohman
Darren Oliver
Chan Ho Park
Carl Pavano
J.J. Putz
Fernando Rodney
Rich Rundles
Glendon Rusch
Billy Sadler
Takashi Saito
Brian Shouse
Alfredo Simon
Rafael Soriano
Justin Speier
Ken Takahashi
Brett Tomko
Jose Valdez
Jose Valverde
Claudio Vargas
Luis Vizcaino
Jason Waddell
Doug Waechter
Billy Wagner
David Weathers
Kip Wells
Jamey Wright

Offseason: Seattle Mariners

2007: 88-74
2008: 61-101
2009: 85-77

Offense/Defense Lineup

DH - Rob Johnson
C - Quillermo Quiroz
1B - Mike Carp
2B - Jose Lopez
3B - Jack Hannahan
SS - Matt Tuiasosopo
LF - Discussed Below
CF - Discussed Below
RF - Ichiro Suzuki

Left Fielders:

Jason Bay
Matt Holliday
Manny Ramirez

Center Fielders:

Jonathan Van Every

Starting Rotation

1 - Felix Hernandez
2 - Ryan Rowland-Smith
3 - Brandon Morrow
4 - Doug Fister
5 - Ian Snell

Bullpen

CL - Shawn Kelley, RHP
SU - David Aardsma, RHP
SU - Chris Jakubauskas, RHP
1 - Sean White, RHP
2 - Garrett Olson, LHP
3 - Mark Lowe, RHP

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Offseason: Tampa Bay Rays

2007: 66-96
2008: 97-65
2009: 84-78


Offense/Defense Lineup

DH - Carlos Pena
C - Discussed Below
1B - Willy Aybar
2B - Ben Zobrist
3B - Evan Longoria
SS - Jason Bartlett
LF - Matt Joyce
CF - Fernando Perez
RF - Gabe Gross

Catchers:

Edwin Bellorin
Michel Hernandez
Ramon Hernandez
Kenji Johjima
Jason Kendall
Victor Martinez
Chad Moeller
Bengie Molina
Eric Munson
Paul Phillips

Starting Rotation

1 - David Price
2 - Wade Davis
3 - James Shields
4 - Jeff Niemann
5 - Discussed Below

Number Five Starters:

Cha Seung Baek
Shawn Estes
Braden Looper
Pedro Martinez
Brad Thompson
Josh Towers

Bullpen

CL - Dan Wheeler, RHP
SU - Lance Cormier, RHP
SU - Matt Garza, RHP
1 - Grant Balfour, RHP
2 - Randy Choate, LHP
3 - J.P. Howell, LHP

Offseason: Chicago Cubs

2007: 85-77
2008: 97-64
2009: 83-78


Offense/Defense Lineup

C - Koyie Hill
1B - Derrek Lee
2B - Mike Fontenot
3B - Aramis Ramirez
SS - Ryan Theriot
LF - Discussed Below
CF - Sam Fuld
RF - Milton Bradley

Left Fielders:

Jason Bay
Matt Holliday
Manny Ramirez

Starting Rotation

1 - Randy Wells
2 - Carlos Zambrano
3 - Ted Lilly
4 - Sean Marshall
5 - Jeff Samardzija

Bullpen

CL - Esmailin Caridad, RHP
SU - Angel Guzman, RHP
SU - Carlos Marmol, RHP
1 - Aaron Heilman, RHP
2 - Mitch Atkins, RHP
3 - Discussed Below

Order of the bullpen will vary based on offseason acquisitions. Bullpen pitchers of interest are as follows:

Danys Baez
Joe Beimel
Joaquin Benoit
Rafael Betancourt
Chad Bradford
Kiko Calero
Buddy Carlyle
Jesus Colome
Bartolo Colon
Jose Contreras
David Davidson
Elmer Dessens
Brendan Donnelly
Alan Embree
Scott Eyre
Josh Fogg
Ryan Franklin
Edgar Gonzalez
Mike Gonzalez
Tom Gordon
John Grabow
Kevin Gregg
Eddie Guardado
LaTroy Hawkins
Mark Hendrickson
Matt Herges
Rich Hill
Mike Hinckley
Trevor Hoffman
Bobby Howry
Jason Isringhausen
Masahide Kobayashi
Brandon Lyon
Carlos Martinez
Justin Miller
Trever Miller
Guillermo Mota
Bill Murphy
Brett Myers
Joe Nelson
Tomokazu Ohka
Will Ohman
Darren Oliver
Chan Ho Park
Carl Pavano
J.J. Putz
Fernando Rodney
Rich Rundles
Glendon Rusch
Billy Sadler
Takashi Saito
Brian Shouse
Alfredo Simon
Rafael Soriano
Justin Speier
Ken Takahashi
Brett Tomko
Jose Valdez
Jose Valverde
Claudio Vargas
Luis Vizcaino
Jason Waddell
Doug Waechter
Billy Wagner
David Weathers
Kip Wells
Jamey Wright

Offseason: Milwaukee Brewers

2007: 83-79
2008: 90-72
2009: 80-82

Offense/Defense Lineup

C - Mike Rivera
1B - Prince Fielder
2B - Discussed Below
3B - Casey McGehee
SS - J.J. Hardy
LF - Ryan Braun
CF - Jody Gerut
RF - Corey Hart

Second Basemen:

David Eckstein
Mark Loretta
Placido Polanco
Freddy Sanchez

Starting Rotation

1 - Discussed Below
2 - Yovani Gallardo
3 - Chris Narveson
4 - Discussed Below
5 - Discussed Below

Top Starters:

Erik Bedard
Justin Duchscherer
Kelvin Escobar
Rich Harden
Tim Hudson
Cliff Lee
Jason Marquis
Kevin Millwood
Eric Milton
Odalis Perez
Brandon Webb
Randy Wolf

Number Four Starters:

R.A. Dickey
Jon Garland
Dan Giese
Shawn Hill
Vicente Padilla
Brad Penny
Tim Wakefield
Todd Wellemeyer

Number Five Starters:

Cha Seung Baek
Shawn Estes
Braden Looper
Pedro Martinez
Brad Thompson
Josh Towers

Bullpen

CL - Todd Coffey, RHP
SU - R.J. Swindle, LHP
SU - Mark DiFelice, RHP
1 - John Axford, RHP
2 - Chris Smith, RHP
3 - Josh Butler, RHP

Offseason: Chicago White Sox

2007: 72-90
2008: 89-74
2009: 79-83

Offense/Defense Lineup

DH - A.J. Pierzynski
C - Tyler Flowers
1B - Paul Konerko
2B - Chris Getz
3B - Gordon Beckham
SS - Alexei Ramirez
LF - Discussed Below
CF - Discussed Below
RF - Discussed Below

Left Fielders:

Jason Bay
Matt Holliday
Manny Ramirez

Center Fielders:

Mike Cameron
Endy Chavez
Coco Crisp
Jeff Fiorentino
Jonathan Van Every
Randy Winn

Right Fielders:

Bobby Abreu
Chris Denorfia
Brian Giles
Magglio Ordonez
Gary Sheffield
Randy Winn

Starting Rotation

1 - Daniel Hudson
2 - D.J. Carrasco
3 - Mark Buehrle
4 - John Danks
5 - Gavin Floyd

Bullpen

CL - Jake Peavy, RHP
SU - Matt Thornton, LHP
SU - Jhonny Nunez, RHP
1 - Bobby Jenks, RHP
2 - Scott Linebrink, RHP
3 - Freddy Garcia, RHP

Offseason: Cincinnati Reds

2007: 72-90
2008: 74-88
2009: 78-84

Offense/Defense Lineup

C - Ryan Hanigan
1B - Joey Votto
2B - Brandon Phillips
3B - Juan Francisco
SS - Paul Janish
LF - Chris Dickerson
CF - Drew Stubbs
RF - Jonny Gomes

Starting Rotation

1 - Discussed Below
2 - Discussed Below
3 - Aaron Harang
4 - Bronson Arroyo
5 - Johnny Cueto

Starters:

Erik Bedard
Justin Duchscherer
Kelvin Escobar
Rich Harden
Tim Hudson
Cliff Lee
Jason Marquis
Kevin Millwood
Eric Milton
Odalis Perez
Brandon Webb
Randy Wolf
Josh Beckett
John Lackey
John Smoltz


Bullpen

CL - Nick Masset, RHP
SU - Arthur Rhodes, LHP
SU - Ramon Ramirez, RHP
1 - Matt Maloney, LHP
2 - Francisco Cordero, RHP
3 - Danny Herrera, LHP

Offseason: San Diego Padres

2007: 89-74
2008: 63-99
2009: 75-87

Offense/Defense Lineup

C - Discussed Below
1B - Adrian Gonzalez
2B - Craig Stansberry
3B - Kevin Kouzmanoff
SS - Luis Rodriguez
LF - Oscar Salazar
CF - Will Venable
RF - Kyle Blanks

Catchers:

George Kottaras
Corky Miller
Guillermo Rodriguez
Jason Varitek

Starting Rotation

1 - Edward Mujica
2 - Cesar Ramos
3 - Josh Geer
4 - Kevin Correia
5 - Tim Stauffer

Bullpen

CL - Mike Adams, RHP
SU - Heath Bell, RHP
SU - Luke Gregerson, RHP
1 - Mat Latos, RHP
2 - Ernesto Frieri, RHP
3 - Joe Thatcher, LHP

Offseason: Oakland Athletics

2007: 76-86
2008: 75-86
2009: 75-87

Offense/Defense Lineup

DH - Jack Cust
C - Kurt Suzuki
1B - Tommy Everidge
2B - Discussed Below
3B - Eric Chavez
SS - Discussed Below
LF - Matt Carson
CF - Discussed Below
RF - Aaron Cunningham

Second Basemen:

Ron Belliard
Jamey Carroll
David Eckstein
Akinori Iwamure
Omar Infante
Felipe Lopez
Mark Loretta
Placido Polanco
Argenis Reyes
Freddy Sanchez

Shortstops:

Brian Barden
Eric Bruntlett
Juan Castro
Alex Cora
Alex Gonzalez
Ramon Martinez
Luis Rodriguez
Marco Scutaro
Miguel Tejada
Omar Vizquel
Jack Wilson

Center Fielders:

Jonathan Van Every

Starting Rotation

1 - Discussed Below
2 - Dallas Braden
3 - Josh Outman
4 - Brett Anderson
5 - Trevor Cahill

Starters:

Erik Bedard
Justin Duchscherer
Kelvin Escobar
Rich Harden
Tim Hudson
Cliff Lee
Jason Marquis
Kevin Millwood
Eric Milton
Odalis Perez
Brandon Webb
Randy Wolf

Bullpen

CL – Brad Kilby (LHP)
SU – Andrew Bailey (RHP)
SU – Jeff Gray (RHP)
1 – Craig Breslow (LHP)
2 – Michael Wuertz (RHP)
3 – Jerry Blevins (LHP)

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Offseason: Toronto Blue Jays

2007: 83-79
2008: 86-76
2009: 75-87

Offense/Defense Lineup

DH - Randy Ruiz
C - Raul Chavez
1B - Lyle Overbay
2B - Aaron Hill
3B - Discussed Below
SS - Discussed Below
LF - Adam Lind
CF - Discussed Below
RF - Discussed Below

Third Basemen:

Brian Buscher
Craig Counsell
Pedro Feliz
Chone Figgins
Troy Glaus
Melvin Mora

Shortstops:

Orlando Cabrera
Alex Cora
Ramon Martinez
John McDonald
Luis Rodriguez
Marco Scutaro
Miguel Tejada
Jack Wilson

Center Fielders:

Jonathan Van Every

Right Fielders:

Bobby Abreu
Endy Chavez
Chris Denorfia
Ryan Freel
Brian Giles
Mark Kotsay
Magglio Ordonez
Gary Sheffield
Randy Winn

Starting Rotation

1 - Roy Halladay
2 - Marc Rzepczynski
3 - Jesse Litsch
4 - Casey Janssen
5 - Ricky Romero

Bullpen

CL - Scott Downs, LHP
SU - Jesse Carlson, LHP
SU - Jason Frasor, RHP
1 - Robert Ray, RHP
2 - Brandon League, RHP
3 - Shawn Camp, RHP

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Offseason: Houston Astros

2007: 73-89
2008: 86-75
2009: 74-88

Offense/Defense Lineup

C - J.R. Towles
1B - Lance Berkman
2B - Jeff Keppinger
3B - Discussed Below
SS - Tommy Manzella
LF - Carlos Lee
CF - Discussed Below
RF - Hunter Pence

Third Basemen

Cody Ransom

Center Fielders

Jonathan Van Every

Starting Rotation

1 - Wandy Rodriguez
2 - Discussed Below
3 - Roy Oswalt
4 - Bud Norris
5 - Discussed Below

Number Two Starters:
Josh Beckett
John Lackey
John Smoltz

Number Five Starters:
Cha Seung Baek
Shawn Estes
Braden Looper
Pedro Martinez
Brad Thompson
Josh Towers

Bullpen

CL - Samuel Gervacio, RHP
SU - Tim Byrdak, LHP
SU - Chris Sampson, RHP
1 - Chad Paronto, RHP
2 - Discussed Below
3 - Discussed Below

Order of the bullpen will vary based on offseason acquisitions. Bullpen pitchers of interest are as follows:

Danys Baez
Joe Beimel
Joaquin Benoit
Rafael Betancourt
Chad Bradford
Kiko Calero
Buddy Carlyle
Jesus Colome
Bartolo Colon
Jose Contreras
David Davidson
Elmer Dessens
Brendan Donnelly
Alan Embree
Scott Eyre
Josh Fogg
Ryan Franklin
Edgar Gonzalez
Mike Gonzalez
Tom Gordon
John Grabow
Kevin Gregg
Eddie Guardado
LaTroy Hawkins
Mark Hendrickson
Matt Herges
Rich Hill
Mike Hinckley
Trevor Hoffman
Bobby Howry
Jason Isringhausen
Masahide Kobayashi
Brandon Lyon
Carlos Martinez
Justin Miller
Trever Miller
Guillermo Mota
Bill Murphy
Brett Myers
Joe Nelson
Tomokazu Ohka
Will Ohman
Darren Oliver
Chan Ho Park
Carl Pavano
J.J. Putz
Fernando Rodney
Rich Rundles
Glendon Rusch
Billy Sadler
Takashi Saito
Brian Shouse
Alfredo Simon
Rafael Soriano
Justin Speier
Ken Takahashi
Brett Tomko
Jose Valdez
Jose Valverde
Claudio Vargas
Luis Vizcaino
Jason Waddell
Doug Waechter
Billy Wagner
David Weathers
Kip Wells
Jamey Wright

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Offseason: New York Mets

2007: 88-74
2008: 89-73
2009: 70-92

Offense/Defense Lineup

C - Josh Thole
1B - Discussed Below
2B - Luis Castillo
SS - Jose Reyes
3B - David Wright
LF - Discussed Below
CF - Carlos Beltran
RF - Jeff Francoeur

First Basemen:

Russell Branyan

Left Fielders:

Jason Bay
Matt Holliday
Manny Ramirez

Starting Rotation

1 - Johan Santana
2 - Nelson Figureoa
3 - Fernando Nieve
4 - Mike Pelfrey
5 - John Maine

Bullpen

CL - Francisco Rodriguez (RHP)
SU - Toby Stoner (RHP)
SU - Pedro Feliciano (LHP)
1 - Sean Green (RHP)
2 - Carlos Muniz (RHP)
3 - Tim Redding (RHP)
 
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