Offseason: Baltimore Orioles

2007 Record: 69-93
2008 Record: 68-93
2009 Record: 64-98

Offense/Defense Lineup

DH – Discussed Below
C – Discussed Below
1B – Michael Aubrey
2B – Brian Roberts
3B – Ty Wigginton
SS – Cesar Izturis
LF – Nolan Reimold
CF – Discussed Below
RF – Nick Markakis

Russell Branyan, Manny Ramirez, Matt Holliday, and Jason Bay are all capable of filling the DH and power slot for the Orioles. For centerfield, I do not completely buy Adam Jones as an everyday player, so one good option to look at is Jonathan Van Every.

I don't completely feel Matt Wieters is ready for the everyday role. The following catchers would be good caddies for this season:

Brad Ausmus
Rod Barajas
Michael Barrett
Edwin Bellorin
Henry Blanco
Chris Coste
Michel Hernandez
Kenji Johjima
Jason Kendall
George Kottaras
Jason LaRue
Victor Martinez
Chad Moeller
Bengie Molina
Jose Molina
Eric Munson
Kyle Phillips
Paul Phillips
Mike Redmond
Ivan Rodriguez
Brian Schneider
Yorvit Torrealba
Jason Varitek
Vance Wilson

Starting Rotation

1 – Brad Bergesen
2 – Discussed Below
3 – Koji Uehara
4 - Jeremy Guthrie
5 – Brian Matusz

Number Two Starters:
John Lackey
John Smoltz

Bullpen

CL – Jim Johnson (RHP)
SU – Kam Mickolio (RHP)
SU – Chris Waters (LHP)
1 – Alberto Castillo (LHP)
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