Logan County Tweeners
Starting Pitching:
Oswalt, Blanton, Harang, Lowry, Sowers - good staff, but any staff with Oswalt on it is good. Loaiza and Tejeda hope to make the team.
Bullpen:
Umm... F.Cabrera? - after the Linebrink trade, he's the only one left; this area is hurting
Catcher:
Barrett - 375 AB; balanced BA and OB; slugs 663 vs lhp
T.Hall - a possible keeper
Infield:
Giambi (1b-5) - lots of walks and homers; much better vs rhp
Roberts (2b-2) - .300 hitter vs rhp; much worse vs lhp
Teahan (3b-3) - 393 AB; above average hitter vs rhp
Cabrera (ss-2) - not bad vs rhp; good speed
Aurilia (1b/3b-3, 2b/ss-4) - great card vs lhp
Inge (3b-2) - nice power and defense; low BA and OB
Lopez (ss-4) - good speed; good OB vs rhp; very bad in clutch; 4 with a high e-rating
Erstad (1b-1) - a nice defensive replacement for Giambi
Outfield:
Soriano (lf-4) - excellent power and speed; high BA and OB vs lhp
Rowand (cf-1) - great defense but not much else
Jenkins (rf-3) - very good OB vs rhp with decent power; can't hit lefties at all
Rivera (of-4) - solid hitter; great vs lhp and very good vs rhp
Gomes (rf-5) - pounds lhp (1.051 OPS)
Nady (1b/rf-3) - also great vs lhp
Designated Hitter:
The Tweeners really got screwed on defense. Giambi is a 5... Soriano is a 4... Lopez got a 4 again... but the real killer was Rivera. He was a 2/3/2 in the outfield last year but is now a 4 in all three spots. That being said, DH could be just about any of these guys. My guess right now would be Rivera vs rhp (w/Jenkins in RF) and Gomes vs lhp (w/Rivera in RF).
Uncarded Guys:
None
Draft Status:
The Tweeners pick 9th. They have all their own picks and no extras.
Outlook:
Giambi, Soriano, Rivera, and some good platoon guys will win some games. Having Oswalt and the other starters also make them dangerous, but the lack of bullpen will hurt. They will match up well with the Bees and Zaps, but will finish well in back of the Sidewinders.
The last team to go is the Nads - they're up next.
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"(Tweeners) will finish well in back of the Sidewinders." Great bulletin board material, will be prominently posted in the Tweeners' locker room. Thanks, Pigman, for helping to rally the troops.
Thanks, but I can't take all the credit. That was a direct quote from the Snakeman, who followed that up with, "The gap between my team and those girls in my division is like the gap between the major leagues and the minors... Like the gap between beer and root beer... Like the gap between 'I do' and 'I have a headache...' He went on and on, but I stopped listening.
Like the gap between Caddyshack and Caddyshack 2
Like the gap between reality and the Pigman's view of it!
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