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Zambrano
Dempster
Wells
Silva
Gorzellany
Marshall
Samardzija
Marmol
Caridad
Berg
Grabow
Russell
Soto
Hill
Lee
Fontenot
Theriot
Ramirez
Tracy
Baker
Fukudome
Byrd
Soriano
Colvin
Nady
I still think eventually both the bullpen depth and the middle infield defense is going to need to be addressed for this team, but considering the injuries to Lilly and Guzman, I don't have too many complaints.
Hoffpauir, Castro and Fuld are all in Iowa and ready if we have injuries or issues on offense, but our pitching depth seems awfully thin. I hope Hendry is still at least looking for a possible cheap bullpen guy.
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They. Could. Go. All. The. Way!
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It's the right choice from top to bottom, with the exception of the thin support at SS. Having Millahh on the team would have irritated me.
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Someday.
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Millar would have been our slightly less irritating version of Swisher.
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Only despite being annoying Swisher is a decent player. Millar can't do anything anymore, can't play any position, can't hit, can't run... it would have been a 100% waste of a roster spot, so I'm glad he didn't get one.
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Looks like a good roster. I'm ready for the Opener.
Here's a weird thought: with guys like Silva at the back of the rotation, is there a reason we haven't looked into trying to sign Pedro Martinez? I mean, if you're gonna throw something against a wall to see if it sticks, would you go with a HOFer who went 5-1 last year and pitched in the World Series, or with Carlos freaking Silva?
Second off-the-wall thought: would/could Pedro pitch as a closer? If not, <i>why</i> not?
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I believe Pedro plans to do something similar to last year. Catch on with a contending team in the 2nd half. He doesn't have the stamina or strength to pitch a full season. That's what I read anyway, in an ESPN article.
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<!--quoteo(post=85205:date=Mar 30 2010, 03:46 PM:name=Fella)-->QUOTE (Fella @ Mar 30 2010, 03:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I believe Pedro plans to do something similar to last year. Catch on with a contending team in the 2nd half. He doesn't have the stamina or strength to pitch a full season. That's what I read anyway, in an ESPN article.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That makes a lot of sense, actually.
Well, it was an idea.
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It's probably an over .500 roster, but doesn't appear to be a championship roster. We'll see. There's just sooooooooooooooooo many unknowns with this team. But it's possible a lot of them work out well, like was the case in 08. I still think our defense and bullpen will just be too blah or even quite shitty though. But I think our offense and starting rotation can be top 5 in the NL.
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I don't see anyone that stands out as someone I should hate, like I did with Miles and Gathright last season. So I guess there's that.
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I don't think you're giving this your best effort.
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I don't think you're giving this your best effort.
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Yeah I'm sure it won't take too long for Silva to find his way into that category.
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I don't think you're giving this your best effort.
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Yeah I'm sure it won't take too long for Silva to find his way into that category.
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Silva, Fontenot, Soto and Soriano will make my shit list unless they can rebound from the depths of 2009. Other than that, I am willing to give this team a chance.
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