All NL Central Team

[wolf stansson]

SP - Oswalt

SP - Carpenter

SP - Zambrano

SP - Sheets

SP - Prior

 

RP - Lidge

RP - Isringhausen

RP - Dempster

RP - Turnbow

 

C - Barrett

1B - Pujols

2B - Weeks

3B - Rolen

SS - Lopez

OF - Dunn

OF - Edmonds

OF - Bay

 

I'm sure there are some disagreements. Weeks is on what I think he'll do potentially this season; Rolen contingent on health (yes the D makes up for the O difference in my mind).

 

EDIT - Inserted Jason Bay because for some reason I forgot about my second favorite non-cardinal.

Edited February 21, 2006 by wolf stansson

[Drew Doughty]

Sounds about right. Jason Bay should be in the OF somewhere.

[radarluv1]

if aramis and rolen are both healthy, i bet aramis has better numbers. starting rolen there may still be justified with his d making up for small gap in offense.

[Blueheart05]

SP - Oswalt

SP - Carpenter

SP - Zambrano

SP - Sheets

SP - Prior

 

RP - Lidge

RP - Isringhausen

RP - Dempster

RP - Turnbow

 

C - Barrett

1B - Pujols

2B - Weeks

3B - Rolen

SS - Lopez

OF - Berkman

OF - Edmonds

OF - Lee

 

I'm sure there are some disagreements. Weeks is on what I think he'll do potentially this season; Rolen contingent on health. Berkman will play a lot of 1st, but I'm sticking him in the outfield.

 

 

DLee has the Gold Gloves so I say Pujols plays the OF.

[Andy]

SP - Zambrano

SP - Carpenter

SP - Prior

SP - Oswalt

SP - Sheets

 

RP - Lidge

RP - Isringhausen

RP - Dempster

RP - Turnbow

RP - Qualls

 

C - Barrett

1B - Pujols

2B - Walker

3B - Ramirez

SS - Lopez

OF - Bay

OF - Dunn

OF - C. Lee

 

Key Bench Players - DLee, Edmonds, Griffey, Rolen

[Tim]

If you're just going to name closers for the pen, I'll add Gonzalez.

 

If it is just OF and you're allowing Berkman, I'll go Dunn, Berkman & Bay in the OF (Bay would be my CF). If you require people actually play the three OF positions in 2006 a majority of time, I'll go with Bay, Griffey with Lane edging out Kearns in the weakest position in the division.

 

The SP looks about right, but I'm no more confident in Sheets staying healthy than I am in Wood. I'll be optimistic for the Cubs and say that Kerry stays healthy enough to edge him out for the 5th spot.

 

Lopez is a creature of GAB (check his road HR last year), but SS is another really weak position so I'll go with him.

 

I flat out think Weeks is the best 2B in the division with only an aging Biggio close.

 

If they're both healthy, I think ARam has the offensive numbers and Rolen has the defense. I'm not sure either will be healthy.

 

The class position in the division is 1B, without question. Pujols edges out very strong competition from Lee, Dunn & Berkman. Fielder is going to take a few years before he can approach that kind of level.

[Tim]

Why are people such big fans of Carlos Lee?

[SouthSideRyan]

Why are people such big fans of Carlos Lee?

 

Probably his 627/854/2400 line against the Cubs.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Why are people such big fans of Carlos Lee?

 

Probably his 627/854/2400 line against the Cubs.

 

R B I

[Mark_R]

C: Barrett

1B: Pujols

2B: Weeks

3B: Aramis

SS: Lopez

LF: Dunn

CF: Berkman

RF: Bay

 

Bench: Molina, D Lee, Edmonds, Freel, Carlos Lee, and Rolen

 

SP: Oswalt

SP Zambrano

SP Prior

SP Clemens (I'm assuming he comes back to the Stros on May 1, if not, then Sheets)

SP Carpenter

 

RP: Lidge

RP: Turnbow

RP: Mike Gonzalez

RP: Dempster

RP: Isringhausen

RP: Eyre (need that other lefty)

[rawaction]

Biggio's still the best 2B in the division. Until someone else (Weeks) proves otherwise. I'd give Aramis a slight nod over Rolen. I'd probably give Ensberg the nod too, if he shows he can repeat 05.

[ManEatingTarp]

Where's the love for Nefi and Junior Spivey???

 

Rolen is going to have a Monster year (hopefull prediction). I think this is the first time he's really been healthy since the near MVP year of 2004.

 

I tell you what, you look at any version of the teams posted here and realize how good this division is. The NLC has some serious talent.

[rawaction]

Where's the love for Nefi and Junior Spivey???

 

Rolen is going to have a Monster year (hopefull prediction). I think this is the first time he's really been healthy since the near MVP year of 2004.

 

I tell you what, you look at any version of the teams posted here and realize how good this division is. The NLC has some serious talent.

 

Is he 28-years old again too?

[Jake]

By mid season, Zack Duke will have pitched his way on to everyone's list.

 

I think those listing bench players should list bench players, and not starters who didn't make the original list. More fun that way.

[ManEatingTarp]

Where's the love for Nefi and Junior Spivey???

 

Rolen is going to have a Monster year (hopefull prediction). I think this is the first time he's really been healthy since the near MVP year of 2004.

 

I tell you what, you look at any version of the teams posted here and realize how good this division is. The NLC has some serious talent.

 

Is he 28-years old again too?

 

No, but he's healthy (they say), and I don't expect .314/34/124 but .300/30/100 and a gold glove isn't out of the question. If you add that to last years team, that's on heck of a boost. I hear people can still be productive at age 31.

[rawaction]

Where's the love for Nefi and Junior Spivey???

 

Rolen is going to have a Monster year (hopefull prediction). I think this is the first time he's really been healthy since the near MVP year of 2004.

 

I tell you what, you look at any version of the teams posted here and realize how good this division is. The NLC has some serious talent.

 

Is he 28-years old again too?

 

No, but he's healthy (they say), and I don't expect .314/34/124 but .300/30/100 and a gold glove isn't out of the question. If you add that to last years team, that's on heck of a boost. I hear people can still be productive at age 31.

 

Yeah, 31 year olds can still be productive. But 31 year olds with shoulder problems are less likely to do so at that high of a level.

[indifferent]

Where's the love for Nefi and Junior Spivey???

 

Rolen is going to have a Monster year (hopefull prediction). I think this is the first time he's really been healthy since the near MVP year of 2004.

 

I tell you what, you look at any version of the teams posted here and realize how good this division is. The NLC has some serious talent.

 

Is he 28-years old again too?

 

No, but he's healthy (they say), and I don't expect .314/34/124 but .300/30/100 and a gold glove isn't out of the question. If you add that to last years team, that's on heck of a boost. I hear people can still be productive at age 31.

 

Clearly a case of "What have you done for me lately" and a touch of homerism at work here. Scott Rolen is not Mike Lowell and he never will be. If you're going to focus on one injury plagued season and let that color the remarkably consistent numbers that Rolen has put up, you should do so only because you question a player's ability to recover from a fully torn labrum. But if the healthy assumption holds true, there's no reason Rolen can't put up a season resembling Aram's and Ensberg's.

[Diffusion]

SP Zambrano, Prior, Oswalt, Sheets, Carpenter

C Barrett, 1B Pujols, 2B Weeks, 3B Ramirez, SS JJ Hardy, LF Dunn, CF Edmonds, RF Berkman, DH Lee

 

Not a Jason Bay or Felipe Lopez fan, myself.

[Diffusion]

I don't expect .314/34/124 but .300/30/100 and a gold glove isn't out of the question.

 

Maybe that's not out of the question. But .280/25/90 is much more likely.

[ManEatingTarp]

I don't expect .314/34/124 but .300/30/100 and a gold glove isn't out of the question.

 

Maybe that's not out of the question. But .280/25/90 is much more likely.

 

I'll meet you half way and say .290/27/95

I could live with that. "IF" he's healthy and hitting 4th in that lineup 100 rbi should be no problem. As always with preseason predictions it's all about health.

[rawaction]

 

Clearly a case of "What have you done for me lately" and a touch of homerism at work here. Scott Rolen is not Mike Lowell and he never will be. If you're going to focus on one injury plagued season and let that color the remarkably consistent numbers that Rolen has put up, you should do so only because you question a player's ability to recover from a fully torn labrum. But if the healthy assumption holds true, there's no reason Rolen can't put up a season resembling Aram's and Ensberg's.

 

Yep. 1 injury plagued season following missing a month of the previous season with a leg injury. He hasn't hit anything since coming back in 04. 3-18 in the regular season after the injury. Bad playoff showing. .235 in 05, before he went down.

[rocket]

What don't you like about Bay, Diffusion?

[Warpticon]

What don't you like about Bay, Diffusion?

 

Seriously...what's not to like?

[daske17]

I'm going to throw this out there and am prepared to take the heat: I'd put Pettitte in the rotation before Prior. Based on past performance, Pettitte will give you 200+ innings, a career ERA of 3.78 and WHIP of 1.34. Yes, I know Prior has career ERA and a WHIP lower than Pettitte, but he hasn't had as long a career.

 

So, feel free to attack :wink:

[Ding Dong Johnson]

What don't you like about Bay, Diffusion?

 

Seriously...what's not to like?

 

I'd take a 961 OPS in full season #2 from anyone in our organization, especially if that followed a 908 OPS in full season #1.