Your 2010 Starting Lineup

sowingwildoats — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:45:51 -0000

Imagine you're DM, and given that you've just demoted JJ Hardy, DFA'd Bill Hall, and are otherwise stuck with a lackluster starting rotation, things are looking grim for the rest of the season. Within reason, and given the current market of FA's and tradepool, how do you see the 2010 opening day lineup appearing?

In my defense, I don't have the money considerations the real 'Stache does.

Stop me if you've heard this one before:

C: Mike Rivera

1B: Prince Fielder

2B: Rickie Weeks

SS: Alcides Escobar

3B: Casey McGehee

LF: Corey Hart

CF: Jason Bourgeois

RF: Ryan Braun

I won't even get into pitching because that is far too nebulous. I would be willing to give up Mat Gamel and a PTBNL for ~~Tim~~ Matt Cain, though.

The fight for rotation #5

sowingwildoats — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:43:04 -0000

So there have been call ups from AAA in Narveson and Burns to pad the rotation while Manny Parra is enjoying some Nashville sun and Dave Bush rehabs his busted tricep, and there has been some shuffling of the bullpen in Seth McClung to start. However, i don't really feel that comfortable about son of clung dealing from the mound. what i'm interested in is how you feel the pitching situation is being handled, and what might be foreseeable in the future as far as starting pitching is concerned.

Burns has made a single start, and i don't feel he should be written off just yet. McClung i feel may have another shot too, but again i am uncomfortable with this. is it a bad idea for Carlos Villanueva to maybe start getting stretched out to fill in? what are the pluses to either of these two on the mound for more than two innings? the minuses?

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Your 2010 Starting Lineup

The fight for rotation #5