Open Thread: 2006 Starting Lineup
No baseball today. And with no baseball, I occassionally throw out an open thread for the readers to discuss something. Today's open thread is simple:
Time ... starts ... now. Go!
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2006
1B: Howard (from the Phills in a deal that includes Manny getting out of Boston)
2B: Pedroia
SS: Rent
3B: Youk (but maybe Mueller)
RF: Trot
CF: Damon (a three year deal, like posted before)
LF: Han-Ram
DH: Papi
Rotaion:
Clement
Wells (i think we have him for another year)/ Wake
Arroyo
Schilling
Paps
(NB: Miller will be traded along with Manny in a deal to Philly for atleast Howard)
Bullpen:
RP: Delcarmen
RP: Hansen
RP: Timlin
C: Foulke
I close with a prediction: John Lester and Abe Alvarez will be in the starting rotation by the end of the year. Also, Foulke will go down, and Hansen will fill the closer roll and dominate.
That is it, go ahead and rip away.
by absolutelax395 on Jul 29, 2005 10:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Some Notes
Also the deal with the Phills is going to be a blockbuster, including Manny, Miler (or Arroyo), Shoppach and others lesser name players. It will happen in the off season, which is why Wagner (whom we could sign, but i feel the Yankees are going to make a huge push for) is not in the bullpen
by absolutelax395 on Jul 29, 2005 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manny in Philly
by etg630 on Jul 29, 2005 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manny
by Randy Booth on Jul 29, 2005 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2006
by Randy Booth on Jul 29, 2005 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Philly
by Brian Martin on Jul 29, 2005 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lineup
SS - Renteria (though why he bats second is beyond me...)
DH - Ortiz
LF - Ramirez (no on is taking that contract for three more years)
RF - Nixon
C - Varitek
1B - Huff (actually, I have no idea, but it WON'T be Millar again)
3B - Youkilis
2B - Pedroia
Rotation:
Schilling
Clement
Arroyo
Miller
Wells
Pen:
Delcarmen
Bradford
Papelbon (to start the year...)
Wakefield
Foulke (closing)
by RVachon on Jul 29, 2005 11:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
here's a shot at it...
SS - Renteria
DH - Ortiz
1B - Thome
RF - Nixon
LF - Brian Giles
C - Varitek
3B - Mueller
2B - Pedroia
Rotation
Clement
Burnett
Wakefield
Wells
Arroyo
Pen
Foulke
Delcarmen
Bradford
Timlin
Gonzalez
Myers
Damon will be back. He's backed off a bit on his demands and the Sox will talk him down some more. The Sox need a lead off hitter and they need a centerfielder. Damon is one of the best to fill both roles. He's well liked in Boston and he seems to like it here.
absolutelax395 gave me an idea with Manny. Philly would never take him in exchange for Howard. But I think they'd move Thome for Manny. We need a first baseman next year. I don't like the move. I think it weakens the team, but it'd free up some money to get some other guys. Like Giles and Burnett.
Giles, I believe, is a free agent this year. He has a fantastic eye and gets on base with the best of them. His power isn't what it was a couple of years ago, but he can still knock the ball around. I think he'd be exactly the kind of guy the Sox are looking for to fill Manny's shoes.
I'd love to see Youk start. I don't think he will. The Sox seem to really not believe in him. At this rate I think they'd bring Bill Mueller's rotting corpse in to play as they extend his contract all the way until 2105.
Burnett won't be going anywhere this year. Dontrelle Willis has been sucking up the joint and with Beckett on and off the DL (stupid Becket...I gave up JD Drew and Jose Reyes to get him and he's been on the DL ever since. At least Drew is done for the yeaer), the Marlins need Burnett. I have heard plenty or rumors, however, that he wants to sign with Boston. I say let him. We only signed Wade Miller to a 1 year deal, didn't we?
Schilling will never be the pitcher he once was. He'll be on the DL for most of next year. We basically paid the guy $36 mil for 2004. And boy was it ever worth it. He'll go down a legend in Boston, but he's in the middle of going down real hard.
With the bullpen I mostly just guessed and used the names that we already have because I have no idea who's out there or who's available.
Papelbon will come up in the middle of next year when one of the starters goes down. Abe Alvarez will be moved sometime between Dec 05 and July 06. He's not a bad pitcher and could hold down a spot in the middle of the rotation for many teams, but Boston will demand more from a starter.
by Brian Martin on Jul 29, 2005 1:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sox trade Manny, bring in real experts
2B John Dennis
SS Gerry Callahan
3B Bob Ryan
C Gordon Edes
RF Jerry Remy
CF Tom Caron
LF Howard Bryant
DH Ted Sarandis
by phil on Jul 29, 2005 3:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
TC
by Randy Booth on Jul 29, 2005 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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