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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

AL South Preview- 2016

AL South

Charleton Of Bricks

jsreilly (16th season)

Last Season 98-64 (1st)

Key Additions: C Bud Johnston (Trade – Roc), C Gus Cora (FA)

Key Subtractions: None

Projected Starters

C – Bud Johnston (.307, 34, 97)

1B – Alberto Nieves (.303, 21, 74)

2B – Patrick Hutchinson (.274, 31, 94)

3B – Brendan Springer (.266, 26, 68)

SS – Torii Clinton (.247, 16, 78, 28 SB)

LF – Jimmie Alonso (.293, 40, 107)

CF – Buck Stephens (.254, 8, 54, 38 SB)

RF – Shayne Sinclair (.278, 25, 66)

DH – Calvin Bruske (.254, 23, 59)

Key Pitchers

SP – Rick Benson (16-9, 3.45, 1.13)

SP – Marvin Jefferies (13-9, 3.52, 1.30)

SP – Thomas Strange (18-6, 2.69, .95)

SP – Red Roosevelt (12-9, 4.71, 1.35)

RP – Walter Krause (4-7, 34 SV, 3.08, 1.16)

S16 Outlook:

The epic battle rages on for supremacy in the South – consistently the toughest division in Summer of 49’s American League. The defending champion Of Bricks bring back all the pieces that won them 98 games last season and add a big-time bat in Bud Johnston.

A top notch pitching staff boasts four top-of-rotation starters (Benson, Jefferies, Strange and Roosevelt) and an eclectic bullpen that gets the job done.

In another hard-fought battle with Richmond, the Of Bricks will sneak away with the division and a first round bye.

Prediction: 101-61 (1st)


Richmond Rebels

steelerstime (11th season)

Last Season 94-68 (2nd)

Key Additions: P AJ Brunson (FA), C Tomas Borbon (FA)

Key Subtractions: 2B Dann Cone (FA), P Louie Neruda (FA), P Walker Jennings (Trade – STL)

Projected Starters

C – Gerald Williams (.252, 25, 73)

1B – Peter Dong (.314, 47, 104)

2B – RJ Lira (.274, 21, 87)

3B – Glenn Holdridge (.254, 36, 101)

SS – Corky Bowman (.254, 38, 86)

LF – Geraldo Lee (.298, 42, 109)

CF – Jay Parris (.273, 4, 25)

RF – Che Lim (.261, 35, 101, 25 SB)

DH – Frank McInerney (.323, 26, 91)

Key Pitchers

SP – Cliff Gunderson (10-7, 4.58, 1.53)

SP – Bruce Schofield (15-6, 3.72, 1.48)

SP – Miguel Reynoso (7-5, 4.02, 1.33)

RP – Terrell Kershner (2-5, 4.19, 1.21)

RP – Jeremy Weston (0-3, 36 SV, 3.47, 1.11)

S16 Outlook:

If you like offense, stop by The Diamond in Richmond and tell steelerstime “what up?”. The Rebels return nearly everyone from a stacked order including four 100-RBI guys. That doesn’t include DH Frank McInerney who drove in 91 in just over 100 games or slugging SS Corky Bowman. Position-by-position, this lineup competes with any team in this world of fake baseball.

The pitching staff is led by starter Bruce Schofield and relievers Terrell Kershner and Jeremy Weston. Assuming they get reasonable pitching from starters 3-5 it’ll be another playoff season for the Rebs…where they’ll probably knock me out of the playoffs again.

Prediction: 98-64 (2nd)


Little Rock Inbreds

gman31617 (2nd season)

Last Season: 92-70 (3rd)

Key Additions: None

Key Subtractions: P Ron Perry (FA)

Projected Starters

C – James Basile (.285, 12, 72)

1B – Brett Munoz (.358, 60, 150)

2B – Gene Fox (.303, 29, 86)

3B – Angel Carrara (.246, 23, 68)

SS – Elston Service (.257, 14, 41)

LF – Mark Moseley (.253, 47, 112)

CF – Wilbur Jarvis (.238, 3, 34, 30 SB)

RF – Erick Mullin (.302, 42, 122, 23 SB)

DH – RJ Navarro (.308, 19, 84)

Key Pitchers

SP – Horacio Martinez (12-5, 3.19, 1.32)

SP – JJ Gibbs (12-5, 4.61, 1.47)

SP – Al Martin (13-7, 3.86, 1.45)

RP – Howie Beckham (9-3, 7 SV, 4.01, 1.40)

CL – Darwin Green (1-9, 29 SV, 6.57, 1.27)

S16 Outlook:

Coming off a 92-win, wildcard season prospects are high for Little Rock. They return a talented offense led by S15 MVP Brett Munoz. Erick Mullin was a prize FA pickup last season for gman and he’ll team up with RJ Navarro, Mark Moseley, Gene Fox and James Basile to insure there’s never an easy trip through the lineup for opposing pitching.

The Inbreds boast 3 very solid starters in Horacio Martinez, JJ Gibbs and Al Martin, but let franchise wins leader Ron Perry flee through free agency. The bullpen has ratings, but didn’t provide the results last season. That’s not a good quality in the AL’s Division of Death.

In the end, they’ll put together another good season but miss the playoffs by tie-breaker.

Prediction: 88-74 (3rd)


Texas Dodgers (formerly Texas Tulsa Hawks)

mikesons1973 (1st season)

Last Season 85-77 (4th)

Key Additions: OF Jack Harris (Waivers), P Freddie Swindell (FA), P Tony Vaughn (FA), 2B Don Li (FA), C Gil Youkilis (FA)

Key Subtractions: P Brady Tallet (Trade – Tor), 2B Francisco Espinosa (Released), 3B Matt Kolb (Released), P Russell Matheny (Released), P Pat Yamamoto (FA), IF Luis Gonzalez (FA), C Gus Cora (FA)

Projected Starters

C – Gil Youkilis (.283, 17, 55)

1B – Diego Moya (.290, 34, 108)

2B – Don Li (.302, 1, 43, 29 SB…AA)

3B – Al Mercado (.267, 23, 86)

SS – Patrick Gordon (,249, 13, 62)

LF – Jack Harris (.312, 14, 76…AAA)

CF – Benny Baerga (.294, 46, 128, 37 SB)

RF – Shawn Swindell (.278, 20, 73)

DH – Aaron Gross (.237, 0, 5)

Key Pitchers

SP – Joshua Harrison (14-8, 5.52, 1.62)

SP – Darwin Rhodes (11-11, 4.73, 1.44)

SP – Bingo Valdes (13-9, 5.27, 1.55)

SP – Freddie Swindell (9-7, 4.13, 1.36)

RP – Tony Vaughn (5-5, 25 SV, 5.48, 1.45)

S16 Outlook:

Rebuilding is often hard to watch.

Rebuilding is even harder to watch in this division.

Mikesons1973 is giving the Dodgers a full roster makeover and let fly many of the former regime’s key veterans. Keep an eye on CF Benny Baerga and 1B Diego Moya come midseason. They’re two of the prime trade chips out there and could land the Dodgers a couple big prospects near the Deadline.

I expect this roster to continually change as the rebuild process commences. That probably means 100 losses.

Prediction: 62-100 (4th)

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