Post by oaklandgm (A) on Oct 9, 2009 23:15:57 GMT -5
After a disappointing 2009 season, the Oakland A's are having team meetings, and trying to figure out what to target for the upcoming 2010 season. Here is the updated roster, just the big leaguers for right now...will follow this up with my minor leaguers
C- Josh Thole
1B- Adrian Gonzalez
2B- Howie Kendrick
SS- Rafael Furcal
3B- Alex Rodriguez
LF- Luke Scott
CF- Chris Young
RF- Micah Hoffpauir
DH- Travis Hafner
Bench:
C- Rod Barajas
IF- Cesar Izturis
OF- Matt Joyce
OF- Gary Matthews Jr.
SP- Dan Haren
SP- Mark Buehrle
SP- Nick Blackburn
SP- Barry Zito
SP- Chris Young
Long Relief- Chad Durbin
Righty Middle Relief- Brian Bruney
Lefty Middle Relief- Renyel Pinto
Righty Middle Relief- Ryan Perry
Lefty Setup- Mike Gonzalez
Righty Setup- Jon Rauch
Closer- Francisco Cordero
Overall, I like my team. I think Thole is going to be a solid catcher for me. He won't light it up like a Victor Martinez, but in a couple years he'll be a solid bat. Adrian Gonzalez...enough said. Howie Kendrick, I think is going to break out, and while it hurt to lose Pedroia, I can't be disappointed with Kendrick. Furcal is getting up there in years, but he might be a quality leadoff guy for me while I work on getting the SS of the future. ARod...enough said. Scott, Young and Hoffpauir is sketchy in the outfield, but Scott had a monster year in 2008, and will be looking for him to bounce back. Young has all the potential and talent in the world, he just needs to put it together. Hoffpauir is a solid bat, and might be a nice trade chip if I decide to move him. Hafner at DH is an injury risk, and isn't what he was 2 years ago, but might be solid batting behing ARod and Gonzo....
Haren is a legitimate #1, and I blame Zips for his bad year. Buehrle had a good season, and hopefully that translates to a solid 2010. Blackburn, Zito and Young are a good 3, 4 & 5, and I have Westbrook & Geer as injury replacements/trade chips.
Bullpen should be a strong point for this team. Cordero/Rauch/Gonzalez is about as good as it gets for the back end of the bullpen. Perry is an emerging star, and is probably the closer of the future. Pinto & Bruney had solid 2009 MLB seasons, and hopefully they can contribute. Durbin is long relief/mopup/spot starter. I also have Joey Devine, who has been nagged by injuries the last couple of years, but was dominant before going out, and will be interesting to see what kind of sim he gets.
I think I lost a bit with giving up Pedroia, Young and Nolan Reimold, but I feel real good with what I got back. As in most cases, the team will only go so far as the pitching takes them, offense really shouldn't be a problem.
C- Josh Thole
1B- Adrian Gonzalez
2B- Howie Kendrick
SS- Rafael Furcal
3B- Alex Rodriguez
LF- Luke Scott
CF- Chris Young
RF- Micah Hoffpauir
DH- Travis Hafner
Bench:
C- Rod Barajas
IF- Cesar Izturis
OF- Matt Joyce
OF- Gary Matthews Jr.
SP- Dan Haren
SP- Mark Buehrle
SP- Nick Blackburn
SP- Barry Zito
SP- Chris Young
Long Relief- Chad Durbin
Righty Middle Relief- Brian Bruney
Lefty Middle Relief- Renyel Pinto
Righty Middle Relief- Ryan Perry
Lefty Setup- Mike Gonzalez
Righty Setup- Jon Rauch
Closer- Francisco Cordero
Overall, I like my team. I think Thole is going to be a solid catcher for me. He won't light it up like a Victor Martinez, but in a couple years he'll be a solid bat. Adrian Gonzalez...enough said. Howie Kendrick, I think is going to break out, and while it hurt to lose Pedroia, I can't be disappointed with Kendrick. Furcal is getting up there in years, but he might be a quality leadoff guy for me while I work on getting the SS of the future. ARod...enough said. Scott, Young and Hoffpauir is sketchy in the outfield, but Scott had a monster year in 2008, and will be looking for him to bounce back. Young has all the potential and talent in the world, he just needs to put it together. Hoffpauir is a solid bat, and might be a nice trade chip if I decide to move him. Hafner at DH is an injury risk, and isn't what he was 2 years ago, but might be solid batting behing ARod and Gonzo....
Haren is a legitimate #1, and I blame Zips for his bad year. Buehrle had a good season, and hopefully that translates to a solid 2010. Blackburn, Zito and Young are a good 3, 4 & 5, and I have Westbrook & Geer as injury replacements/trade chips.
Bullpen should be a strong point for this team. Cordero/Rauch/Gonzalez is about as good as it gets for the back end of the bullpen. Perry is an emerging star, and is probably the closer of the future. Pinto & Bruney had solid 2009 MLB seasons, and hopefully they can contribute. Durbin is long relief/mopup/spot starter. I also have Joey Devine, who has been nagged by injuries the last couple of years, but was dominant before going out, and will be interesting to see what kind of sim he gets.
I think I lost a bit with giving up Pedroia, Young and Nolan Reimold, but I feel real good with what I got back. As in most cases, the team will only go so far as the pitching takes them, offense really shouldn't be a problem.