Rockies Depth Chart ZIPS

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C
Joe Mauer (.313 .397 .464) 132 OPS+
Alex Avila (.239 .320 .365) 82 OPS+
(B-) Travis D'Arnaud (.231 .280 .357) 70 OPS+
(C+) Tommy Jospeh
(C+) Mike Kvasnicka

1B
(A) Eric Hosmer (.263 .321 .413) 97 OPS+
(B+) Yondor Alonso (.267 .330 .422) 101 OPS+

2B
Jason Donald (.249 .322 .365) 88 OPS+
David Eckstein (.268 .324 .328) 82 OPS+

SS
Hanley Ramirez (.309 .388 .512) 134 OPS+
Erick Aybar (.270 .318 .366) 83 OPS+
(A-) Manny Machado
(B+) Wilmer Flores (.248 .284 .361) 74 OPS+
(C+) Ehrie Adrianza (.232 .295 .311) 63 OPS+

3B
Brandon Inge (.231 .312 .390) 86 OPS+
Edwin Encarnacion
(B-) Kolbrin Vitek

LF
Juan Rivera (.268 .315 .431) 93 OPS+
Danny Dorn (.253 .325 .452) 107 OPS+

CF
Drew Stubbs (.247 .321 .396) 92 OPS+
Michael Brantley (.281 .345 .370) 96 OPS+
(B-) Reymond Fuentes

RF
Rocco Baldelli (.234 .288 .383) 80 OPS+
(B-) Josh Reddick

Starters (R)
Justin Masterson (4.37/183.3) 97 ERA+
Nick Blackburn (4.88/175.3 IP) 87 ERA+
Chien-Ming Wang (4.59/64.7 IP) 89 ERA+
Trevor Bell (4.69/117 IP) 89 ERA+
(B) Jason Knapp
(B-) Nick Barnese (4.85/98.3 IP) 87 ERA+
(C+) Chad Jenkins
Ross Seaton

Starters (L)
(A) Aroldis Chapman (4.01/103.3 IP) 105 ERA+
Paul Maholm (4.40/190.3 IP) 92 ERA+
Marc Rzepczynski (5.55/123.3 IP) 79 ERA+
Scott Kazmir (5.07/154.3 IP) 83 ERA+
(B) Alex Torres (5.48/139.7 IP) 77 ERA+
(B) Rudy Owens (4.62/117 IP) 87 ERA+
(C+) Trevor Reckling (6.50/134.3 IP) 64 ERA+
(C+) Braulio Lara

Relivers (R)
Matt Capps (3.90/45 IP) 109 ERA+
(B) Jordan Walden (4.36/64 IP) 96 ERA+
(B) Tanner Scheppers (5.13/80.7) 88 ERA+
(C+) Michael Bowden
Sean Green
David Hernandez
Carlos Rosa (4.91/66 IP) 90 ERA+
Jeff Manship (5.60/138.3 IP) 76 ERA+
(B-) Billy Bullock (5.30/54.3 IP) 80 ERA+
(C+) Carlos Gutierrez (6..09/112.3 IP) 70 ERA+


Relivers (L)
Dennys Reyes (3.92/39 IP) 102 ERA+


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Updated 1/14.

Rotation looks bad, but up the middle looks strong for a while with good depth

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Based on available ZIP's here's what I'm seeing for 2011:

Lineup
1. Michael Brantley LF
2. Erick Aybar 2B
3. Joe Mauer C
4. Hanley Ramirez SS
5. Danny Dorn/Juan Rivera RF
6. Drew Stubbs CF
7. Yondor Alonso/Edwin Encarnacion 1B
8. Brandon Inge 3B

Thinking about going with a straight R-L platoon in right and 1st. Better-than-expected Zips on Dorn and Yondor make me want to get them into the lineup. Defense should be okay in front of a pitching staff relying on contact

Bench:
Rivera OF
Encarnacion 1B/3B
David Eckstien 2B/SS
Alex Avilia C
Josh Reddick OF

Got the extra guy in my platoon's plus useful bench guys. Thankfully, its sim, and I don't have to worry about wrecking Reddick's long term value (which I still think will end up pretty high).

Rotation:
1. Justin Masterson
2. Aroldis Chapman*
3. Chien Ming-Wang
4. Paul Maholm*
5. Trevor Bell

yuck

Bullpen:
Matt Capps
Jordan Walden
Dennys Reyes*
Nick Blackburn
Carlos Rosa
Scott Kazmir*
David Hernandez

eesh. Take me back a few years and let me undo my Liriano for Kazmir deal. Never would've thought he'd drop this far, but he's really not even the best option to be my 2nd lefty out of the pen.