2011 Annual Rankings- (Read 470 times)

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Tough to rate this year. very active owners, lots of deals and everyone seems to like their team. I'll always mention that I do this once a few owners ask me too, don't take it personal and feel free to post your own

Enjoy..flame..etc...

The Contenders
1. WS-Well rounded offense though Utley injury hurts power. Deep SP but suspect 8-14..but hell he has 14. Lots of BP ?'s

2. A's- Not even close to the team he had two years ago. Lots of improvements. SP depth has improved and offense is very solid.

3. RedSox- Top SP's has become league trademark. Best BP depth in the league. Must stay healthy in infield to makeup for average OF.

4. Giants- Wainwright loss hurts but added decent SP depth. Solid offense but lacks depth. BP is average but playoff worthy.

Hopefuls-
5. Rangers-Lots of turnover but does the same each year. Good depth throughout but average SP's. Needs young players to improve-could easily fall very far. But will make a move or 100 if needed.

6. Phillies-OF depth is only glaring weakness. BP depth could be an issue. SP is much improved.

7. Astros-Making strides. Young players must perform. SP depth improving. Revamped BP has holes but active owner will make changes.

8. Pirates-best infield in the league. Average elsewhere. Might be enough to make a playoff run though.

Outside lookin' in-

9. Rockies- making a habit of finishing here after being a perenial playoff squad. Aging throughout but improved SP depth could vault into one more playoff run

10. Cubs-Spent big on offense. Will need big 3 SP to carry and average BP to stay healthy. Has enough offense for a playoff run, pitching ... time will tell.

11. Indians-Mauer, Tex, Shoo, Hamels, Halladay, Gallardo..very average after that. Big holes in BP, and depth throughout

Building for the future

12. Braves- Long ways away from yearly playoff team. Some promise on offense but too much youth to be consistent. Decent SP depth and a few offensive stars must carry.

13. Brewers- Needs young kids to grow up fast. Lots of prospects and missing a few stars. MCab and Cargo must carry

14. Mets- Good Top 3 SP, solid IF. Lots of holes but active owner can address

[bosox]

Serious Contenders - Red Sox,White Sox,A's

Contenders - Pirates,Giants

Pretenders - Rockies,Rangers,Indians

Almost Pretenders - Phillies,Mets

Longshots - Cubs,Astros,Braves

Do you believe in Miracle's - Brewers

[Bobby]

Please give Utley's bad knee more importance and lower me out of the top spot. Remove that curse of being No. 1 in your ranking.

And SP No.14 will not start, but will hopefully close in Rodney's failure.

[bosox]

Yeah,a really bad start when your 2nd youngest player is hurting already, ;D

[Bobby]

Utley missed about 1/3 of the season last yr. I was still competetive without him.

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Don't you know Bobby's strategy? Utley is will have a shitty/injury plagued year, he will still make the playoffs and then Utley will go for 3 bucks at RFA next year. He has Chone to replace Utley, so does it really matter?

[Bobby]

Next year?

This season hasn't even started.

I would prefer he gets 600 ABs, 30 HRs, 100 RBIs.

Even healthy, I would think the RFA 2Bs in their 20s would be more attractive than a mid 30s guy with bad knees.

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Mar 18, 2011 17:42:33 GMT -8 Bobby said:

Next year?

This season hasn't even started.

I would prefer he gets 600 ABs, 30 HRs, 100 RBIs.

Even healthy, I would think the RFA 2Bs in their 20s would be more attractive than a mid 30s guy with bad knees.

Already talking down the price... ;D

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