Up until this point...
#16--Charlotte Orios
#15--Mid-Michigan Tigers
#14--Flying Squirrels of Springfield
#13--San Antonio Fire Ants
#12--North Texas Rangers
#11--Atlantic Surge
#10--Dallas Redbirds
#09--Julian Javelina
#08--Gaylord Dingers
#07--Oviedo Knights
#06--Olivet Killer Eagles
#05--Hackensack Bulls
#04-- Arizona Desert Swarm
#03--Michigan Miracles
At number 2-----Rochester Red Sox
Above Average Categories---HR's, SB, ERA, K's, Saves, WHIP
Below Average Categories---None
The Red Sox made a strong run at the title in 2011 and will be right in the thick of things again in 2012. Big time HR power with Reynolds, Morse and CarGo. all should go yard 30+ times this season. A big chance was taken in the first round with Desmond Jennings being selected there. 15 HR and 55 SB are certainly possible. Lets just hope he gets off to a solid start. Another questionable pick was selecting Josh Johnson as high as he did. All indications are Johnson is ready to toe the rubber 30+ times...but who knows. That was a bad injury. Kershaw/Haren/Scherzer can certainly hold down the fort in case Johnson isn't quite up to snuff. Two returning closers in Kimbrel and Axford are joined by Venters. Let's see how the ATL duo fare after being used so heavily last year.
THAT BRINGS US TO THE LAST TEAM ON OUR LIST....
At number 1-----South Texas Heat
Above Average Categories---Walks, HR's, R, SB, K's, Saves
Below Average Categories---Average
Although I have Bergs team below average in Average the rest of his rankings are excellent. He is in the top 5 in every other category except Holds and ERA. Top to bottom just an outstanding team. With the exception of Bourn every starter has the potential to hit 20+ HR's and a handful probably 30+. Bourn may not go yard but he will chip in 50+ SB in 2012. Like I said pretty strong. Like the Miracles he doesn't have top names in starters but Shields/Marcum/Lester and the youngster Matt Moore are all terrific. My only question is can they all hold up to the pressure that is the AL East. Lot of offense in that division. Good closers in Putz and Bergs man crush Rafael Betancourt and the MRP are solid as well. This will be a helluva shootout most weeks in the Texas Division.
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Rafael is my man crush, I just pimp him out to Berg every year at a reasonable compensation. This year's compensation was the rights to his son, Vinnie Pestano
ReplyDeleteI personally think Jennings is the biggest bust candidate in this draft based on where he was drafted. I think his power was a fluke last season and he'll be lucky to hit 15 HR. He's probably a 10-12 HR guy for the foreseeable future. 55 SB? That's a lot. Maybe 30-40, which isn't bad.
ReplyDeleteShhhhh.... don't let the word out on Vinnie Pestano. Next thing you know Wagner will draft him in his good seasons, and we will have him for the garbage seasons.
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