Your Teams Projected 2015 Lineup

[tpeichel]

With the Hot Stove League wrapping up, play manager and fill out your starting lineup and rotation.

Minnesota Twins

SS Danny Santana
1B Joe Mauer
2B Brian Dozier
DH Kenny Vargas
LF Torii Hunter
3B Trevor Plouffe (keeping warm for Miguel Sano)
RF Oswaldo Arcia
C Kurt Suzuki
CF Jordan Schafer (keeping warm for Byron Buxton)



SP Ervin Santana
SP Phil Hughes
SP Ricky Nolasco
SP Kyle Gibson
SP Mike Pelfrey


CL Glen Perkins

 

[maxe0213]

Gardner LF
Ellsbury CF
Prado 3B
McCann C
Beltran RF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez DH
Gregorious SS
Refsnyder 2B

Tanaka
Pineda
Sabathia
Phelps
???

I would assume a sign or two

Closer Betances/Miller

 

[WCTYSON]

Gardner LF
Ellsbury CF
Prado 3B
McCann C
Beltran RF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez DH
Gregorious SS
Refsnyder 2B

Tanaka
Pineda
Sabathia
Phelps
???

I would assume a sign or two

Closer Betances/Robertson

You do remember that Robertson already signed with the White Sox, right?

 

[maxe0213]

You do remember that Robertson already signed with the White Sox, right?

LOL brain fart. Meant to write Miller right there.

Thanks for the catch.

 

[tpeichel]

Gardner LF
Ellsbury CF
Prado 3B
McCann C
Beltran RF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez DH
Gregorious SS
Refsnyder 2B

Tanaka
Pineda
Sabathia
Phelps
???

I would assume a sign or two

Closer Betances/Miller

Sure is strange seeing so many new players on the Yankees. Is Gardner the only homegrown starter?

 

[James52411]

Cubs:

Coghlan LF
Castro SS
Rizzo 1B
Soler RF
Valbuena/Bryant 3B
Baez 2B
Montero C
Alcantara CF

Lester SP 1
Arrieta SP 2
Hammel SP 3
Wood SP 4
Hendricks SP 5

Rondon CL

I wouldn't be surpised to see LaStella get a lot of playing time and hit #1 or #2 in the lineup because he takes walks, which Cubs management values. If Baez keeps swinging like a maniac, he's not going to play. I'd set up the rotation this way to give teams a different look each day.

 

[jbhofmann]

Reds

CF Billy Hamilton
2B Brandon Phillips
1B Joey Votto
3B Todd Frazier
RF Jay Bruce
C Devin Mesoraco
LF Michael Morse*
SS Zack Cozart

SP Johnny Cueto
SP Homer Bailey
SP Mike Leake
SP Tony Cingrani
SP Anthony DeSclafani

C Aroldis Chapman

*Projected FA Signee

 

[corockies]

Rockies:

CF Charlie Blackmon
RF Carlos Gonzalez
SS Troy Tulowitzki
LF Corey Dickerson
1B Justin Morneau
3B Nolan Arenado
C Wilin Rosario
2B D.J. Lemahieu

SP Jhoulys Chacin
SP Jorge De La Rosa
SP Tyler Chatwood (doubtful he'll be ready by April)
SP Jordan Lyles
SP Tyler Matzek
SP Eddie Butler


C Latroy Hawkins

 

[UMich92]

2B - Kinsler
RF - Cespedes
1B - Cabrera
DH - V Martiniez
LF - J.D. Martinez
3B - Castellanos
C - Avila
CF - Gose
SS - Iglesias

SP - Verlander
SP - Price
SP - Sanchez
SP - Simon
SP - Greene

CL - Nathan

And I won't be terribly surprised if the Ilitch family opens the vault to pay Scherzer.

 

[tpeichel]

Cubs:

Coghlan LF
Castro SS
Rizzo 1B
Soler RF
Valbuena/Bryant 3B
Baez 2B
Montero C
Alcantara CF

Lester SP 1
Arrieta SP 2
Hammel SP 3
Wood SP 4
Hendricks SP 5

Rondon CL

I wouldn't be surpised to see LaStella get a lot of playing time and hit #1 or #2 in the lineup because he takes walks, which Cubs management values. If Baez keeps swinging like a maniac, he's not going to play. I'd set up the rotation this way to give teams a different look each day.

Cubbies are shaping up nicely.

 

[TGutta]

Twins

SS Danny Santana
2B Brian Dozier
C Joe Mauer
DH Kennys Vargas
LF Torii Hunter
RF Oswaldo Arcia
3B Trevor Plouffe
C Kurt Suzuki
CF Aaron Hicks

SP Phil Hughes
SP Ervin Santana
SP Ricky Nolasco
SP Kyle Gibson
SP Trevor May

CP Glen Perkins

 

[tpeichel]

Twins

SS Danny Santana
2B Brian Dozier
C Joe Mauer
DH Kennys Vargas
LF Torii Hunter
RF Oswaldo Arcia
3B Trevor Plouffe
C Kurt Suzuki
CF Aaron Hicks

SP Phil Hughes
SP Ervin Santana
SP Ricky Nolasco
SP Kyle Gibson
SP Trevor May

CP Glen Perkins

I hope Hicks can beat out Schafer for the starting CF gig, but I like Schafer alot. 27 years old and had his best OBP of his career (.345) with the Twins after they picked him up. 30 SBs in 210 ABs last year makes you wonder what he would do with a full-time gig. Regardless, a nice 4th OF to have.

 

[TGutta]

I hope Hicks can beat out Schafer for the starting CF gig, but I like Schafer alot. 27 years old and had his best OBP of his career (.345) with the Twins after they picked him up. 30 SBs in 210 ABs last year makes you wonder what he would do with a full-time gig. Regardless, a nice 4th OF to have.

I think Schafer is best suited as a 4th OF. He can pinch run and be a defensive replacement in LF for Hunter late in games and give players a spell when needed. I don't think what he did last season with us was necessarily a fluke, but I don't expect him to repeat those numbers. I think the signing of Hunter makes them giving Hicks one last chance to stick in the OF a given. If he plays well he will be in CF until Buxton is ready, then can slide over to LF once Torii retires. If he doesn't play well he will either be sent back to AAA and be a career AAAA player or will be traded to another team who wants to take a chance on him. I was a really big fan of Hicks and want him to pan out and stick here long term, but I do think this year will be his last opportunity with us.

 

[tpeichel]

Reds

CF Billy Hamilton
2B Brandon Phillips
1B Joey Votto
3B Todd Frazier
RF Jay Bruce
C Devin Mesoraco
LF Michael Morse*
SS Zack Cozart

SP Johnny Cueto
SP Homer Bailey
SP Mike Leake
SP Tony Cingrani
SP Anthony DeSclafani

C Aroldis Chapman

*Projected FA Signee

That offense could score a ton of runs if Hamilton learns to get on base. You don't see Mesoraco getting moved higher in the lineup?

 

[jbhofmann]

That offense could score a ton of runs if Hamilton learns to get on base. You don't see Mesoraco getting moved higher in the lineup?

He could...just seems like Price is a guy that wouldn't move any of those other guys down. Also Bruce/Votto being broken up (Lefty/Lefty) causes the lineup to look different.

 

[aarne13]

SP- Buehrle
SP- Stroman
SP- Dickey
SP- Hutchison
SP- Estrada
CL- Sanchez

Norris and Sanchez will get every opportunity to start.

Reyes SS
Martin C
Donaldson 3B
Encarnacion. 1B
Bautista RF
Navarro DH
Saunders LF
Pompey CF
Izturis 2B

Bench- Pillar, Goins, Smoak, Valencia/Tolleson

 

[WCTYSON]

Anybody else want to do the Rangers? I would but I have no idea where to start.

 

[James52411]

SP- Buehrle
SP- Stroman
SP- Dickey
SP- Hutchison
SP- Estrada
CL- Sanchez

Norris and Sanchez will get every opportunity to start.

Reyes SS
Martin C
Donaldson 3B
Encarnacion. 1B
Bautista RF
Navarro DH
Saunders LF
Pompey CF
Izturis 2B

Bench- Pillar, Goins, Smoak, Valencia/Tolleson

Good lineup, decent pitching. Best case scenario is for it to go like last year did for Baltimore. It's tough to wrap my head around Dionner Navarro being a DH after watching him try to hit in Tampa.

 

[James52411]

2B - Kinsler
RF - Cespedes
1B - Cabrera
DH - V Martiniez
LF - J.D. Martinez
3B - Castellanos
C - Avila
CF - Gose
SS - Iglesias

SP - Verlander
SP - Price
SP - Sanchez
SP - Simon
SP - Greene

CL - Nathan

And I won't be terribly surprised if the Ilitch family opens the vault to pay Scherzer.

Cespedes in the two hole is an interesting thought. The negative is he doesn't take walks. The positive is that hitting in front of Cabrera should mean he gets plenty of fastballs to hit. If I'm the Tigers, I hope Castellanos is able to bat second, with Cespedes batting 6th.

Tigers would be smarter to let Scherzer walk and spend money on their bullpen. That rotation is plenty good enough to win in October. The bullpen, not so much.

 

[aarne13]

Good lineup, decent pitching. Best case scenario is for it to go like last year did for Baltimore. It's tough to wrap my head around Dionner Navarro being a DH after watching him try to hit in Tampa.

I was pleasantly surprised by Navarro this year. The big haul from last years offseason, he did better than I expected. Not sure he is DH material but I guess they could do worse.