Mike Mussina
Al Leiter
James Baldwin
Mike Hampton
Gil Meche
Bullpen
Kazuhiro Sasaki CL
Sean Lowe
J.J. Trujillo
Mike Meyers
Scott Strickland
Dave Veres
Paul Quantrill
Lineup
1: Damon cf
2: Vizquel ss
3: Alomar 2b
4: Bagwell 1b
5: Abreu rf
6: Burks lf
7: Johnson c
8: Mueller 3b
9: Pitcher
Bench
Darrin Fletcher
Joe McEwing
Tom Goodwin
Brad Wilkerson
Keith Ginter
Chris Carpenter
Curtis Leskanic
Nate Rolison
Tagg Bozied
Ken Cloude
Aaron Cooke
Julio Mateo
Chris Snelling
Chase Utley
Green
Mussina
R. Cedeno
J. Cruz
R. Hidalgo
T. Womak
B. Fullmer
D. Mientkewicz
C. Leskanic
B. Anderson
D. Fletcher
E. Hinske
J. Kennedy
D. Lowe
B. L. Hunter
R. Ibanez
B.J. Surhoff
B. Ausmus
M. DeRosa
C. Grebek
J. Jennings
B. Jodie
Chris Wilson
B. Witt
M. Coleman
Team Anlaysis
*NOTE - This analysis is strictly the opinion of the Red Sox GM, and was done as objectively as possible and stricly for the fun of it
A very dangerous team with decent pitching and a very deep lineup. This team has changed drastically from it�s original draft, retaining only Mussina, Leskanic and Fletcher. A hard team o review because of so many deals being done.
Rotation
Gil Meche has been the team�s ace thus far with a 7-2 record and a 3.40 ERA. Mussina has been a disappointing 4-8 and 3.33 ERA. Hampton has been 4-0 with a 3.43 ERA, but don�t expect that to last as he was 1-3 with a 4.62 ERA for Texas prior to being dealt.
Bullpen
Sasaki has done an excellent job closing with Myers and Strickland being the other big arms out of the �pen. These three have combined for a 6-2 record with 17saves and a 2.44 ERA over 120 innings.
A deadly trio.
Lineup
Almost half the AB�s for the team have been by players no longer on the roster. Alomar, Vizquel and Damon make for a speedy top of the lineup then it�s Bagwell, Abreu and Burks� responsibility to drive them all in.
Bench
Goodwin adds yet more speed off the bench, though there isn�t a whole lot more coming off the pine
Fielding
Burks and Johnson can both be defensive liabilities, though Johnson�s arm makes up for his below average glove. Damon has the best glove on the team and Abreu has the best arm in the OF.
Minors
A good young minor league organization, though there are only 3 players on the farm who could help during this season as the others are too young and not in the system.
Overall Grade
B+ A pretty well rounded team
Over/Under
Under- Kazuriro Sasaki and Mike Mussina. Sasaki has been very good in the sim, but in the MLB he�s been better, holding a .35 ERA at this point in the season. That means he�s allowed a total of ONE earned run. Did Mussina ever have a 4-8 record even when he was on those awful Baltimore teams? No explanation on this one.
Over- Mike Hampton. Hampton could lose his starting job any day in Colorado, he�s been THAT bad and at this point you have to wonder if it�s more than just Coors field, he�s the worst pitcher on that team.
Prescription
I would not have traded Green for Abreu, but that�s just personal preference. Not much room for improvement on this team, though if there was it would be hard to tell as most of the players haven�t been with the team for very long. A deeper bench would be a plus. The bench doesn�t have any exceptional defensive replacements or power threats.