Wednesday, February 18, 2009

The Unsigned

I decided to put together a baseball team from the many many still-unsigned free agents left on the market. I think it turned out pretty well I present to you...THE UNSIGNED:

Starting Lineup:
Orlando Hudson - 2B
Orlando Cabrera - SS
Frank Thomas - DH
Manny Ramirez - LF
Garret Anderson - RF
Joe Crede - 3B
Nomar Garciaparra - 1B
Ivan Rodriguez - C
Jim Edmonds - CF

Bench:
Damion Easley - IF
Paul Lo Duca - C
Luis Gonzalez - OF
Doug Mientkiewicz - 1B
Jay Payton - OF

Starting Rotation:
Pedro Martinez - RHP
Mark Mulder - LHP
Sidney Ponson - RHP
Scott Elarton - RHP
Chuck James - LHP
(possible 6th starter Orlando Hernandez - RHP)

Bullpen:
Ambriox Burgos - RHP
Juan Cruz - RHP
Keith Foulke - RHP
Jason Isringhausen - RHP
Ricardo Rincon - LHP
Julian Tavarez - RHP

Possible mid-season signings:
Paul Byrd, Mike Mussina, Kenny Rogers, Curt Schilling

The closer job would be up for grabs between Foulke and Izzy. Frightening, yes; but look at that lineup! EDIT: I'd probably ditch Burgos for El Duque in the sixth starter spot, but moving the team to the NL and dropping Thomas would likely yield better results. What do you think?