If you could choose any players you wanted...

[Jmxvol]

What would your roster to take on the world look like?

9 Position Players
5 Pitchers
2 Relievers
5 Bench

 

[Jewbaccah]

Do they have to be from now and healthy right now?

 

[Jmxvol]

I got:

C-Yadier Molina
1B-Albert Pujols
2B-Jimmy Rollins
3B-Alex Rodriguez
SS-Hanley Ramirez
OF-Ichiro
OF-Andruw Jones
OF-Ken Griffey Jr.

Bench
Jose Reyes
Derek Jeter
Ryan Howard
Gary Sheffield
Miguel Cabrera

Pitchers
Brandon Webb
Roy Halladay
Josh Beckett
Johan Santana
Ben Sheets

Relief
John Smoltz
Trevor Hoffman

 

[Jmxvol]

Do they have to be from now and healthy right now?

yes

and you can put anyone anywhere you want on the field

 

[Jewbaccah]

Is Sheets Healthy?

 

[Jmxvol]

Is Sheets Healthy?

no, but you can choose guys that are on the DL right now

Just choose current players

 

[Jewbaccah]

I will go with:

1b--Ryan Howard
2b--Jose Reyes
ss-A-Rod
3b-D. Wright
CF-Beltran
Lf- M. Ordonez
Rf V. Guerrero
C--Mauer

Pitchers
Santana
Young
Peavy
Webb
Halladay

Bench
Big Pappi (Ortiz)
M Holliday
Pujos
H Ramirez
T. Hunter

Closer
Saito
Wagner

 

[Jewbaccah]

You need a catcher btw

 

[Jmxvol]

I like how you put ARod at SS.....
that's where he should play, but I'm just thinking he's been at 3rd so long ya know

 

[Heebs]

Molina and Andruw? Come on

 

[Jewbaccah]

I like how you put ARod at SS.....
that's where he should play, but I'm just thinking he's been at 3rd so long ya know

I know but I am sure it is like riding a bike. He was a good defense SS. As good or better than Jeter if you ask me. I know A. Jones is the best defense CF or was but he looks beat up are you assuming his elbow and body is healed?

 

[Jmxvol]

Molina and Andruw? Come on

Andruw's defense is worth at least 1 run a game.
He struggles at the plate, but I wouldn't want anyone else in my CF.

Yadier Molina is probably the smartest Catcher in the game.

 

[Heebs]

I'd take Pudge, Posada, Mauer, Martin, or Varitek off the top of my head.

 

[Heebs]

Torri Hunter's D is just as good, and his offense is 100000000000x better this season.

 

[Jmxvol]

Torri Hunter is always falling down, and he drops a ton of stuff that he can't get to....

Andruw is flawless and he never has to dive or roll around to get on sportscenter.
He catches the ball and throws it back in.

 

[Heebs]

He drops things he can't get to?

Andruw has lost his first step anyway. You take him, and you'd regret it. I wouldn't start anyone who won't break .230 this year, good D or no.

 

[Jmxvol]

People that say he's lost a step, have nothing to base it on.
He's still the same.

He sucks at the plate, no question.
Somehow, I feel he makes it up on D

 

[TennNC]

Playing to win this pennant and playoff race, I go with experience and late-season/postseason performance:

C: Posada
1B: Pujols
2B: Utley
SS: Jeter
3B: Chipper
RF: Magglio
CF: Ichiro
LF: Manny

Bench: Soriano, Beltran, Bonds, Vlad, A-Rod

SP: Webb, Beckett, Smoltz, Santana, Haren
RP: Rivera, Wagner

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Playing for the future, I go with this lineup:

C: Mauer
1B: Tex
2B: Robinson Cano
SS: Hanley Ramirez
3B: Wright
LF: Matt Holliday
CF: Chris Young
RF: Francouer

 

[tidwell]

Playing to win this pennant and playoff race, I go with experience and late-season/postseason performance:

C: Posada
1B: Pujols
2B: Utley
SS: Jeter
3B: Chipper
RF: Magglio
CF: Ichiro
LF: Manny

Bench: Soriano, Beltran, Bonds, Vlad, A-Rod

SP: Webb, Beckett, Smoltz, Santana, Haren
RP: Rivera, Wagner

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Playing for the future, I go with this lineup:

C: Mauer
1B: Tex
2B: Robinson Cano
SS: Hanley Ramirez
3B: Wright
LF: Matt Holliday
CF: Chris Young
RF: Francouer

I understand why you picked Teixeira for the future wbarron, but did you know that he and Pujols are the same age? Given that, you could make an argument to go with AP in the future as well, not just for a pennant run.

 

[TennNC]

I understand why you picked Teixeira for the future wbarron, but did you know that he and Pujols are the same age? Given that, you could make an argument to go with AP in the future as well, not just for a pennant run.

I know - good point. It was a dead tie, and I picked Pujols b/c of more pennant/playoff experience to this point and Tex for future b/c he seems more durable, a better defender, and is a switch hitter.

I love both of them. I also love Prince Fielder but don't know if he'll be as dependable; seems he's on the same weight path as his father. Just checked Cecil's stats, and he only played 5 seasons of 140+ games. Seems low for 1B.

 

[Heebs]

Some love for my boy Robbie Cano huh?

I thought I was the only one.

 

[Jmxvol]

Jesus

Robinson Cano? What a waste of a roster spot.

 

[Heebs]

Almost as bad as Yadier huh?

Talk about losing credibility.

 

[TennNC]

Jesus

Robinson Cano? What a waste of a roster spot.

He's in my "future" team, not the team for today. And other than moving players to new positions, name another more promising young 2B who's played any in the majors. He seems like a good choice to me.

 

[TennNC]

Almost as bad as Yadier huh?

Talk about losing credibility.

Thanks UTLCA.