The All Rookie Team

[WhiteHot]

Hamels should be #2 starter after Verlander. Liriano is hurt...you need to move someone up into the rotation.

Is he still the greatest lefty of all time? Or now that he's injured does he drop below Koufax?

He drops below Koufax. Liriano needs to prove himself a little longer.

[flowbee]

Injuries aside....

Starting Lineup
1. SS - Ian Kinsler
2. LF - Andre Ethier
3. 3B - Ryan Zimmerman
4. 1B - Prince Fielder
5. C - Kenji Johjima
6. RF - Carlos Quentin
7. DH - Mike Jacobs (vs right)/Dan Uggla (vs left)
8. 2B - Josh Barfield
9. CF - Nick Markakis

Bench
2B - Dan Uggla
2B/SS -Hanley Ramirez
Utility - Howie Kendrick
OF - Willingham
C - Russel Martin

Rotation
1. Francisco Liriano (L)
2. Justin Verlander (R)
2. Jered Weaver (R)
4. Jeremy Sowers (L)
5. Josh Johnson (R)


Bullpen
Cole Hamels (L)
Scott Olsen (L)
Mark Lowe (R)
Pat Neshek (R)

(Wainwright and Saito get snubbed oh well)

Setup
Joel Zumaya (R)

Closer
Jonathan Papelbon (R)

[1337_Dude]

C - Russell Martin
1B - Prince Fielder
2B - Dan Uggla
SS - Hanley Ramirez
3B - Ryan Zimmerman
LF - Andre Ethier
CF - Matt Kemp
RF - Josh Willingham
DH - Mike Jacobs

Rotation
1. Fransisco Lirinao
2. Justin Verlander
3. Jered Weaver
4. Josh Johnson
5. Scott Olsen

Bullpen
Takashi Saito
Chris Ray
Adam Wainwright

Setup
Joel Zumaya

Closer
Jonathan Papelbon

[mrkrab2003]

this team would crush the mets.

Man I would say...thats a REALLY good rookie class. What real MLB teams do you think they could beat?

Anyone in the NL not named the Mets...

[go_jays_go]

No love for Broxton?

[j_d_mcnugent]

i didnt think chris ray was still a rookie?

i might also go with chris duncan over willingham although dunc has less than half the at bats as willingham.

[flowbee]

i didnt think chris ray was still a rookie?

i might also go with chris duncan over willingham although dunc has less than half the at bats as willingham.

Neither did I but the rookie cutoff is supposed to be at 50 IP and he only had 40 last year (or does it differ with relief pitchers?)

[jake_harv88]

Sowers over Hamels in the rotation flowbee??? Hamels has struggled sometimes this year but his past 3 are really promising. Plus i say no to rookies that dont record strikeouts....



Boo finese pitchers...

[j_d_mcnugent]

i didnt think chris ray was still a rookie?

i might also go with chris duncan over willingham although dunc has less than half the at bats as willingham.

Neither did I but the rookie cutoff is supposed to be at 50 IP and he only had 40 last year (or does it differ with relief pitchers?)

its 50ip OR a certain number of days on the roster. i dont remember how many days it is but i'd be willing to bet a reliever that got 40ip spent enough days on the major league roster to lose rookie eligibilty.

[flowbee]

Sowers over Hamels in the rotation flowbee??? Hamels has struggled sometimes this year but his past 3 are really promising. Plus i say no to rookies that dont record strikeouts....



Boo finese pitchers...

to finese pitchers that can eat up 7+ innings every start and have the poise of a machine. Sowers offers a change of pace from the fireballers and pitches like a veteran. Cleveland has a below average defense and he still does great

Hamels is injury prone and I think he would be especially useful as a guy out of the bullpen that can go a couple innings if need be but also matchup against lefties to get outs when needed.