I think we would need career years from our hitters and overachieving from our pitchers to contend for a playoff spot. I tend to be optimistic about the pitching and pessimistic about our hitting just from experience.
Anyway, I know there isn't any activity on this forum, but my thoughts on what I'd like the lineup to be:
2B Weeks
SS Pennington
RF Reddick
CF Cespedes
1B Allen/Barton
DH Gomes (vs lefties)/Kila
C Suzuki
LF Cowgill
3B Sogard
Subs: Crisp, Smith, Timmons, Donaldson, Recker, Rosales, Kila
Yea I don't like Crisp. I mean if we are "rebuilding" I'd rather see if Cowgill can play, and Crisp can be a pinch runner/defensive sub until we trade him. Whats the point of giving Crisp a million at bats on a losing team. Even if Cespedes is a bust, I'd rather start Cowgill in CF and Smith in LF.
Pitchers:
1. McCarthy
2. Ross
3. Milone
4. Colon
5. Godfrey
until Braden gets back
Closer: Balfour
Setup: Fautino DLS
Other: Fuentes, Blevins, Figueroa, Doolittle, Carignan, Norberto
Idk if thats 25 players or 30 or whatever. I think we will win 80 games and finish 3rd
