by MICHAELTARBELL » Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:26 pm
With your "stud" pitching and great defense, this looks very much like a griffith team....not sure how well that works at Yankee, but will be interesting to find out!
I think Jack is the least of your worries. With Mathews from the left side and Clark from the right side, you have a potent one-two punch, and I love dawson here (or anywhere for that matter!). But you have real offensive liabilities in Bowa and Doerr, and to a lesser extent rettenmund. I would try to swap 2 of these 3 to improve my punch, since you are in a HR park. Perhaps.....
Rettenmund for Ennis (much more power, over 600 pa's, so can only go down for 3 at a time max....and seems to perform well in hitters parks)
I agree, it would be nice to get another left handed bat (or two!)....Maybe you could swap Doerr for Doran who is a switch hitter, a bit cheaper, similar fielder, and better obp
Pickings are pretty slim at ss and 2b, so no suggestions there. But I think Ennis over Rettenmund I would certainly do!