Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Spring training: hope springs eternal

Today is the first day of full squad workouts in Sarasota and the optimism surrounding the team is as vibrant as ever. The general concensus amongst the fanbase is that this is the first year of a new team in Baltimore, one that could actually break .500. While I have great deal of hope for the 2011 season, this season depends on a healthy and potent lineup, as the rotation is only slightly above average. In this post I would like to give a general guess as to what 2011's lineup will be.

1- Brian Roberts 2B

2-Nick Markakis RF

3-Luke Scott LF

4-Vladimir Guerrero DH

5-Matt Weiters C

6-Mark Reynolds 3B

7-Adam Jones CF

8-Derek Lee 1B

9-J.J. Hardy SS

Those are my thoughts, I think that Lee could provide a good deal of late lineup power, overall a very impressive lineup and the 1-4 have the potential to be deadly. Thoughts?