What’s the best 25-man roster you can build of current major leaguers using the following criteria:
5 STARTING PITCHERS
-Has made at least 8 major league starts
-Never won more than 8 games in a season prior to 2008
-Has pitched less than 150 major league innings prior to 2008
7 RELIEF PITCHERS
-Has made at least 5 major league appearances
-Never recorded more than 15 holds or 10 saves in a season prior to 2008
-Has pitched less than 100 major league innings prior to 2008
13 POSITION PLAYERS (Must field an American League roster w/4 reserves)
-Has made at least 75 major league plate appearances
-Never recorded more than 10 home runs or 50 hits in a season prior to 2008
-Has made less than 300 major league plate appearances prior to 2008
Your team should be built for success this season and beyond, but I’d like to avoid loading up on the Clayton Kershaws and Max Scherzers of the world (the phenoms) while at the same time keeping the Ryan Brauns and Josh Hamiltons of the world (young superstars) off the team.
Think you can beat this team below? Let’s see it.
STARTING ROTATION
No. 1 starter: Edinson Volquez, Cincinnati Reds
No. 2 starter: Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants
No. 3 starter: Clay Buchholz, Boston Red Sox
No. 4 starter: Jair Jurrjens, Atlanta Braves
No. 5 starter: Phil Hughes, New York Yankees
Just missed: Jon Lester, Andy Sonnanstine, Ubaldo Jimenez, Jonathan Sanchez
BULLPEN
Closer: Joba Chamberlin, New York Yankees
Others: Ryan Rowland-Smith, Seattle Mariners
Santiago Casilla, Oakland A’s
Rafael Perez, Cleveland Indians
Kyle McClellan, St. Louis Cardinals
Ramon Ramirez, Kansas City Royals
Jorge Campillo, Atlanta Braves
LINEUP
Catcher: Geovany Soto, Chicago Cubs
First Baseman: Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds
Second Baseman: Asdurbal Cabrera, Cleveland Indians
Shortstop: Erick Aybar, Los Angeles Angels
Third Baseman: Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays
Left Fielder: Fred Lewis, San Francisco Giants
Center Fielder: Lastings Milledge, Washington Nationals
Right Fielder: Kosuke Fukudome, Chicago Cubs
Designated Hitter: James Loney, Los Angeles Dodgers
Bench:
David Murphy, Texas Rangers
Alberto Callaspo, Kansas City Royals
Chris Iannetta, Colorado Rockies
Blake Dewitt, Los Angeles Dodgers
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