NL SOUTH PREDICTION

National League South



 

San Juan El Meson Sandwiches

Prediction – 92-70

Offensive Rank – 10th Defensive Rank – 8th Pitching Rank – 14th

Best Position Player – Bart Waltman – 3B – 40th overall position player – 6th overall third basemen

Best Pitcher – Ed Andrelczyk – SP – 20th overall pitcher – 11th overall starting pitcher

Added Players       
Del Blowers – P – 5 years 94 million (mutual option)

Al Baez – 2B – 3 years 12.9 million (mutual option)

Walt Floyd – P – Claimed off Waivers

Departed Players   
Albert Koch – P – Left for free agency

Clem Ratliff – P – Left for free agency

Donaldo Gutierrez – SS – Option declined

Benji Sanchez – P – Released

Victor Gaston – SS – Released


 

Texas Toast

Prediction – 91-71

Offensive Rank – 8th Defensive Rank – 18th Pitching Rank – 6th

Best Position Player – Theo Nelson – 3B – 9th overall position player - 1st overall third basemen

Best Pitcher – Geraldo Zorrilla – RP – 25th overall pitcher – 11th overall relieve pitcher

Added Players      
Del Fernandez – P – Rule 5 Draft

Nick Terry – 2B – Waiver Wire

Kirt Fogg – P – 1 year 1.1 million

Departed Players   
Pedro Cruz – P – Left for free agency

Tom Adams – P – Left for free agency

Hiram Condrey – DH – Left for free agency

David Burnitz – C – Option declined

Wiki Flores – 1B – Left for free agency

Britt Frye – P – Left for free agency

Tuck Hultzen – P – Left for free agency

Slash Perry – P - Released


 

Monterrey Cartel

Prediction – 89-73

Offensive Rank – 3rd Defensive Rank – 14th Pitching Rank – 25th

Best Position Player – Luther Richard – 1B – 14th overall position player – 3rd overall first basemen

Best Pitcher – Miguel Torres – RP – 26th overall pitcher – 12th overall relieve pitcher

Added Players      
Rich Webster – SS – 1 year 2.3 million

Roland Edwards – P – 1 year 1.2 million

Roger Shiell – P – 1 year 1.9 million

Departed Players   
Charles Yamamoto – SS – Left for free agency

Patrick Holmes – P – Left for free agency

Brady Gentry – P – Released

Michael Bell – P – Released

Oswaldo Ibanez – P – Released


 

New Orleans Laissez le Bon Temps Rouler

Prediction – 69-93

Offensive Rank – 22nd Defensive Rank – 26th Pitching Rank – 28th

Best Position Player – Tomas Prieto – 3B – 174th overall position player – 17th overall third basemen

Best Pitcher – Charles Carpenter – RP – 23rd overall pitcher – 10th overall relieve pitcher

Added Players       
Tomas Prieto – 3B – 2 years 6 million

Junior Flores – RF – Rule 5 Draft

Albert Martinez – P – 1 year 1.1 million

Departed Players  
Miguel Flores – P – Option declined

Ossie Sabathia – P – Option declined

Ivan Miranda – 3B – Left for free agency

Otis Person – P – Released

AL SOUTH PREDICTION

American League South


 

Austin Armadillos

Prediction – 91-71

Offensive Rank – 12th Defensive Rank – 2nd Pitching Rank – 15th

Best Position Player – Dan Kroeger – DH – 4th overall position player – 1st overall designated hitter

Best Pitcher – Harley Stark – SP – 7th overall pitcher – 6th overall starting pitcher

Added Players      
Vin Alarcon – CF – 4 years 29.2 million (team option)

Andy Tanner – RF – 5 years 28.5 million (mutual option)

Nolan Snyder – P – 4 years 21.8 million (team option)

Wes Cunningham – LF – 3 years 20.5 million (team option)

Tuck Hultzen – P – 2 years 5.8 million (team option)

R.J. Diaz – 2B – 2 years 5.4 million [1.5 million bonus] (team option)

Ogando Rosales – 2B – 2 years 2.6 million [2 million bonus] (team option)

Departed Players  
Ron Cloud – P – Left for Free Agency

Willie Minor – P – Left for Free Agency

Juan Dotel – 3B – Released


 

Santa Fe Vigilantes

Prediction – 81-81

Offensive Rank – 23rd Defensive Rank – 15th Pitching Rank – 12th

Best Position Player – Victor Blasco – SS – 50th overall position player – 9th overall shortstop

Best Pitcher – Dave Spivey – RP – 60th overall pitcher – 25th overall relieve pitcher

Added Players  
Jae Sugawara – 2B – 5 years 90 million [10 million bonus]

Brian Tamura – P – 3 years 12.3 million

Francis Floyd – P – 2 years 8.4 million

Alex Sanchez – C – 2 years 8 million

Stan Nation – P – 2 years 5.4 million

Birdie Dransfeldt – DH – 2 years 4.6 million

Casey Hollins – P – 1 year 2.3 million

Donaldo Serra – P – 1 year 2 million

Clem Kubenka – RF – 2 years 6.6 million

Departed Players  
Felix Tannehill – LF – Left for free agency

Tim Williams – 3B – Left for free agency

Willie Dillon – P – Left for free agency

Manuel Ortiz – C – Left for free agency


 

Florida Illegal Immigrants

Prediction – 80-82

Offensive Rank – 11th Defensive Rank – 30th Pitching Rank – 13th

Best Position Player – Stephen McCormick – RF – 59th overall position player – 6th overall right fielder

Best Pitcher – Russell Olsen – SP – 1st overall pitcher – 1st overall starting pitcher

Added Players      
Saul Gonzales – P – 1 year 4.2 million (trade veto)

Lee Roosevelt – CF – 2 years 4 million

Hack Andrews – LF – 2 years 9.2 million

Departed Players  
Marino Borbon – P – Option declined

Kurt Culver – P – Left for free agency

Chad Gray – P – Left for free agency

Rick Rose – RF – Left for free agency

Cookie Eusebio – 1B – Left for free agency

Ron Huson – 3B – Left for free agency

Eduardo Tarraga – RF – Left for free agency

Gary Miles – 2B - Released



 

El Paso Mars Volta

Prediction – 80-82

Offensive Rank – 30th Defensive Rank – 5th Pitching Rank – 18th
 

Best Position Player – Oswaldo Martinez – 2B – 18th overall position player – 2nd overall second basemen
 

Best Pitcher – Juan Rosales – SP – 81st overall pitcher – 50th overall starting pitcher
 

Added Players   
Oswaldo Martinez – 2B – 5 years 90 million [10 million bonus] (mutual option)

Ted Marte – P – 3 years 18 million (mutual option)

Alex Kim – P – 3 years 17.6 million (mutual option)

Juan Rosales – P – 2 years 13.6 million (mutual option)

David Burnitz – C – 2 years 5 million (mutual option)

Joseph Kojima – P – 1 year 4.3 million

Ossie Sabathia – P – 1 year 2.3 million

Humberto Petit – P – Traded from Minnesota

Al Andino – 1B – Traded from Minnesota

Hi Piper – P – Claimed off Waivers
 

Departed Players  
Sam Jaramillo – P – Traded to Minnesota

Bonk Tapani – P – Traded to Los Angeles

Cam Larkin – P – Left for free agency

Joe Stern – P – Left for free agency

Rico Quixote – P – Left for free agency

Rich Webster – SS – Left for free agency

Tomas Prieto – 3B – Left for free agency

Reid Cassidy – 2B – Left for free agency

Birdie Dransfeldt – DH – Left for free agency

Roger Shiell – P – Left for free agency