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1 A.J. Burnett - SP - Blue Jays
2 Kevin Millwood - SP - Indians
3 Jarrod Washburn - SP - White Sox
4 Billy Wagner - RP - Phillies
5 B.J. Ryan - RP - Red Sox
6 Trevor Hoffman - RP - Mets
7 Bengie Molina - C - Yankees
8 Ramon Hernandez - C - Orioles
9 Brad Ausmus - C - Astros
10 Paul Konerko - 1b - Angels
11 J.T. Snow - 1b - Giants
12 Kevin Millar - 1b - Mets
13 Mark Grudzielanek - 2b - Cardinals
14 Tony Graffanino - 2b - Mets
15 Bill Mueller - 3b - Twins
16 Jose Valentin - 3b - Indians
17 Joe Randa - 3b - Red Sox
18 Rafael Furcal - SS - Cubs
19 Nomar Garciaparra - SS - Orioles
20 Alex Gonzalez - SS - Braves
21 Johnny Damon - OF - Cubs
22 Hideki Matsui - OF - Yankees
23 Brian Giles - OF - Mariners
24 Carl Everett - DH - White Sox
25 Ruben Sierra - DH - retirement
26 Erubiel Durazo - DH - Yankees
27 Mike Piazza - DH - Angels
28 Bernie Williams - Orioles
29 Sammy Sosa - Marlins
30 Raphael Palmiero - retirement
Mets Offseason Timeline
Phillies lock up Wagner, then the Sox outbid the Mets for Ryan. We get the consolation prize of Hoffman.
Orioles lock up Hernandez as we close in on Molina, but in a surprise last-minute move, Yanks trade Posada to the Dodgers or Angels, then outbid us for Molina.
We look into Jojima but get scared away by the language barrier and the Matsui debacle.
We then lose out on Konerko due to indecision surrounding Jacobs and spend the rest of the offseason chasing Delgado & Manny. We end up with Manny & Shoppach, losing Cameron, Zambrano, Matsui & Petit (along with ~$5M) in the process. Delgado goes to the Red Sox. We sign Millar to platoon with Jake.
We sign Graffanino, but give Anderson Hernandez a real shot in ST.
We sign Eyre as a LOOGY, then sign Tony Armas, Jr (recovering from shoulder surgery) to a minor league deal as backup. We sign a lefty 5th OF along the lines of Ben Grieve.
Net payroll additions: ~$20M, leaving us money for an All-Star Break correction if necessary.
2006 Lineup: Reyes SS, Beltran CF, Manny LF, Floyd RF, Wright 3B, Jake/Millar 1B, Graffanino 2B, Shoppach/Castro C
2006 Bench: Jake/Millar 1B/OF/Reserve C, Diaz OF/1B, Shoppach/Castro C, Hernandez SS/2B, Grieve
2006 Rotation: Petey, Glavine, Seo, Benson, Trachsel
2006 Pen: Hoffman, Hernandez, Eyre, Heilman, Padilla, Bell, Eischen
If we want to rest Wright, we use Graffanino at 3B and play Hernandez.
Manny makes our #2-5 just deadly, and Graffanino & Shoppach/Castro should give us average production at their positions. 1B would be our weakest position unless Jake is for real, but it should still represent an improvement, particularly if we only use Millar against lefties.
Not bad, Omar.
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