Build a team from the Mariners 25 man roster.

by JOlderdude on Sep 14, 2007 4:14 PM PDT

In his blog today, Geoff Baker says,

"If I had to build a team right now, one I wanted to make a playoff run with, it would start with Ichiro, Adrian Beltre, Jose Guillen and Betancourt."

I'm sure he means if he had to build a playoff team based on the Mariners current roster.

How about you? Which players on the current Mariner squad would you keep if you were building a team for a playoff run?

I'd keep the four Geoff cites. I'd also keep Putz, Sherrill, O'Flaherty in the bullpen, Hernandez, Morrow and Rowland-Smith for the rotation, and add Adam Jones and Kenji Johjima.

That's half a team.

That team has three starting pitchers, all real young, only three relief pitchers, and is missing second and first basemen and a bench. Good outfield, though. Good left side defense.

Can't say I'm really attached to any of the rest of the 25 man roster.

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You can do alot better at catcher than Johjima

I'd keep Ichiro, Beltre, Felix, Putz, Sherrill.....and maybe Betancourt. But thats about it.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Sep 14, 2007 4:20 PM PDT reply actions

Adam Jones?

I guess your not in the camp that thinks he's "all that and a party hat."

by JOlderdude on Sep 14, 2007 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions

For a team thats going on a playoff run right now?

Not interested in Adam Jones. There are better options easily.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Sep 14, 2007 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions

so you'd rather have Beltre than A-Rod right now?

I don't really get this prompt? Are we talking of all players in the game? If so, then Ichiro, Felix, Putz, The Gov'ner and maybe Green are the only people I'd have off the Ms.

Mauer
Pujols
Utley
Reyes
A-Rod
Bonds
Ichiro
Vlad

Johan
Peavy
Webb
Felix
Hamels

by Matthew on Sep 14, 2007 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't think the idea is to build a fantasy team,

I think the basic question is "if you were going to rebuild the M's from the ground up, who would you keep that is currently on the team".

"Send lawyers, guns and money. The s**t has hit the fan"

by Thingray on Sep 14, 2007 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions

That's the question.

Look at it as deciding to keep players or get rid of them from the 25 man roster as part of a rebuilding process to create a playoff caliber team.

by JOlderdude on Sep 14, 2007 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Can you?

I count 7 everyday catchers with a better OPS+ than Johjima. That puts him squarely in the upper third of catchers.

by patsfan on Sep 14, 2007 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions

Your team would totally suck

without any grit or scrappiness.

"You guys should be in every major city. This is some heavy shit. This is, like, Lone Ranger heavy, man."

by AZSEAfan on Sep 14, 2007 4:21 PM PDT reply actions

That is why you keep Willie Ballgame

by kingkip on Sep 17, 2007 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions

I'd take...

Ichiro, Felix, Putz, Beltre, Jones, Sherrill, Morrow, RRS, Green, O' Flaherty, Wlad (as a bench player), & maybe Betencourt & Kenji.

by SethGrandpa on Sep 14, 2007 4:27 PM PDT reply actions

Easier to say who I wouldn't keep:

Ibanez, Vidro, Weaver, Ho, Sexson.

"Send lawyers, guns and money. The s**t has hit the fan"

by Thingray on Sep 14, 2007 4:31 PM PDT reply actions

Lopez?

by SethGrandpa on Sep 14, 2007 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions

He's a tough call in my book.

Lots of potential, but questions about his work ethic, and two disastrous second halves in a row...

"Send lawyers, guns and money. The s**t has hit the fan"

by Thingray on Sep 14, 2007 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Bloomquist, Washburn, Burke, Broussard

and whatever is left of the bullpen?

by JOlderdude on Sep 14, 2007 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions

To keep, or to get rid of?

"Send lawyers, guns and money. The s**t has hit the fan"

by Thingray on Sep 14, 2007 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions

It appeared you would keep them.

I was just curious.

by JOlderdude on Sep 14, 2007 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I think those four are useful.

And of course I would ditch Parrish. Everyone else in the pen I am okay with keeping.

"Send lawyers, guns and money. The s**t has hit the fan"

by Thingray on Sep 14, 2007 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Even Sean White?

My name is Matt Foley. I am 35 years old, I am divorced and I live in A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!

by Coach Owens on Sep 14, 2007 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions

In order of eventual value, ignoring previous:

Hernandez, Jones, Ichiro, Beltre, Betancourt, Putz, Johjima, maybe Lopez--he did lose his brother, so it's not just simply two bad second halves in a row, Sherrill. Guillen's good but the Mariners need a huge bat somewhere and he's not likely to be it. Also, I'm not counting September call ups.

This is the way the season ends, season ends, season ends. This is the way the season ends--not with a swing but a called strike.

by Celadus on Sep 15, 2007 1:36 AM PDT reply actions

An outsider's view

taking the 40 Man roster and widdling it down to a 25 man roster team to go to the Playoffs, lineup and rotation included, seems more appropriate than turning a 25 man roster into a 25 man roster.

So here we go. This is my lineup.

[.351/.395/.432/.827] CF Ichiro Suzuki
[.319/.388/.406/.794] 2B Jose Vidro
[.290/.355/.455/.810] RF Jose Guillen
[.280/.327/.496/.823] 3B Adrian Beltre
[.283/.342/.459/.801] 1B Raul Ibanez
[.279/.326/.465/.791] LF Adam Jones
[.275/.370/.497/.867]*C1 Jeff Clement
[.291/.362/.509/.871]*DH Wladimir Balentien
[.289/.309/.424/.733] SS Yunienski Betancourt

*AAA Stats

2B Jose Lopez
IF Willie Bloomquist
C1 Kenji Johjima
1B Ben Broussard

SP Felix Hernandez
SP Jarrod Washburn
SP Miguel Buatista
SP Jeff Weaver
SP Ryan Feierabend

RP JJ Putz
RP George Sherrill
RP Eric O'Flaherty
RP Sean Green
RP Jon Huber
RP Brandon Morrow
RP Ryan Rowland-Smith

Visting A's fan.

by Zonis on Sep 15, 2007 9:45 AM PDT reply actions