2009-2010

[jamess697]

I know that not every minor league player pans out, but it is really nice to be excited about our farm system (first time in a long time).

C NEED ONE!
1B Joey Votto
2B Brandon Phillips
SS Alex Gonzalez
3B Edwin/Juan Francisco/Chris Valiaka
LF Jay Bruce
CF Chris Dickerson/Drew Stubbs
RF Josh Hamilton

SP Aaron Harang
SP Bronson Arroyo
SP Homer Bailey
SP Sean Watson
SP Dayrl Thompson/Johnny Cueto

LHP Bill Bray
LHP Jon Coutlangus
RHP Calvin Medlock
RHP Jared Burton
RHP Brad Salmon
CP Marcus McBeath

[Benihana]

If you want to be realistic about things, I'd say it shapes up more like this:

C NEED ONE
1B Votto
2B Phillips (or Valaika/Turner)
SS NEED ONE (or Phillips)
3B Encarnacion
LF Dunn/NEED ONE
CF Hamilton
RF Bruce

SP Harang
SP Arroyo
SP Bailey
SP Dumatrait/LeCure/Cueto/Gardner/Fisher (pick 1)
SP Belisle

LHP Coutlangous
LHP Bray
RHP Medlock
RHP McBeth
RHP Coffey
RHP Guevara/Pelland/Salmon/Livingston/Burton (pick 2)


STILL DEVELOPING

Stubbs OF
Francisco 3B
Wood LHP
Watson RHP
Thompson RHP
Gonzalez RHP

If Valaika or Turner continue to develop as a 2B, I wouldn't mind inserting them into the lineup there and moving Brandon Phillips to SS. Alex Gonzalez won't be the long term answer there. I would also let all the young bullpen guys battle it out over the next two years to see who sticks and who can emerge as a real closer. Coffey, Bray, Medlock and McBeth are all decent candidates. Also, all we need is one guy to emerge between the higher minors/older pitchers to takeover the #4 spot in the rotation.

In the imminent firesale (bye bye Lohse, Weathers, Griffey, Hatteberg, Dunn?), I'd like to go after a young catcher (Saltalamacchia?), a young, slick fielding SS, and pitching pitching pitching. IF Dunn is moved, (and I'm not neccesarily in favor of that), and if Stubbs washes out, we could use some of the newfound payflex to sign a big bopping LF in a couple years. Dickerson is no more than a AAAA/filler player IMO.