You play GM, who makes your 25 man roster out of ST?

[dougdirt]

With the roster as is right now, no trades. You be GM, pick your 25 man roster and opening day line up and batting order.

[KronoRed]

The current 40 man
http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=cin

Pitchers
Matt Belisle
Brandon Claussen
Todd Coffey
Chris Hammond
Aaron Harang
Luke Hudson
Kent Mercker
Eric Milton
Ryan Wagner
David Weathers
Dave Williams
Paul Wilson
Catchers
Jason LaRue
Javier Valentin
Infield
Adam Dunn
Edwin Encarnacion
Ryan Freel
Aaron Holbert
Felipe Lopez
Ray Olmedo
Outfield
Chris Denorfia
Ken Griffey
Austin Kearns
Wily Mo Pena
Jacob Cruz

Lineup
2B Freel
SS Lopez
1B Dunn
LF JR
RF Kearns
CF Pena
3B EE
C LaRue
P Harang

:D

[marcshoe]

Why do I get the feeling that there will likely be two other names in place of Aaron Holbert and Ray Olmedo? I mean, I can't think of who they would possibly be....;)

[KronoRed]

Why do I get the feeling that there will likely be two other names in place of Aaron Holbert and Ray Olmedo? I mean, I can't think of who they would possibly be....;)
Just say "old vet 1" and "old vet 2"

;)

[Nugget]

Too early to tell - I would like to see the guys play a few games first see how they are going. Numbers don't tell the whole story.

[JaxRed]

Aaron Holbert is not on the 40 man roster.

[KronoRed]

Aaron Holbert is not on the 40 man roster.
He's a NRI

[fourrunhomer]

Starting Pitchers:
Harang
Claussen
Hancock
Wilson
Williams

Bullpen:
Milton
Coffey
Hammond
Mercker
Wagner
Weathers
Belisle

Catchers:
Larue
Valentin

Outfield:
Griffey
Pena
Kearns

Infield:
Dunn
Aurillia
Lopez
Encarnacion

Bench:
Cruz or Stratten
Freel
Olmedo or Bergolla
Denorfia


Lineup:
SS Lopez
2B Aurillia
CF Griffey
1B Dunn
LF Pena
RF Kearns
3B Encarnacion
C Larue

Notice the purposeful omission of one Mr. Womack

[Willy]

Lineup
SS Lopez
2B Aurillia
CF Griffey
1B Dunn
RF Kerns
LF Pena
3B Encarnacion
C Larue

Starting Pitchers
Harang
Claussen
Milton
Wilson
Williams

Bullpen
Coffey
Hammond
Mercker
Wagner
Weathers
Belisle
Shackelford

Bench
Denorfia
Freel
Cruz
Valentin
Womack

Real 40 man

40-Man Roster | Non-Roster Invitees | Depth Chart
40-Man Roster
Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB
36 Grant Balfour R/R 6-2 195 12/30/77
31 Matt Belisle R/R 6-3 195 06/06/80
51 Jung Bong L/L 6-3 215 07/15/80
53 Mike Burns R/R 6-0 205 07/14/78
65 Travis Chick R/R 6-3 225 06/10/84
34 Brandon Claussen R/L 6-1 200 05/01/79
56 Todd Coffey R/R 6-5 230 09/09/80
66 Phil Dumatrait R/L 6-2 170 07/12/81
57 Justin Germano R/R 6-1 190 08/06/82
45 Chris Hammond L/L 6-1 210 01/21/66
39 Aaron Harang R/R 6-7 270 05/09/78
54 Luke Hudson R/R 6-3 195 05/02/77
50 Kent Mercker L/L 6-2 205 02/01/68
22 Eric Milton L/L 6-3 205 08/04/75
61 Bubba Nelson R/R 6-1 195 08/26/81
45 Elizardo Ramirez L/R 6-0 180 01/28/83
37 Brian Shackelford L/L 6-1 195 08/30/76
46 Allan Simpson R/R 6-4 200 08/26/77
35 Jason Standridge R/R 6-4 230 11/09/78
38 Ryan Wagner R/R 6-4 225 07/15/82
25 David Weathers R/R 6-3 230 09/25/69
52 Dave Williams L/L 6-3 230 03/12/79
40 Paul Wilson R/R 6-5 210 03/28/73
Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB
23 Jason LaRue R/R 5-11 205 03/19/74
29 Miguel Perez R/R 6-3 190 09/25/83
59 Dane Sardinha R/R 6-0 215 04/08/79
17 Javier Valentin S/R 5-10 210 09/19/75
Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB
33 Rich Aurilia R/R 6-1 190 09/02/71
27 William Bergolla R/R 6-0 175 02/04/83
12 Edwin Encarnacion R/R 6-1 195 01/07/83
6 Ryan Freel R/R 5-10 180 03/08/76
2 Felipe Lopez S/R 6-1 185 05/12/80
4 Ray Olmedo S/R 5-11 155 05/31/81
64 Joey Votto L/R 6-2 220 09/10/83
15 Tony Womack L/R 5-9 170 09/25/69
Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB
19 Chris Denorfia R/R 6-0 195 07/15/80
44 Adam Dunn L/R 6-6 275 11/09/79
3 Ken Griffey L/L 6-3 220 11/21/69
28 Austin Kearns R/R 6-3 245 05/20/80
26 Wily Mo Pena R/R 6-3 245 01/23/82


Non-Roster Invitees
Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB
74 Homer Bailey R/R 6-3 189 05/03/86
73 Josh Hall R/R 6-3 195 12/16/80
43 Josh Hancock R/R 6-3 205 04/11/78
69 Jimmy Journell R/R 6-4 210 12/29/77
60 Ben Kozlowski L/L 6-6 230 08/16/80
62 Tommy Phelps L/L 6-3 215 03/04/74
75 Jake Robbins R/R 6-4 220 05/23/76
Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB
81 Ryan Hanigan R/R 6-0 200 08/16/80
80 Steve Torrealba R/R 6-0 220 02/24/78
Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB
67 Aaron Herr R/R 6-0 202 03/07/81
77 Aaron Holbert R/R 6-1 180 01/09/73
68 Anderson Machado L/R 5-11 160 01/25/81
16 Frank Menechino R/R 5-8 200 01/07/71
70 Earl Snyder R/R 6-0 200 05/06/76
71 Derek Wathan S/R 6-3 190 12/13/76
Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB
78 Andy Abad L/L 6-1 190 08/25/72
9 Jacob Cruz L/L 6-0 215 01/28/73
63 Dewayne Wise L/L 6-1 180 02/24/78

[flyer85]

I doubt Wilson is ready(shackleford).

I can only hope for no womack.

I can't see the Reds dealing Aurilia. I think he will be on it instead of Holbert

[KronoRed]

I can't see the Reds dealing Aurilia. I think he will be on it instead of Holbert
Indeed, and starting because Freel is to valuable to play ;)

[Slyder]

With the roster as it is at this very moment...

Lineup:
Freel 2b
Lopez ss
Dunn 1b
Kearns/Pena (v RHP/v LHP) CF/RF
Griffey RF
Pena/Kearns (vs RHP/ vs LHP)CF/RF
Ed E 3b
LaRue C
(Pitcher)

Bench
Utility Rich Aurilia
C Javier Valentin
4th OF Chris Denorfia
Ray Olmedo
Last spot be for whoever performed the best between all the rest.

Pitchers:
Rotation
1 Harang
2 Claussen
3 Wilson (if ready)
4 Williams (please dont SUCK)
5 right now probably the Lizard

Lefties in the pen
Mercker
Hammond

Righties
Hancock (Balfour going on the 60 day DL)
Weathers
Wagner
Coffey
Hudson

[Big Klu]

What I think the roster will be:

Starting Lineup (8)
SS Felipe Lopez
2B Rich Aurilia
1B Adam Dunn
CF Ken Griffey Jr.
RF Austin Kearns
LF Wily Mo Peña
C Jason LaRue
3B Edwin Encarnacion

Bench (5)
C Javier Valentin
2B/3B/OF Ryan Freel
2B/OF Tony Womack
OF/1B Jacob Cruz
OF Chris Denorfia

Rotation (5)
Aaron Harang
Brandon Claussen
Eric Milton
Dave Williams
Paul Wilson

Bullpen (7)
David Weathers
Ryan Wagner
Todd Coffey
Matt Belisle
Kent Mercker
Chris Hammond
Brian Shackelford


My roster (if I were making decisions):
Starting lineup (8)
2B Ryan Freel
SS Felipe Lopez
LF Adam Dunn
1B Ken Griffey Jr.
RF Austin Kearns
CF Wily Mo Peña
C Jason LaRue
3B Edwin Encarnacion

Bench (6)
C Javier Valentin
1B Rob Stratton
INF Rich Aurilia
SS/2B Ray Olmedo
OF/1B Jacob Cruz
OF Chris Denorfia

Rotation (5)
Aaron Harang
Brandon Claussen
Eric Milton
Dave Williams
Matt Belisle

Bullpen (6)
David Weathers
Ryan Wagner
Todd Coffey
Kent Mercker
Chris Hammond
Brian Shackelford


I also have Elizardo Ramirez on speed-dial if (when) Milton flops.

[FreelFanatic]

Lineup:
2B Freel
SS Lopez
CF Griffey Jr.
1B Dunn
RF Kearns
LF Peña
C LaRue
3B Encarnacion

Bench:
Valentin
Menechino
Aurilia
Denorfia
Cruz

Rotation
1-Harang
2-Claussen
3-Williams
4-Milton
5-Hudson

Bullpen
Weathers
Mercker
Coffey
Wagner
Hammond
Belisle
Standridge or Shackelford

DL - Wilson and Balfour

[Mario-Rijo]

Wow some interesting names here to play with. I will make it as I would like to see it for purposes of trying to win this year, just because I think there are some names here which could be detrimental to that approach. But also keeping in mind that we have to groom some guys. And I might add this roster could change so in that event, I reserve the right to change it again before the season starts.


Starters: 8
2B: Freel
SS: Lopez
CF: Griffey
1B: Dunn
RF: Kearns
LF: Pena
C: Larue
3B: Encarnacion

Bench:
OF: Denorfia
IF: Aurilia
2B/OF: Womack
COF: J. Cruz
C: Valentin

Rotation:
Harang
Claussen
Wilson
Milton
Williams/Belisle/Hudson (The other 2 make the pen)

Bullpen:
Mercker
Hammond
Weathers
Wagner
Coffey
Belisle
Hudson

[dougflynn23]

Starting Rotation
Aaron Harang
Eric Milton
Brandon Claussen
Dave Williams
Paul Wilson

Bullpen
Todd Coffey
David Weathers
Kent Mercker
Chris Hammond
Rick White
Brian Shackelford
Matt Belisle

Catchers
Jason LaRue
Javier Valentin

Infielders
Adam Dunn
Rich Aurilia
Tony Womack
Felipe Lopez
Ray Olmedo
Edwin Encarnacion

Outfielders
Austin Kearns
Wily Mo Pena
Ken Griffey Jr.
Chris Denorfia
Ryan Freel

Batting Order

2B Freel
SS Lopez
CF Griffey
1B Dunn
RF Kearns
LF Pena
3B Encarnacion
C LaRue/Valentin

I have a feeling that Ryan Wagner will start the season in AAA unless Paul Wilson is not ready. In that case, he will take Matt Belisle's bullpen spot with Belisle moving into the 5th starter role.

IMO, this year is much easier to forecast the 25 man roster than in previous years. I'm still not sure if that's a good or a bad thing, however!

[Danny Serafini]

What I would do:

Lineup
2B-Freel
SS-Lopez
1B-Dunn
CF-Griffey
RF-Kearns
LF-Pena
C-LaRue
3B-Encarnacion

Bench
Valentin
Aurilia
Denorfia
Cruz
Menechino

Rotation
Harang
Claussen
Milton
Williams
Belisle

(I expect Wilson to start the year on the DL)

Bullpen
Weathers
Mercker
Hammond
Wagner
Shackelford
Coffey
Hancock

What I expect the Reds to do:

Lineup
2B-Freel
SS-Lopez
CF-Griffey
1B-Dunn
RF-Kearns
3B-Aurilia
LF-Pena
C-LaRue

Bench
Valentin
Womack
Cruz
Encarnacion
Denorfia

Rotation
Harang
Claussen
Milton
Williams
Belisle

Bullpen
Weathers
Mercker
Hammond
Wagner
White
Coffey
Standridge

[roby]

Freel 2B
Lopez SS
Dunn 1B
Griffey LF
Pena CF
Kearns RF
Larue/Valentin C
Encarnacion 3B

BENCH: Aurilia (not many starting opportunities)
Womack (Pinch runner, only because they have him)
Denorfia
Cruz

Starters:
Harang-R
Claussen-L
Milton-L (very short leash)
Wilson-R
Williams-L

Bullpen:
Coffey-R
Wagner-R
Belisle-R
Shackelford-L
Weathers-R
Hammond-L
Mercker-L

I have a feeling that Hudson will be a lot better this year...more like he was his first time up (2 years ago). If that's the case, he can replace Wilson (who will probably be on the DL), or Milton (who will probably flop and be sent to the bullpen). I am hoping Hudson surprises a lot of people...otherwise we are sunk!