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NEXT YEAR




I'm not ver optimistic about our chances this year. We have choked big time the past two weeks. We lose 2 out of 3 to the padres (should have swept them), we lose 2 of 3 to the phillies (should have won 2 but in the final game we make two errors that cost us 2 big runs which lost us the game), we lose 2 to the marlins after squandering leads in the 6h inning of both games, and then last night we lose to one of the worst teams in the league at home. I am personally about ready to start looking towards next year. We are losing time off the calendar to come back. So i'm going to post what I think or hope the lineup will look like next year:

CF McLouth

2B Prado

3b. Chipper

SS Escobar (should be patting 4th since he leads the league in hitting with RISP)

C McCann

1B LaRoche (we would have to resign him)

LF Diaz

RF Heyward

The Rotation:

1. Vazquez (has an option for next season i believe)

2. Jurjiens

3. Hanson

4. Lowe (personally I've liked Kawakami better than Lowe this year. Lowe does throw more innings, but if Kawakami had any run support he would be in double digit wins by now. His ERA is better than Lowe's also)

5. Hudson/ Kawakami ( Hudson has an option for next season, so i don't know if we will pick it up but i think we should. It will give us more options and will be good trade bait if we need to add an another outfield bat)

Bullpen:

???? ( I don't know much about who is coming back and who is a FA)

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