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Needs and Luxuries: Tampa Bay Rays

Up next in our Needs and Luxuries series, the Rays. Here's how they're set up. C - Dioner Navarro 1B - Carlos Pena 2B - Akinori Iwamura SS - Jason Bartlett 3B - Evan Longoria LF - Carl Crawford CF - B.J. Upton RF - Cliff Floyd/Rocco Baldelli/Jonny Gomes DH - Cliff Floyd/Rocco Baldelli/Jonny Gomes SP - Scott Kazmir SP - Jamie Shields SP - Matt Garza SP - Andy Sonnanstine/Edwin Jackson/Jeff Niemann/Jason Hammel/J.P. Howell SP - Andy Sonnanstine/Edwin Jackson/Jeff Niemann/Jason Hammel/J.P. Howell Setup: Al Reyes Closer: Troy Percival Needs: The '07 Rays ranked 8th in the league in OBP..   Continue Reading

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Needs and Luxuries: Cincinnati Reds

Next up in our Needs and Luxuries series, the Reds. I realize the timing of this series wasn't ideal, doing a bunch and then tailing off. It's something I can improve next time around, but it still seems people would like to see the remaining teams reviewed. Anyway, here's how the Reds are set up: C - Dave Ross 1B - Joey Votto/Scott Hatteberg 2B - Brandon Phillips SS - Alex Gonzalez 3B - Edwin Encarnacion LF - Adam Dunn CF - Ryan Freel/Norris Hopper/Jay Bruce RF - Ken Griffey Jr. SP - Aaron Harang SP - Bronson Arroyo SP..   Continue Reading

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Needs and Luxuries: Atlanta Braves

Let's take a look at the Braves' needs and luxuries (many requests for this one). Click here and scroll down to read other entries in the series. C - Brian McCann 1B - Mark Teixeira 2B - Kelly Johnson SS - Yunel Escobar 3B - Chipper Jones LF - Matt Diaz/Brandon Jones CF - Josh Anderson/Jordan Schafer RF - Jeff Francoeur SP - John Smoltz SP - Tim Hudson SP - Tom Glavine SP - Chuck James SP - Jair Jurrjens/Jo-Jo Reyes/Mike Hampton/Jeff Bennett Setup - Peter Moylan Closer - Rafael Soriano Needs: I think we have to view center..   Continue Reading

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Needs and Luxuries: Chicago White Sox

Next up in the Needs and Luxuries series, the White Sox. C - A.J. Pierzynski 1B - Paul Konerko 2B - Danny Richar/Juan Uribe SS - Orlando Cabrera 3B - Joe Crede/Josh Fields LF - Carlos Quentin CF - RF - Jermaine Dye DH - Jim Thome SP - Javier Vazquez SP - Mark Buehrle SP - Jose Contreras SP - John Danks SP - Gavin Floyd Setup: Scott Linebrink Closer: Bobby Jenks Needs The Sox had the worst OBP in the AL at .318. Everyone knows they need a good strong dose of on-base percentage. Their .404 team SLG..   Continue Reading

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Needs and Luxuries: San Diego Padres

As promised, here is the Padres' entry in the Needs and Luxuries series. C - Josh Bard 1B - Adrian Gonzalez 2B - Matt Antonelli SS - Khalil Greene 3B - Kevin Kouzmanoff LF - Scott Hairston CF - Jason Lane RF - Brian Giles SP - Jake Peavy SP - Chris Young SP - Greg Maddux SP - Justin Germano SP - Setup: Heath Bell Closer: Trevor Hoffman Needs The 2007 Padres were 15th of 16 NL teams with a .322 OBP. They were 12th with a .411 SLG. Those numbers may be misleading - looking only at road..   Continue Reading

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Needs and Luxuries: Baltimore Orioles

Here's a look at Baltimore's current setup for 2008. C - Ramon Hernandez 1B - Kevin Millar 2B - Brian Roberts SS - Miguel Tejada 3B - Melvin Mora LF - Jay Gibbons CF - Jay Payton RF - Nick Markakis DH - Aubrey Huff SP - Erik Bedard SP - Jeremy Guthrie SP - Daniel Cabrera SP - Adam Loewen SP - Brian Burres/Garrett Olson/Hayden Penn Setup/Closer: Jamie Walker/Chad Bradford Needs Take a look at that starting lineup again. The Orioles are a train wreck, and need to be blown to smithereens and rebuilt. Their need is pretty easy..   Continue Reading

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Needs and Luxuries: New York Mets

Next up in our Needs and Luxuries series, the Mets. C - 1B - Carlos Delgado 2B - Ruben Gotay SS - Jose Reyes 3B - David Wright LF - Carlos Gomez CF - Carlos Beltran RF - Lastings Milledge SP - Pedro Martinez SP - Orlando Hernandez SP - Oliver Perez SP - John Maine SP - Mike Pelfrey/Philip Humber Setup: Aaron Heilman/Duaner Sanchez Closer: Billy Wagner The Mets had a strong offense in '07, basically the third best in the NL. Their starting pitching was above average, and their bullpen was roughly in the middle. They ranked second..   Continue Reading

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Needs and Luxuries: Seattle Mariners

Next up in our Needs and Luxuries series, the Mariners. C - Kenji Johjima 1B - Richie Sexson 2B - Jose Lopez SS - Yuniesky Betancourt 3B - Adrian Beltre LF - Raul Ibanez CF - Ichiro Suzuki RF - Adam Jones DH - Jose Vidro SP - Felix Hernandez SP - Jarrod Washburn SP - Miguel Batista SP - Cha Seung Baek SP - Ryan Feierabend/Brandon Morrow Setup: Sean Green/George Sherrill Closer: J.J. Putz Needs Let's start with the offense. The Ms placed seventh with a .337 OBP and seventh with a .425 SLG. Their offense could not have..   Continue Reading

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Needs and Luxuries: Texas Rangers

Next up in the series, the Rangers. You can view all of the Needs and Luxuries posts here. A note about this series: I'm choosing teams randomly, and only those not currently alive in the playoffs. C - Jarrod Saltalamacchia/Gerald Laird 1B - Frank Catalanotto 2B - Ian Kinsler SS - Michael Young 3B - Hank Blalock LF - David Murphy CF - Marlon Byrd RF - Nelson Cruz DH - Jason Botts SP - Kevin Millwood SP - Vicente Padilla SP - Brandon McCarthy SP - Kason Gabbard SP - Edinson Volquez Setup: Joaquin Benoit Closer: C.J. Wilson Needs..   Continue Reading

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Needs and Luxuries: Chicago Cubs

Next up in the series, the Cubs. You can view all of the Needs and Luxuries posts here. A note about this series: I'm choosing teams randomly, and only those not currently alive in the playoffs. C - Geovany Soto 1B - Derrek Lee 2B - Mark DeRosa SS - Ryan Theriot/Ronny Cedeno 3B - Aramis Ramirez LF - Alfonso Soriano CF - Felix Pie RF - Jacque Jones/Matt Murton SP - Carlos Zambrano SP - Ted Lilly SP - Rich Hill SP - Jason Marquis SP - Sean Marshall/Mark Prior Setup: Carlos Marmol/Bob Howry Closer: Ryan Dempster Needs The..   Continue Reading

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