Pre-Season Rankings for 2007 16th Hawkeyes Strengths Brining in Ortiz and Manny has provided some much needed pop Two top 10 closers Weaknesses Not much cap space Questionable Starting Picthers Quite a few holes in their batting lineup ******************************************************************************************************************** 15th NO BULL Strengths Many young hitters on the rise Many young hitters that have already arrived Over 240$ in cap space Weaknesses Haren…..that’s the list of healthy top starters here Mora is getting OLD Their hitting will get better but it may take some time ********************************************************************************************************************* 14th Finally!!! Strengths Piles and Piles of top starters Fair amount of cap space Some good hitters Weaknesses Many marginal bats Barry Bonds AND moises Alou? Gagne is basically their only reliever ********************************************************************************************************************* 13th Kitten Cong Strengths Alex Gordon Nice young stars peppered throughout this lineup Good farm system Weaknesses Better hope Schilling can carry this group of starters Jason Kendall is not gonna impress Gee….better hope Schilling can carry the relievers too ********************************************************************************************************************* 12th Got MILF Strengths Best 2B in the game Oswalt, Weaver AND Schmidt Massive amount of $$ to spend Weaknesses No closers…well, maybe once Gagne goes down they’ll have one Other than Utley, we don’t like that infield After their big names, the pitching well runs dry ********************************************************************************************************************* 11th Kalens Hitters Strengths Quite a few solid starting pitchers Good relievers as well Good hitting……? Weaknesses Zero cap space Dunno bout their catchers Poor bench *********************************************************************************************************************** 10th Louie’s Legends Strengths Great outfield Verlander is very good…Johan is THE BEST Plenty of relief….the “holds” should be plenty Good farm system Weaknesses How many thoroughly average SS’s does one team need? No closers….saves will be hard to find Not impressive at 2B ************************************************************************************************************************** 9th Unknown Ballers Strengths Ryan Howard will continue to be stellar Strong core of young talent Strong relief Weaknesses Not much in the outfield Some very nice starters, but some very shaky ones as well After Lo Duca, their best catcher is their “Salary Cap” *********************************************************************************************************************** 8th Virginia Victims Strengths Best farm system in the league Very young team with studs in the making GREAT Relievers Miguel is gonna be huge Weaknesses Youth can be unpredictable Another team in need of a catcher Brandon Wood better hurry ************************************************************************************************************************** 7th Decepticons Strengths Solid relievers Solid starters too Nice list of sluggers Tex hasn’t hit his potential yet Weaknesses Will Lidge hold up? Can Harden stay healthy? Can half of their batters stay healthy Better keep an eye out for Optimus Prime ************************************************************************************************************************** 6th Warriors Strengths Jorge is old, but he’ll be very good this year… …same goes for Rivera Nice sluggers throughout Good starters Weaknesses Contreras may be older than his salary Very low on cap space Not sure about this farm system ************************************************************************************************************************** 5th Rally Monkeys Strengths Solid across the board when it comes to sluggers Same can be said for their pitching staff If Clemens plays….this staff gets even better! Best catcher in the game (when he gets healthy) Weaknesses After this season this team is gonna be …a bit old Not much cap room Of course….the way this team is dealing, they may be totally different in a week ************************************************************************************************************************* 4th DaDogz Strengths Great outfield Good bench as well Nice farm system Joe Nathan! Weaknesses Already some injury troubles are cropping up Not many great starters Another team with long term age concerns ************************************************************************************************************************ THE TOP THREE THIRD Broadneck Bombers Strengths The theme continues…NICE sluggers Very nice rookies including… Delmon Young! Potent starters Weaknesses Little cap room Not so potent relief *************************************************************************************************************************** SECOND Southside Hitmen Strengths #2 Last year, #2 this year Pujols, Reyes AND Wright…..how are these guys NOT #1?! The rest of their hitters are solid Still good amount of cap space Weaknesses Oh yeah…in this league you also need Starting Pitchers! Bench is ok…could be better ************************************************************************************************************************** Number ONE GEORIGA NEWSMAKERS Strengths #1 again, and STACKED Great infield….outfield…..pitching…etc Good prospects too Weaknesses Not a cheap lineup…not much cap room Could have relief troubles Rated #1…..so they should finish with under 5 wins There you have it, the 2007 Pre-Season rankings. Just a few more days until the season begins And we can get down to the business of finding out who’s REALLY #1. 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