I'm always off by at least 25% in my roster projections. So this is just a visualization exercise to see the possibilities knowing that things will be quite different opening day 2018.
What I find beyond the MLB roster is a AAA team that is pretty strong but is lacking in the middle infield. A mid-season promotion of Brendan Rodgers will help that a lot. In Hartford there is a really strong IF and a pretty decent OF but the pitching has a lot to be desired once you get passed Lambert and Castellani. In Lancaster and Asheville there will be some really good pitching as several TINSTAAPPs will come back from injury. I expect a lot upward in season movement here. All the relievers in Lancaster have a MLB ceiling and is probably a big reason why a couple of relievers were not protected from the rule 5 draft. There is a lot of power in Lancaster with Nevin, Welker, Fernandez, and Abreu with possible breakouts of Wall and Boswell. in Asheville, as always, the jury is out until the games start to be played.
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Colorado Rockies |
Isotopes |
Yard Goats |
JetHawks |
Asheville Tourists |
Starter #1 |
Gray, Jon |
Almonte, Yency |
Lambert, Peter |
Riley Pint |
Mike Nikorak |
Starter #2 |
Anderson, Tyler |
Howard, Sam |
Tinoco, Jesus |
Robert Tyler |
Javier Medina |
Starter #3 |
Bettis, Chad |
Hoffman, Jeff |
Castellani, Ryan |
Hill, David |
Nick Kennedy |
Starter #4 |
Freeland, Kyle |
Jemiola, Zachary |
Brandon Gold |
Breiling Eusebio |
Pearson McMahan |
Starter #5 |
Marquez, German |
Wynkoop, Jack |
Ty Culbreth |
Will Gaddis |
Antonio Santos |
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Reliever #1 |
Diaz, Jairo |
James Farris |
Alexander Guillen |
Kenny Oakley |
Justin Calomeni |
Reliever #2 |
Estevez, Carlos |
Carle, Shane |
David Holman |
Matt Dennis |
Moises Ceja |
Reliever #3 |
Rusin, Chris |
Konner Wade |
DJ Johnson |
Ben Bowden |
Keinter Olivares |
Reliever #4 |
Oberg, Scott |
Gonzalez, Rayan |
Schlitter, Craig |
Julian Fernandez |
Michael Agis |
Reliever #5 |
Ottavino, Adam |
Vasto, Jerry |
Cozart, Logan |
Tommy Doyle |
Reagan Biechler |
Reliever #6 |
Mike Dunn |
House, Austin |
Pierpont, Matt |
Justin Lawrence |
Lucas Gilbreath |
Reliever #7 |
Senzatela, Antonio |
Broyles, Shane |
Colin Welmon |
Juan Pena |
Shameko Smith |
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Free Agent |
Musgrave, Harrison |
Neiman, Troy |
Reid Humphreys |
Hunter Williams |
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Catcher #1 |
Free agent |
Wolters, Tony |
Rabago, Chris |
Brian Serven |
Austin Bernard |
Catcher #2 |
Murphy, Tom |
Anthony Bemboom |
Nunez, Dom |
Joel Diaz |
Nic Motley |
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1st Base |
Free Agent |
Mundell, Brian |
Ramos, Roberto |
Nevin, Tyler |
Chad Spanberger |
2nd Base |
LeMahieu, DJ |
Graeter, Ashley |
Garrett Hampson |
Wall, Forrest |
Shael Mendoza |
Short Stop |
Story, Trevor |
Derrik Gibson |
Rodgers, Brendan |
Bret Boswell |
Ryan Vilade |
3rd Base |
Arenado, Nolan |
Fuentes, Josh |
Mylz Jones |
Colton Welker |
Alan Trejo |
Outfield |
Parra, Gerardo |
Tauchman, Michael |
Daza, Yonathan |
Willie Abreu |
Casey Golden |
Center Field |
Blackmon, Charlie |
David Dahl |
Carrizales, Omar |
Steven Linkous |
Manuel Melendez |
Outfield |
Ian Desmond |
Patterson, Jordan |
Hilliard, Sam |
Vince Fernandez |
Ramon Marcelino |
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Bench #1 |
Valaika, Patrick |
Noel Cuevas |
White, Max |
Tyler Bugner |
Joey Bartosic |
Bench #2 |
McMahon, Ryan |
Jean, Luis |
Scott Burcham |
Jacob Bosiokovic |
Matt McLaughlin |
Bench #3 |
Tapia, Raimel |
Prime, Correlle |
Weeks, Drew |
George, Max |
Daniel Jipping |
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