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Cain-Willis. In & Out... said 04/28, 12:17 AM
SS- Hanley Ramirez
2B- Dustin Pedroia*
1B- Casey Kotchman
DH- Prince Fielder
RF- Nick Markakis
LF-Ryan Braun*
3B- Edwin Encarnacion
C- Geovany Soto
CF- Lastings Milledge


*Kendrick has played 10 games so far this year. He's been hot, I'll give you that. But if I were building a team, I would take Dustin. In 26 games he's hitting .327 with 11 doubles and 13 rbi, while going 3-0 for stolen bases. By his track record from last year(reigning ROY), it's nearly certain he'll be good for hitting .300+, while racking up 40 doubles...I KNOW he can perform on the big stage and he's already got a WS ring...
Kendrick has stolen 2 bases and caught twice, while grounding into just as many double plays despite playing less than half as many games. Kendrick hit into 15 DP's last year in 88 games. Pedroia hit into 8 last year in 139 games. He's baseball smart.

*Ryan Braun is 25. Andre Eithier is 26. Oops. Braun is having a slow start, but we all know this guy is a total STUD! He's got 25 hits in 23 games, with 3 HR and 7 doubles, and 14 rbi. This guy HAS to be on my team! He'll have 30+ hr and 100+ rbi by the end of the year...

PS: All my team is 25 and younger.

Cain-Willis. In & Out... said 04/28, 09:37 AM
Fred Lewis is also over 25, he was born in 1980. Sorry you put all those numbers up for nothing, trust me, as a giants fan myself, I took a look at Freddy Lewis.....


Howie Kendrick has never stolen more than 6 bases a year in the majors. He's never hit more than 5 homeruns. He's also never walked more than 9 times a year.
2006-72 games, 9 walks 44 strike outs. .314 OBP
2007-88 games, 9 walks, 61 strikeouts, .347 OBP-hit into 15 double plays!
(He's also currently on the DL with a strained hamstring. On april 24 he did some light jogging and said to reporters, "I've still got a ways to go." He'll have to take it easy running for a while yet, I don't want a limping secondbaseman.)


Dustin Pedrioa
2006-Only 31 games played.
2007-139 games, 47 walks, 42 strikeouts, .317 batting avg, .380 OBP-hit into 8 double plays.

What i want out of my #2 hitter is NOT double plays! I don't wanting him making extra outs! His job is to get on base, not strike out or get himself AND the baserunner out!!

Also, Kendrick is 2 for 10 in the playoffs, both singles. His playoff OBP is .182
Pedroia is 17 for 60(a .283 avg), with 2 HR, 6 doubles, 10 rbi, and .348 OBP.

Cain-Willis. In & Out... said 04/29, 10:37 AM
So your first leftfielder was too old, your second leftfielderwas too old, and you skipped your last turn to avoid picking an outfielder actually under 25 yet you go and take at least THREE other throwdowns and make me wait 24 hours to finish this one? Dude.

Kendrick has never played over 88 games and now he's been on the DL for hamstring problems? Hammy's can last a while, and who knows if Howie will be fully healthy for the rest of the season? Pedroia is not only a 'safer' pick, he's proven himself to be more reliable, and he comes through in the clutch.

Braun is heating up, he's had 10 hits in his last 7 games, and 5 were extra-base hits. He's getting his swing back together by learning to go to the opposite field, which gives a batter better plate coverage. Then he'll go to the center of the field, and then once again pull the ball with extrordinary power!
He's certainly better than NO LEFT FIELDER!..........