team #10
Washington Whips
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(94-68, 3rd AL East, rank 4 last year)
Prospects:
3B Josh Bell, Orioles #2, BP #39, BA #37, KL #61, FH #42
P Mike Montgomery, Royals #1, BP #36, BA #39, KL #75, FH #34
OF Josh Reddick, Red Sox #3, BP #58, BA #75
SS Tim Beckham, Rays #6, BP #56, BA #67, KL #29, FH #77
P Chad James, Marlins #3, BA #78
P Hector Rondon, Indians #7, KL #51
3B James Darnell, Padres #3, BP #64, BA #90
SS Danny Espinosa, Nationals #5
3B Matt Tuiasosopo, Mariners #19
P Daniel Schlereth, Tigers #5, FH #78
2B Scott Sizemore, Tigers #10, BP #57
P Dellin Betances, Yankees #28
OF Cedric Hunter, Padres #23
Other non-prospect youngsters:
1B Joey Votto, Reds
C Kurt Suzuki, Athletics
OF Chris Coghlan, Marlins
OF Corey Hart, Brewers
OF Colby Rasmus, Cardinals
OF Ryan Sweeney, Athletics
P Jason Hammel, Rockies
P Brandon League, Mariners
P James McDonald, Dodgers
P Brett Anderson, Athletics
P Dan Cortes, Mariners
P Sean Gallagher, Padres
P Aaron Laffey, Indians
P Mat Latos, Padres
P Clayton Richard, Padres
SS Elvis Andrus, Rangers
Despite being a team with an excess of both age and youth, but nothing in-between, this team continues to pile up the wins. While the likes of Hudson, Rolen, and Cabrera age and decline, they pave the way for Sizemore, Bell, and Andrus. They only need to wait for the young guys to stand up and be counted and they'll be back on top of that division soon enough. The only noticeable weakness is the outfield. Cameron is still starting, but his offense is no longer what it was, which wasn't great to begin with. Hart, Sweeney, and Willingham have each had some measure of success, but none have yet to establish themselves consistently. But for next year, Cameron, some combination of those other three, and Rasmus appear to be the starting outfield. It won't be a world-beater, but Rasmus is a recent top prospect who also may break out at any time. Reddick is on the way to step in when Cameron's done, and the ship will move along. In the infield, Teixeira, Hudson, Rolen, and Cabrera are the old guys; Votto, Sizemore, and Andrus are the young guys, with a bunch of young 3Bs on the way to fill that out. They're good now and will be good in the future, not much to say there. Behind the plate, Suzuki is an underrated hitter, and Torrealba is a useful player, though his offensive numbers are bound to take a hit now that he's moving from Coors to Petco. Pitching-wise it's much the same. That guy called Doc Halladay is a horse, as anyone will tell you, and Latos and Anderson are very good young pitchers to slot behind him. Like other positions, starter goes three deep, but unlike other positions, you need 5 starters to be viable. Richard looks like he'll have a rotation spot, as does Myers, but there's no insurance for any of them. The bullpen looks to be reasonably solid, but it doesn't have the names you'd look for as reliable arms to bring you to the finish line. Durbin and Hammel are long guys that aren't going to impress anyone. Crain, League, Lindstrom, McDonald, and Schlereth are projected bullpen arms, and it should be enough to construct a complete bullpen, but it could as easily be a house of straw as it is a house of brick. On the whole, this is a very strong offensive team, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. The pitching raises a few questions, but as long as they can keep them in position for a 7-5 win, they'll be fine and competing in that very tough division.
Prospects: 13 (t-9th)
Pts per prospect: 13.28 (9th)
Total Points: 172.58 (9th)