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If you had to build your dream team from only the best players this decade who would be on your team? First some basic ground rules: 1. you can only have 25 total players on your team, how you decide to slice and dice your team after that is up to you, want 17 pitchers? fine. 2. The players have to played at least 3 seasons in this decade.
C Joe Mauer
1B Albert Pujols
2B Chase Utley
SS Derek Jeter
3B Alex Rodriguez
LF Barry Bonds
CF Ichiro
RF Manny Ramirez
DH David Ortiz
B Jorge Posada
B Chipper Jones
B Jeff Kent
B Miguel Tejada
B Carlos Beltran
SP Randy Johnson
SP Roy Halladay
SP Johan Santana
SP Roger Clemens
SP Curt Schilling
RP Mariano Rivera
RP Joe Nathan
RP Billy Wagner
RP Francisco Rodriguez
RP Jon Papelbon
RP Troy Percival
This is just off the top of my head w/ no stats.
I'm assuming you meant last decade.
C: Joe Mauer
C: Pudge
(infielders are interchangeable in some positions)
1B: Todd Helton
2B: Alfonso Soriano
2B: Chase Utley
3B: Chipper Jones
3B: Scott Rolen
SS: Alex Rodriguez
LF: Albert Pujols
LF: Barry Bonds
CF: Carlos Beltran
RF: Ichiro Suzuki
Extra player:
Manny Ramirez
Staff
1: Pedro
2: R. Johnson
3: Clemens
4: Santana
5: Halladay
Bullpen
Long Relief
R: Oswalt
L: Pettitte
Middle Relief
L: C.C.
R: Nathan
Set-up
R: Nathan
R: Hoffman
Closer:
Rivera
Obviously some players were better at certain times, so I wanted to build a team that would have solid and good players at different times so the team would be consistently great all decade :D
Lineup vs righties no DH (DH's are for pussies ;))
1. Ichiro RF
2. Beltran CF
3. Pujols 1B (I put him as an outfielder, but he can play first as well)
4. Bonds LF
5. Rodriguez SS
6. Utley 2B
7. Mauer C
8. Jones 3B
9. Pitcher
First hitter off bench: Helton
vs Lefties
1. Ichiro RF
2. Beltran CF
3. Pujols 1B
4. Bonds LF
5. Rodriguez SS
6. Soriano 2B
7. Rodriguez C
8. Rolen 3B
9. Pitcher
Ramirez first off bench
Starting lineup:
C-Joe Mauer
1B-Albert Pujols
2B-Chase Utley
SS-Alex Rodriguez
3B-Scott Rolen
LF-Barry Bonds
CF-Carlos Beltran
RF-Ichiro
Bench:
Pudge Rodriguez
Derek Jeter
Manny Ramirez
Chipper Jones
David Ortiz
Pitching Staff:
1. Pedro
2. Randy Johnson
3. Curt Schilling
4. Johan Santana
5. Roy Halladay
Bullpen:
Mariano Rivera
Joe Nathan
Trevor Hoffman
Jonathan Papelbon
John Smoltz
CC Sabathia
First AAA Call up:
Nick Punto
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Originally Posted by oregonduck1989
2000-2009Quote:
Originally Posted by metsguy234
Joe Mauer
Albert Pujols
Chase Utley
Chipper Jones
Miguel Tejada
Manny Ramirez
Carlos Beltran
Ichiro
Pedro Martinez
Roy Halladay
Randy Johnson
Johan Santana
Curt Schilling
Mariano Rivera
Francisco Rodriguez
Billy Wagner
Scot Shields
Arthur Rhodes
Arthur Rhodes?
This looks pretty good to me, except that I'd take Ivan Rodriguez over Posada and maybe Pedro over Schilling.Quote:
Originally Posted by metsguy234
I decided to pick the top setup men of the decade and not a bullpen full of closers.Quote:
Originally Posted by metsguy234