The city of Tifton is the oldest and largest settlement in the Outposts, named after General Benjamin Tifton, the leader of the first expedition through the gateway, and is also the home of Bay League founder John Baxter, former American industrialist and reknowned adventure-seeker. The Tifton Generals play at Tifton City Park, the largest venue for baseball in the Bay League at 6,121 seats. It's not very friendly to left-handers, with a deep right field fence, but plays fairly neutral to right-handers.
The Generals' strength is in their infield and young starting rotation. 25-year old Juggie Hawkins leads the pitchers. He's the only strikeout artist among the starters, but Mike Woollum, Carlin Bonner and Robb Keyes -- all of whom are 28 or younger -- all have great control and will keep the ball in the park. Around the infield, the Generals have quality at second and third, with a 21-year old talent in Tarik York at shortstop. 27-year old third baseman Renaldo Wright is the top hitter on the team, a contact hitter with a discerning eye at the plate. There isn't a whole lot of power on the team, but they're pretty fast and for the most part, play solid defense.
Where they're weakest is in the outfield. It's an excellent defensive outfield, but they're either old or not very good hitters or both. If they could find a power-hitting outfielder or first baseman, this could be a very good team. As such, they're going to have to put the ball on the ground and take the extra base when they do reach the basepaths.
Shortstop Joey Warren, who will platoon with Erwin Linney until Tarik York is ready, will act as player-manager in the Generals' first season. The 30-year old is a hometown boy and an associate of founder/owner John Baxter. In addition to handling the managing duties, he's expected to groom top prospect York for the on-field leadership job in the next few years.