[CecilCooper]

Let's hope the position players have a little more hope!

Position Players

C Pedro Castro .308-9-77 - Pedro spent time between C and 1B last year. He has won a Gold Glove in a previous year at Catcher and just signed a 2 year extension worth almost 5 million per year. He is 31 years old and is definitely a keeper considering my options that I have for this team as a whole.

C Luke Case .279-0-8 - Luke only had 86 at-bats with the Generals last season. He is 27 years old and is basically a body for the bench right now. He had just about as many at-bats in AA and AAA and really knocked the ball around there so maybe there is hope for him. He hit .379 in 86 at-bats in AA and .386 in 120 at-bats in AAA.

C Doug Lynn .313-5-74 in AAA El Paso - Doug is a Rule 5 draftee from the prior GM. I am not sure this was a wise decision, but I will see how he fits in. He seems to be a good defensive catcher but that's about it. The scout thinks he will be an average to below average hitter.

1B Henry Hansen .119-1-4 - Henry spent most of the season in AAA and hit .259-11-36 there. The scout is not sure what to think about the 26 year old Henry. He thinks he can be very good, but Henry seems to have a problem translating that to the bigs. He is a former first round pick of the Phoenix Firebirds.

2B Frank McDonald .232-1-13 with Chicago - Frank just came over from the Chicago Blue Sox in a trade prior to my hire. He is 29 years old and has decent speed. He is just ok in every aspect of the game. He would be best used as a backup.

3B Pablo Rodriguez .226-9-60 - Pablo is 28 years old and had an off year last year. He has been an everyday player for Boston for 3 seasons and this past season was his worst. He hit .330-17-80 his first year, and .241-16-69 in his second. Let's hope the trend reverses itself. Our scout tends to think he will be an average player but that he has above average speed.

SS Bartolomeau Arruante .222-0-4 - Bartolomeau spent most of the season in Austin (AAA) and hit .288-1-42 and had 28 SBs. He has hit rather well in all of his minor league stops. He is 26 years old and was drafted in the 4th round out of UCLA. With UCLA he won 2 college championships. He has never hit more than 2 HRs in a pro season. The scout seems to think only his speed tranlates to the majors, but we will see.

SS Matt Arrington .274-10-33 - Matt played in 96 games this past season and seems to be a very good fielder. He was having a great season in 2045 and was named to the All-Star Team and then tore a groin muscle and went on the DL for the rest of the season. He has above average speed as well and might steal 20 bases a season. He is 28 years old and hopefully can stay healthy.

LF Orlando Navarro .184-6-27 - Orlando seems to have been a main substitution in previous years. He has routinely played in 120+ games but only gets about 300 ABs. In 2044 he hit .273-9-48. He seems like he might still put it all together but hitting for average is not going to be his strong suit and at 27 he might be running out of time.

LF Rafael Mendez .260-10-28 with Dallas and Las Vegas - Rafael is 29 and grades out to an above average power hitter. The trade that sent him over also sent the best pitcher Boston had over to Las Vegas. Boston also got a power hitting minor league 1B in the deal.

CF Bart Evans .240-22-92 - Bart is one of the few established power hitters on the team. He is 27 years old and has been a CBA regular for 2 seasons. Bart will strike out 100+ times in a season and is very average defensively but he is one of the very few power options I currently have. His job is very safe.

RF Craig Gill .265-15-65 - Craig is 27 years old and was rushed through the system. In his first year of pro ball he was in A, AA and AAA. He only had 92 games of experience above A ball before making it to Boston. He will walk as much as he strikes out. In 2045 that was over 100 times each. The scout likes him to hit 20 HR a year. He is a former 1st round pick and was an All-Star in 2044.

RF Mike Cook .233-1-24 - Mike Cook is 27 (it seems everyone on the team is) and he seems to be one of those AAAA players. He hits for a very high average in AAA (.353 in 111 games in 2044) but just can't get it going in Boston. When he gets the bat on the ball, he tends to find holes, but he is inconsistent in making contact. With the other outfielders we have I am not sure he will stick around.

So that is the current state of the Boston Generals. As you can see I have my work cut out for me. I can use upgrades all over the field. My pitching is in shambles and the only bright spots seem to be at SS and OF. I seem to have outfield depth which is nice and Pedro Castro at catcher should get me through a year or two.