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ryan008 · 04-10-2014, 09:57 AM

Opening Day is Here - Maniacs Announce 25 Man Roster

Monday April 7th, 2031

The 2031 regular season is about to kick off and the Toronto Maniacs have just announced the 25 man roster that will travel to Boston to open the season. There weren't any major surprises with the Maniacs this spring as the team came through injury free. Lets have a closer look at who made the roster:

Pitching Staff

GM Ryan Stewart elected to go with veteran Anibal Rodriguez as the teams #1 starter and he will get the ball to open the season in Boston against the Shamrocks. Rodriguez will be followed by promising young lefty SP Juan Pina, the 23 year old will make his season debut in game #2 and it will be only his 28th career start at the MLB level. The #3 spot in the rotation will fall on the shoulder of SP Ed Olson he struggled to an 8-15 mark last season and the Maniacs are hoping that he can turn his fortunes around in 2031. Rounding out the Maniacs rotation are Rule V draftee SP Matt Parke and free agent acquisition SP Julio Sanchez, both players are durable innings eaters and GM Ryan Stewart is hoping they can take the ball every 5 days and throw strikes.

The Maniacs are going with a 7 man bullpen to start the season. CL Norberto Valentin will reprise his roll as closer and will look to build upon a 32 save performance a season ago. Veteran MR Mason Hodge and MR Nate Edgar will man the 7th and 8th innings and provide a shut down tandem in front of Valentin. MR Palmer Savage, MR Vincent Penn and MR Michael Quigley will fill the middle relief role and finally MR Stanley Matthews is going to be the lefty specialist/long reliever should a starter fail to make it deep into a ball game.

The Offence

Offensively, there really weren't many surprises either. Perhaps the biggest was the demotion of 3B Daniel O'Neil to AAA Milton. GM Ryan Stewart elected to carry SS Nicholas Sanchez in a utility role and allow the 24 year old O'Neil to get full time at bats in AAA. The offence is relatively young, with the exception of veterans LF Denver Smart, 3B Hector Patino and RF Francisco Ramirez. Many of these kids are playing in only their second professional season and GM Ryan Stewart is excited to see how they develop this season.

Up Next: Opening Day we visit the Boston Shamrocks to kick off the 2031 season

04-10-2014, 09:57 AM	#9
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Opening Day is Here - Maniacs Announce 25 Man Roster Monday April 7th, 2031 The 2031 regular season is about to kick off and the Toronto Maniacs have just announced the 25 man roster that will travel to Boston to open the season. There weren't any major surprises with the Maniacs this spring as the team came through injury free. Lets have a closer look at who made the roster: Pitching Staff GM Ryan Stewart elected to go with veteran Anibal Rodriguez as the teams #1 starter and he will get the ball to open the season in Boston against the Shamrocks. Rodriguez will be followed by promising young lefty SP Juan Pina, the 23 year old will make his season debut in game #2 and it will be only his 28th career start at the MLB level. The #3 spot in the rotation will fall on the shoulder of SP Ed Olson he struggled to an 8-15 mark last season and the Maniacs are hoping that he can turn his fortunes around in 2031. Rounding out the Maniacs rotation are Rule V draftee SP Matt Parke and free agent acquisition SP Julio Sanchez, both players are durable innings eaters and GM Ryan Stewart is hoping they can take the ball every 5 days and throw strikes. The Maniacs are going with a 7 man bullpen to start the season. CL Norberto Valentin will reprise his roll as closer and will look to build upon a 32 save performance a season ago. Veteran MR Mason Hodge and MR Nate Edgar will man the 7th and 8th innings and provide a shut down tandem in front of Valentin. MR Palmer Savage, MR Vincent Penn and MR Michael Quigley will fill the middle relief role and finally MR Stanley Matthews is going to be the lefty specialist/long reliever should a starter fail to make it deep into a ball game. The Offence Offensively, there really weren't many surprises either. Perhaps the biggest was the demotion of 3B Daniel O'Neil to AAA Milton. GM Ryan Stewart elected to carry SS Nicholas Sanchez in a utility role and allow the 24 year old O'Neil to get full time at bats in AAA. The offence is relatively young, with the exception of veterans LF Denver Smart, 3B Hector Patino and RF Francisco Ramirez. Many of these kids are playing in only their second professional season and GM Ryan Stewart is excited to see how they develop this season. Up Next: Opening Day we visit the Boston Shamrocks to kick off the 2031 season