St. Louis Birdnals ( 61 - 101 ) Season 5 Outlook

I will do one of these a day (if people might actually like these)...

Owner: irishfury
Finished 4th in the NL North, 38.0 Games Back
AAA: 62-82 (3rd)
AA: 80-64 (1st)
HiA: 81-63 (2nd)
LoA: 85-59 (1st)
Rookie: 31-45 (3rd)


Minor League Position Players to Watch
Todd Sadler - 22 yo - LF/1B - Righty
LoA/HiA - .352 AVG, .457 OBP, 1.266 OPS, 54 HR, 173 RBI
3rd Round (#95) in Season 2, Beaver County Community College
Tremendous power, specifically against lefties

Nelson Lennon - 23 yo - CF - Lefty
LoA - 356 AB, .376 AVG, .456 OBP, 107 runs, 17 SB
1st Round (#13) in Season 3
Great speed, future leadoff, some injury concerns (7-day DL 3 times)

Minor League Pitchers to Watch
Elston Howell - 24 yo - SP - Lefty
HiA - 17-8, 4.71 ERA, 177 K
2nd Round (#63) in Season 2
Knuckleballer, control issues

Richard Curtis - 24 yo - SP - Righty
AA/AAA - 22 GS, 4 CG, 10-9, 154.2 IP, .226 OAV, 3.67 ERA
1st Round (#21) in Season 1
3 pitches and none stand out, injury issues (elbow problems)

ML Veterans
Craig Kashmir - 30 yo - SP - Lefty
ML Career - 157 G, 64 GS, 30-28, 507.0 IP, .270 OAV, 4.44 ERA
2nd Year of 3 year / $15.9mil (team option for 4th)
Proven starter and bullpen arm , solid fastball

Gregg Mabry - 27 yo - SS - Righty
ML Career - 584 G, .272 AVG, 95 HR, 343 RBI, 52 SB
Arbitration eligible ($1.6mil Last Year)
Back to back Gold Gloves, Season 4 All-Star

Peter Hayashi - 29 yo - RF - Lefty
ML Career - 573 G, .298 AVG, 43 HR, 253 RBI, 350 R, 123 SB
2nd Year of 3 year / $15.4mil (team option for 4th)
Leadoff, kills righties

Young ML Impact Players
Andre Holt - 25 yo - SP - Righty
ML Career - 32 GS, 4 CG, 10-9, 215.0 IP, 153 K, 3.89 ERA
Rookie of the Year candidate, nasty Sinker, tremendous stamina

Turk McNeil - 23 yo - 2B - Righty
ML Career - 517 AB, .255 AVG, .322 OBP, 14 HR, 73 RBI, 16 SB
Season 3 AAA - .327 AVG, .385 OBP, 28 HR, 141 RBI, 110 R, 16 SB
Can play virtually anywhere, good contacthitter versus both righties and lefties