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Here is a new thread I thought I would start. Each day I am going to ask a different sports-related topic, and open it for discussion. Please no flaming or fighting...let's try and keep it clean.

QOD:

You have been granted an expansion team by MLB. You have an opening payroll of $60-70 million, and are allowed to draft one player off of each major league team. Feel free to say what city you would pick, team name, etc.

I am interested to see what your 25 man roster would fill out like...be creative! Enjoy. The thread is open.

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This is a great idea.

ARI - Conor Jackson

ATL - Jeff Francoeur

BAL - Adam Loewen

BOS - Jonathan Papelbon

CHI - Juan Pierre

CWS - Freddy Garcia

CIN - Bronson Arroyo

CLE - Travis Hafner

COL - Matt Holliday

DET - Justin Verlander

FLA - Miguel Cabrera

HOU - Roy Oswalt

KC - Reggie Sanders

LAA - Francisco Rodriguez

LAD - Chad Billingsley

MIL - Prince Fielder

MIN - Joe Mauer

NYM - Duaner Sanchez

NYY - Derek Jeter

OAK - Nick Swisher

PHI - Ryan Howard

PIT - Zach Duke

SD - Chris Young

SF - Matt Cain

SEA - Felix Hernandez

STL - Yadier Molina

TB - Carl Crawford

TEX - Mark Teixeira

TOR - Vernon Wells

WAS - Alfonso Soriano

Had to make a couple of tough choices.

EDITED - I think this is closer, probably over 70 million but working on it.

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I'm not sure of how much the salaries add up to, but this looks like it'll fit...

SP - Carlos Zambrano (CHC)

SP - Dontrelle Willis (FLA)

SP - Zach Duke (PIT)

SP - Tim Hudson (ATL)

SP - Roy Oswalt (HOU)

RP - Francisco Rodriguez (LAA)

RP - J.J. Putz (SEA)

RP - Mariano Rivera (NYY)

RP - Huston Street (OAK)

RP - Cla Meredith (SD)

RP - Joel Zumaya (DET)

RP - Jonathan Papelbon (BOS)

C - Joe Mauer (MIN)

1B - Ryan Howard (PHI)

1B - Prince Fielder (MIL)

2B - Ron Belliard (STL)

SS - Jose Reyes (NYM)

SS - Troy Tulowitzki (COL)

3B - Mark Teahen (KC)

OF - Rocco Baldelli (TB)

OF - Grady Sizemore (CLE)

OF - Eric Byrnes (ARI)

OF - Jermaine Dye (CWS)

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I'm assuming we are leaving out the fact that teams can "lock" a certain amount of players to prevent them from being taken (i.e. Cain, Pujols, Santana, etc.) :D

ARI - Brandon Webb

ATL - Andruw Jones

BAL - Adam Loewen

BOS - Jonathan Papelbon

CHI - Carlos Zambrano

CWS - Freddy Garcia

CIN - Bronson Arroyo

CLE - Travis Hafner

COL - Matt Holliday

DET - Ivan Rodriguez

FLA - Miguel Cabrera

HOU - Lance Berkman

KC - Reggie Sanders

LAA - Vladimir Guerrero

LAD - Nomar Garciaparra

MIL - Prince Fielder

MIN - Johan Santana

NYM - Carlos Beltran

NYY - Derek Jeter

OAK - Frank Thomas

PHI - Ryan Howard

PIT - Jason Bay

SD - Chris Young

SF - Matt Cain

SEA - Ichiro

STL - Albert Pujols

TB - Carl Crawford

TEX - Mark Teixeira

TOR - Vernon Wells

WAS - Alfonso Soriano

Had to make a couple of tough choices.

I'm pretty sure that roster is over $70 mil :D

I'll post mine later - gotta think about this one.

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I did my best to maintain the budget, but I did guesswork on some salaries. Due to budget constraints, I ended up taking Yankee minor leaguer Phillip Hughes instead of A-Rod. Due to having Miguel Cabrera and Ryan Zimmerman, I passed on David Wright and took Jose Reyes instead. Utley made more sense on this team than Ryan Howard due to Pujols and Hanfer on the team. Francoeur was cheaper than Andrew Jones. Ian Kinsler was picked due to salary, as was Brandon McCarthy, and Alex Gordon (although the Royals had no one really better anyway)

ss Jose Reyes

c Joe Mauer

1b Albert Pujols

DH Travis Hafner

cf Vernon Wells

3b Miguel Cabrera

lf Jason Bay

2b Chase Utley

rf Jeff Francoeur

sp Roy Oswalt

sp Justin Verlander

sp Carlos Zambrano

sp Scott Kazmir

sp Jered Weaver

rp Chris Young

rp Felix Hernandez

rp Matt Kain

rp Chris Capuano

rp Huston Street

rp Chris Ray

rp Jonathan Papelbon

c Russell Martin

3b Ryan Zimmerman

UTIL Ryan Freel

of Matt Holiday

Minors

3b Alex Gordon

ss Stephen Drew

p Brandon McCarthy

P Phillip Hughes

2b Ian Kinsler

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This is obviously not 1 from every team

Location: Providence Rhode Island

Name: Rhode Island Red Legs

Manager/owner/GM: Big Rog

Pitchers

SP:

Min- Francisco Liriano

Arz- Brandon Web

NYY- Chieng-Ming Wang

NYM- Mike Stanton

Fla- Dontrelle Willis

Relief:

SD- Cla Merideth

Cle- Jeremy Sowers

Bos- Jon Lester

Bos- Manny Delcarmen

Closer:

Bos- Jon Papelbon

Hitters

Starters:

Ana- Orlando Cabrera – Ss

SD- Todd Walker – 3b

Bos- David Ortiz – 1b

SF- Barry Bonds - Dh

Was- Alfonso Soriano - Lf

LaD - Matt Kemp Cf

Min- Joe Maur - C

Stl- Chris Duncan - Rf

NYY- Robinson Cano – 2b

Bench:

SD- Dave Roberts - OF

SD- Mike Piazza - C

F.A. – J.T. Snow - 1b

Stl- Ron Belliard – 2b

LaD- Julio Lugo- Ss

Bos - Dustin Pedroia - Ss

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I contract the one of the 6 NL Central Teams and add a 5th team to the AL West..(My choice the Brewers and rename them and maybe contract them to Vegas..to the AL)

My Roster..

SP-Ben Sheets 10 mil

SP-Danny Haren 4mil

SP-Chris Capuano 3mil

SP-Zach Day .500k

SP-Dave Bush 3 mil

Starters= 20,500,000 or 20.5 million - balance 49.5 mil

RP-Danny Kolb 4mil

RP-Francisco Cordero 3mil

RP-Ron Villone 2mil

RP-Ryan Wagner 1mil

RP-Brendan Donnely 3mil

RP-Tim Corcoran .400k

Relievers= 13,400,000 or 13.4 million - balance 36.1 mil

1B-Prince Fielder 4mil

2B-Rickie Weeks 2.5mil

3B-Jeff Cirillo 1mil

SS-J.J Hardy 1.5mil

LF-Kevin Mench 3mil

CF-Tony Gwinn Jr. .500k

RF-Gary sheffield 9mil

C-Jose Molina 2mil

Lineup= 23,500,000 or 23.5mil balance- 12.6 mil

CF-Lance Nix 1mil

2B-Tony Graffanino 2mil

C-Damien Miller 1mil

3B-David Bell 3mil

OF-Brady Clark 2mil

Backups=9,000,000 million or 9mil bank 3.6 mil

=)..theres my team The moved Milwaukee Brewers to the AL West or

The Las Vegas Rattle

i obviously didnt drft a player from each team but thats how my $70 mil team would look..

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Pitchers

SP:

Min- Francisco Liriano

Arz- Brandon Web

NYY- Chieng-Ming Wang

NYM- Mike Stanton

Fla- Dontrelle Willis

Relief:

SD- Cla Merideth

Cle- Jeremy Sowers

Bos- Jon Lester

Bos- Manny Delcarmen

Closer:

Bos- Jon Papelbon

Hitters

Starters:

Ana- Orlando Cabrera – Ss

SD- Todd Walker – 3b

Bos- David Ortiz – 1b

SF- Barry Bonds - Dh

Was- Alfonso Soriano - Lf

Cin – Ken Griffey Jr. - Cf

Min- Joe Maur - C

Stl- Chris Duncan - Rf

NYY- Robinson Cano – 2b

Bench:

SD- Dave Roberts - OF

SD- Mike Piazza - C

F.A. – J.T. Snow - 1b

Stl- Ron Belliard – 2b

LaD- Julio Lugo- Ss

Det – Sean Casey – 1b

bonds, JR & Casey is 36 million
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SP Brandon Webb - D'Backs - Salary: $2,500,000

SP Chris Carpenter - Cardinals - Salary: $5,000,000

SP Chien-Ming Wang - Yankees - Salary: $353,175

SP Bronson Arroyo - Reds - Salary: $3,000,000

SP Justin Verlander - Tigers - Salary: $980,000

RP Dan Wheeler - Astros - Salary: $930,000

RP Scott Linebrink - Padres - Salary: $1,365,000

RP Aaron Heilman - Mets - Salary: $359,000

RP Kiko Calero - Athletics - Salary: $850,000

RP Scot Shields - Angels - Salary: $2,100,000

RP Justin Speier - Blue Jays - Salary: $2,250,000

CL Takashi Saito - Dodgers - Salary: $327,000

1B Ryan Howard - Phillies - Salary: $355,000

2B Dan Uggla - Marlins - Salary: $327,000

SS Bill Hall - Brewers - Salary: $418,000

3B Joe Crede - White Sox - Salary: $2,675,000

LF Alfonso Soriano - Nationals - Salary: $10,000,000

CF Juan Pierre - Cubs - Salary: $5,750,000

RF Ichiro Suzuki - Mariners - Salary: $12,530,000

C Joe Mauer - Twins - Salary: $400,000

B Victor Martinez - Indians - Salary: $1,000,000

B Adam LaRoche - Braves - Salary: $420,000

B Delmon Young - Tampa Bay - Salary: $355,000

B Freddy Sanchez - Pirates - Salary: $342,000

B Wily Mo Pena - Red Sox - Salary: $1,250,000

Total Payroll $55,836,175

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SP Brandon Webb - D'Backs - Salary: $2,500,000

SP Chris Carpenter - Cardinals - Salary: $5,000,000

SP Chien-Ming Wang - Yankees - Salary: $353,175

SP Bronson Arroyo - Reds - Salary: $3,000,000

SP Justin Verlander - Tigers - Salary: $980,000

RP Dan Wheeler - Astros - Salary: $930,000

RP Scott Linebrink - Padres - Salary: $1,365,000

RP Aaron Heilman - Mets - Salary: $359,000

RP Kiko Calero - Athletics - Salary: $850,000

RP Scot Shields - Angels - Salary: $2,100,000

RP Justin Speier - Blue Jays - Salary: $2,250,000

CL Takashi Saito - Dodgers - Salary: $327,000

1B Ryan Howard - Phillies - Salary: $355,000

2B Dan Uggla - Marlins - Salary: $327,000

SS Bill Hall - Brewers - Salary: $418,000

3B Joe Crede - White Sox - Salary: $2,675,000

LF Alfonso Soriano - Nationals - Salary: $10,000,000

CF Juan Pierre - Cubs - Salary: $5,750,000

RF Ichiro Suzuki - Mariners - Salary: $12,530,000

C Joe Mauer - Twins - Salary: $400,000

B Victor Martinez - Indians - Salary: $1,000,000

B Adam LaRoche - Braves - Salary: $420,000

B Delmon Young - Tampa Bay - Salary: $355,000

B Freddy Sanchez - Pirates - Salary: $342,000

B Wily Mo Pena - Red Sox - Salary: $1,250,000

Total Payroll $55,836,175

Man I had almost the same exact team

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City: THats easy Fargo, jk, I would have the team be from any of these, Portland, Sacramento, Reno, Las Vegas, Vancouver, Jacksonville, Thats all i can think of, ill post my roster later.

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Mine ended up pretty close to Kraw's with a few changes:

SP Matt Cain - Giants

SP Scott Kazmir - Devil Rays

SP Justin Verlander - Tigers

SP Brandon Webb - D'Backs

SP Daniel Cabrera - Orioles

RP Justin Speier - Blue Jays

RP Dan Wheeler - Astros

RP Cla Meredith - Padres

RP Aaron Heilman - Mets

RP Justin Duchscherer - Athletics

RP Adam Wainwright - Cardinals

CL - Francisco Rodriguez - Angels

C Joe Mauer - Twins

1B Prince Fielder - Brewers

2B Chase Utley - Phillies

SS Troy Tulowitzki - Rockies

3B Joe Crede - White Sox

LF Alfonso Soriano - Nationals

CF Juan Pierre - Cubs

RF Ichiro Suzuki - Mariners

Alex Gordon - Royals

Brian McCann - Braves

Freddy Sanchez - Pirates

Wily Mo Pena - Red Sox

Matt Kemp - Dodgers

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Question for Wednesday, October 24:

OF Barry Bonds has decided to play the 2007 campaign, and doesn't resign with the Giants. As GM of your favorite team:

A. Do you offer him a contract?

B. What are the upside/ downside to having him?

C. Does your team make a huge deal, if he breaks Aaron's HR record?

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Yankees

A. Hell no.

B. Upsides: Random bursts of power/Downsides: Injury prone, old, steroid controversy spins off bad publicity, slow, no arm, horrible defense

C. No ceremony whatsoever, burn the 755th and 756th home run ball, as well as the ones afterward.

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Question for Wednesday, October 24:

OF Barry Bonds has decided to play the 2007 campaign, and doesn't resign with the Giants. As GM of your favorite team:

A. Do you offer him a contract?

B. What are the upside/ downside to having him?

C. Does your team make a huge deal, if he breaks Aaron's HR record?

Boston Red Sox

A. Yes

B. He couls play DH and not have to worry about using alot of energy. downside is that he could bring bad publicity and prolly cant beat out an infield hit for his life

C.Yes. We are the Red Sox. Where the best their is the best their was and the best their ever will be

:lol:

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Question for Wednesday, October 24:

OF Barry Bonds has decided to play the 2007 campaign, and doesn't resign with the Giants. As GM of your favorite team:

A. Do you offer him a contract?

B. What are the upside/ downside to having him?

C. Does your team make a huge deal, if he breaks Aaron's HR record?

Brewers

A. Never

B. I can't think of an upside. He can't play defense, and he is ridiculously overpriced for his production.

C. Yes.

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Cubs

A. Yes. At this point, I'll take anybody I can get that has any potential of being an above average hitter.

B. Well, hes already hurt alot, so as a cub, he'll likely never play. At least itll take the attention off wood, prior, lee and company.

C. Heck no. I agree with Dunit. Burn the balls...

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Question for Wednesday, October 24:

OF Barry Bonds has decided to play the 2007 campaign, and doesn't resign with the Giants. As GM of your favorite team:

A. Do you offer him a contract?

B. What are the upside/ downside to having him?

C. Does your team make a huge deal, if he breaks Aaron's HR record?

Yankees

A. No

B. We would have sluggers at every position and about 7 more outfielders, but he's too much of a prima-donna, excessively a ME ME ME guy.

B1. Scott Boras.

C. The press will, but because Barry is a bad clubhouse presence, nobody will care ala Pavano

Reds

A. No

B. upside his head might explode while on the field / downside it would hit JR and he would go down for 3 months

C. No

Poking fun at the steroid issue with Barry, AND Griffey's injury prone body in one comparison? You are a legend. :lmao:

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