The Wolverines had a pathetic offensive season last year and we'll be heavily scrutinized this season. Management will not continue to be as patient as they have in the past. Here is the lineup for S11 although it will be subject to change frequently until we can find the right solution.
Manuel Guillen (RF) - He hit .279 last season with a .352 OBP. We'll try him out in the #1 spot and see how he does. The Wolverines lineup will change a lot as the season goes on as management is not looking to repeat the offensive production that last season's team put together.
Jimmie Alicea (2B) - He brings a nice bat to the #2 spot, nice contact and eye. He's locked in for 2 more seasons at which point management will have to make a decision as to keep him or call up the young guys.
Eddie Sanford (1B) - Sanford was really are only bright spot in the lineup last season, hitting 37 HR with a solid .287 avg. The Wolverines are really relying on him to have another season like last year.
Eliezer Arrojo (LF) - Once he's called up he'll be batting in the 4th spot. Hopefully he'll respond well to pressure because they will be a lot of it put on his young shoulders.
Mitch Carter (C) - Even though he hit 27 HR last season, Carter was a big disappointment. He hit for .232 which his ratings say should be much better than that. If he can get back to his ratings then we'll have a nice 3-4-5 lineup.
Buster Wiggins (3B) - Wiggins may switch spots with Carter depending on how the two are hitting. His bat was on track last season but he failed to hit the long ball. We signed Wiggins to an extension with the hopes that he gets back to his old numbers and that last season was just a fluke. With his contract, we feel that we could move him based on his ratings for a team that believes a change of scenary is all it would take if we had to.
Elvis Swann (CF) - Swann hit for a nice .281 avg the last 2 seasons. Defensively he can handle 2B or CF for us which is why he is in the lineup. Tyson Seaver had a nice spring training and if Swann doesn't get off to a good start management has already decided to call Seaver up and make Swann a bench player that can fill in mulitple spots for days off.
Bert Christopher (SS) - Christopher was on our radar from the beginning of FA but was asking a little too much for us. We continued to keep an eye on him and finally picked up his contract late in spring training. We needed a SS and he'll split time with Mark Shaw but we like Bert's power and speed on the bases.
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