I am taking another run at at trophy with the 2006 Minnesota Twins. I think they are one of the best Twins teams on APBA paper. PLUS, and it is a big plus, I added the 1977 Rod Carew to this team.
Doug Schuyler is the organizer of this APBA tourney and it is very well run, to say the least. This year, for the summer tourney he added a great twist. You can add one player from the history of your franchise.
Thus, the 1977 Carew added to my 2006 Twins.
I have been running the numbers and I think I will hit the team this way:
1. Rod Carew DH (F) .388/.570/.449
2. Joe Mauer C-8 .347/.507/.429
3. Justin Morneau 1B-4 .321/.559/.375
4. Torii Hunter CF-3 .278/.490/.336
5. Michale Cuddyer RF-3 .284/.504/.362
6. Luis Castillo 2B-8 (F) .296/.370/.358
7. Jason Bartlett SS-8 .309/.393/367
8. Nick Punto 3B-5 (F) .290/.373/.352
9. Lew Ford LF-2 (F) .226/.312/.287
Defense 1
ROTO:
Santana A xyz
Bonser C xz
Liriano A k
Radke C z
I have decided to stagger the good pitching, so each team I face sees an A in every series. Thus splitting Santana and Liriano from the traditional #1 and #2.
The pen is STACKED so I hope to get a solid 5 out of Bonser and Radke, then turn loose the cannons in the Pen.
The Pen:
Reyes A&B* xy
Nathan A&C* kxz
Neshek A* kxz
Crain B* yz
Crain can get the one time boost to an A*if needed, but Reyes and Nathan will throw a whole bunch of innings 6-9.
The Bench:
Jason Tyner (F) OF-2 Pinch runner
Michael Redmond (S) C-8 Extra catcher
Luis Rodriguez 3B-3, 2B-7, SS-7, 1B-3 Utility Player
There is not as much speed as I like on a team here, so Tyner may play an important role late in tight games.
Granted, I am facing great teams with great players added like: Ruth, Koufax, Frank Thomas, and Brett, but this time of year is our spring training, and as a manager, I look at this team and think: "We have a much better than average chance!"
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