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World Series Baseball 2K2 - Strategy Guide (Page 03)

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3B-Travis Fryman-#17-          _____ - The wave of good hitters is almost
                              |N H H|  over.  Bats 7th in the order.  Has a
                              |N H N|  .321 average with around 2 dozen
                              |C C C|  homers.  Take him seriously, because
                              |_____|  he's better then he looks.

SS-Omar Vizquel-#13-           _____ - If you want, you can lead-off with
                              |C H N|  him.  Has a .287 average, and a
                              |C H C|  great on-base percentage.  Doesn't
                              |C C H|  have a lot of homers, which means
                              |_____|  he's a base-hit guy.

SS-John McDonald-#8-           _____ - Get this, a .444 average.  This is
                              |N H N|  your DH.  Sucks at defense and
                              |C H N|  running, so DH is all he's good for.
                              |N C N|  Will hit a ton.  Has like a .900
                              |_____|  slugging percentage.

LF-Wil Cordero-#30-            _____ - One of your options of DH.  He
                              |C N N|  used to be better, now he's a
                              |N H N|  burn-out.  .276 average with
                              |N N C|  16 homers.  His stats are better
                              |_____|  then him.

LF-Russell Branyan-#33-        _____ - Not too bad.  This is your main
                              |C C C|  sub.  He has a .238 average with
                              |H H H|  16 homers, and has had a lot of
                              |C H H|  playing time.  Your first choice
                              |_____|  for a substitution.

CF-Kenny Lofton-#7-            _____ - Great lead-off hitter.  Has a
                              |C H C|  sparkling .278 average with over
                              |N H H|  a dozen homers.  Unpredictable
                              |C N H|  speed, and a great fielder.  This
                              |_____|  is another optimal player.

CF-Jolbert Cabrera-#6-         _____ - Drop him.  He sucks.  .251 average
                              |N H N|  with 2 homers.  You already have good
                              |C H N|  subs, so you don't need him.  Don't
                              |N C N|  even bother trying him out, it's not
                              |_____|  worth your time.

RF-Juan Gonzalez-#22-          _____ - This is the cleanup power hitter
                              |C H C|  for your team.  Has around 2 dozen
                              |H H N|  homers, this is the guy you want to
                              |C H C|  swing with.  .289 average, so don't
                              |_____|  mess with him.

RF-Marty Cordova-#46-          _____ - Not too bad.  .245 average with 4
                              |C N N|  homers.  Another base-hit player.
                              |N H N|  Consider trading him for a better
                              |N N C|  hitter, because you already have
                              |_____|  a lot of players like him.

RF-Ellis Burks-#23-            _____ - Another batter you don't want to
                              |N N C|  mess with.  Has one of the best
                              |H H N|  averages in the league, a beautiful
                              |C H C|  .344 with 2 dozen homers.  I can get
                              |_____|  a base hit with him 75% of the time.

SP-C.C. Sabathia-#52-     Fastball:  99 - Unfortunately, this is one of the
                          Curveball: 58   better pitchers on the team.
                          Change-up: 51   Prepare to see one of the suckiest
                          Slider:    52   pitching staffs in the league.

SP-Charles Nagy-#41-      Fastball:  95 - This is another better pitcher on
                          Curveball: 96   the team.  His pitches are lazy and
                          Change-up: 70   easy to predict.  Don't bother with
                          Splitter:  68   the change-up.

SP-Charles Finley-#31-    Fastball:  94 - Best pitcher on the team.  This is
                          Curveball: 93   the guy you want to exploit.  His
                          Change-up: 46   3 main pitches should carry you
                          Splitter:  92   through the majority of the game.

SP-Bartolo Colon-#40-     Fastball:  97 - Kinda bad.  He's not gonna do a lot
                          Curveball: 79   of damage with one good pitch.
                          Change-up: 78   Start one of your two better
                          Sinker:    68   starters.

SP-Dave Burba-#34-        Fastball:  93 - Second-best pitcher on the team.
                          Curveball: 89   It's all downhill after him.  His
                          Change-up: 84   His ERA would be lower if his
                          Splitter:  96   bullpen didn't suck.

LR-Jaret Wright-#27-      Fastball:  98 - Sucks.  Good for about 2 innings
                          Curveball: 78   of relief.  Giving up 3 hits in
                          Change-up: 68   2 innings is pretty good for him,
                          Sinker:    69   especially with that dire sinker.

MR-Bob Wickman-#26-       Fastball:  96 - OK reliever.  He has no stamina,
                          Slider:    82   so is only good for about 1 inning.
                          Sinker:    80   Throw power pitches with him.

MR-David Riske-#54-       Fastball:  94 - Yeah, that's not a typo.  He
                          Curveball: 20   really does suck that much.
                          Change-up: 21   Just throw his ass into the farm
                          Splitter:  36   system and forget about him.

MR-Ricardo Rincon-#73-    Fastball:  94 - , another bad reliever.
                          Slider:    36   The fastball alone isn't going
                          Sinker:    55   to do any damage.  Drop him.

SU-Paul Shuey-#53-        Fastball:  98 - Good closer/reliever.  One of
                          Curveball: 84   the only good relievers on the
                          Splitter:  80   team.  1.5 innings at most.

CL-John Rocker-#49-       Fastball: 100 - If this guy wasn't such an asshole
                          Slider:    88   to the Mets he would be one of the
                          Change-up: 86   best.  He's very good in this game.


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Colorado Rockies:

C- Adam Melhuse-#38-           _____ - Plainly, he sucks.  .167 batting
                              |N N C|  average with no homers.  He's a
                              |N H N|  disgrace at fielding, and has no
                              |N N H|  arm.  Drop him, or use him as a
                              |_____|  pinch runner.

C- Ben Petrick-#6-             _____ - No wonder he starts.  He has a
                              |N N N|  .322 average.  He's also good at
                              |N H N|  defense.  His hot zone isn't too
                              |C N N|  good, but don't let that bother you.
                              |_____|  He's better then he looks.

1B-Todd Helton-#17-            _____ - Arguably one of the best hitters.
                              |C N C|  .372 average with a whopping 42
                              |N H H|  homers.  He's the 2nd best hitter on
                              |C H H|  the team.  Definite home run power
                              |_____|  here, don't be afraid to swing.

1B-Robin Jennings-#30-         _____ - Not too bad.  The game doesn't
                              |N N C|  give him stats, but you could use
                              |N H N|  him as a DH if you wish.  He's a
                              |N C H|  good base-hit player.  Don't go
                              |_____|  for homers, he'll fly-out.

2B-Todd Walker-#12-            _____ - Excellent hitter.  Has a .290
                              |N H C|  batting average with 9 homers.
                              |N H H|  Don't be fooled by the 9 homers,
                              |N N H|  he hits it up to the wall every
                              |_____|  time.  Mid-inside pitch hitter.

3B-Jeff Cirillo-#7-            _____ - You know what, set this guy as your
                              |C H C|  lead-off hitter.  .326 average.  He'll
                              |H H N|  get a hit 5 out of 6 times.  He's a
                              |C N C|  monster on defense too.  An all around
                              |_____|  good player.

3B-Terry Shumpert-#22-         _____ - This is your main DH option.  You'll
                              |C N N|  want to hit some homers with him.
                              |N H N|  .260 batting average with 9 homers.
                              |N N C|  He's a good power hitter, so aim a
                              |_____|  little below the expected pitch.

3B-Greg Norton-#14-            _____ - Another good hitter.  Unfortunately,
                              |C C C|  you already have 3 good 3B, so you
                              |H H N|  could trade him for someone good.
                              |C H H|  He's not too great at defense though,
                              |_____|  so all the more reason to trade him.

SS-Juan Uribe-#4-              _____ - Not too good.  Drop him or trade him.
                              |N N N|  You won't get anyone good, so you're
                              |N H N|  better off dropping him.  He's a
                              |N C N|  decent pinch-runner though, so he
                              |_____|  might serve some purpose.

SS-Neifi Perez-#5-             _____ - Very good starter.  Excellent at
                              |N N C|  defense and a fast runner.  Nice
                              |N H N|  .287 average with about a dozen
                              |C N H|  homers.  This is one of your best
                              |_____|  players, so treat him like one.

LF-Todd Hollandsworth-#27-     _____ - Excellent hitter.  .269 average with
                              |N N C|  20 homers.  He's the power hitter
                              |N H N|  for your team.  Not too fast, but who
                              |C N H|  cares when he hits homers most of the
                              |_____|  time.

CF-Juan Pierre-#9-             _____ - Good backup.  .310 average, but no
                              |N N C|  homers.  He's good at defense and
                              |N H N|  a pretty good hitter.  He can get the
                              |N C H|  single or double most of the time.
                              |_____|

RF-Larry Walker-#33-           _____ - Another raw power hitter.  Has a .309
                              |C N C|  average, so use him wisely.  Has 9
                              |N H H|  homers, but he's pretty good at the
                              |C H H|  long hits.  One of the better
                              |_____|  hitters on the team.

SP-Denny Neagle-#15-      Fastball:  93 - Not too bad.  The Fastball/Changeup
                          Slider:    81   combo are your main pitches.  Use
                          Change-up: 94   the other two sparingly, but be
                          Sinker:    78   sure to use them occasionally.

SP-Mike Hampton-#10-      Fastball:  94 - The cream of the crop.  Excellent
                          Slider:    94   pitcher.  Use all his pitches to
                          Change-up: 97   keep the batter guessing.  Good
                          Sinker:    97   pitcher considering his stadium.

SP-Brian Bohanon-#41-     Fastball:  88 - Another average pitcher.  Again,
                          Change-up: 89   his Fastball/Change are the main
                          Sinker:    68   pitches.  The other two should
                          Splitter:  69   be used cautiously.

SP-Pedro Astacio-#34-     Fastball:  96 - Good pitcher.  His 3 main pitches
                          Slider:    56   should be used 95% of the time.
                          Curveball: 95   The slider looks like a lazy
                          Change-up: 91   fastball, so use it scarcely.

SP-Shawn Chacon-#56-      Fastball:  96 - Sucks, don't bother.  This
                          Slider:    42   moron will give up 8 hits
                          Curveball: 49   before the second inning.
                          Change-up: 38   Dump him in the farm system.

LR-Kane Davis-#37-        Fastball:  90 - Another sucky pitcher.  He's
                          Slider:    32   another asshole who'll give up
                          Curveball: 34   a ton of hits.  Drop him, because
                          Change-up: 32   he won't get better in the farm.

LR-Makoto Suzuki-#16-     Fastball:  97 - This is one of your best
                          Slider:    82   relievers.  Will go around 4
                          Curveball: 84   innings.  He's got really good
                          Splitter:  88   pitches, so use him a lot.

MR-Mike Myers-#28-        Fastball:  89 - Will go around 2 innings
                          Slider:    52   before hitters start predicting
                          Curveball: 54   him.  Not too bad.

MR-Juan Acevedo-#50-      Fastball:  96 - Another bad pitcher.  Don't
                          Slider:    49   bother with him either.  Dump
                          Sinker:    27   him and hope he'll improve.

MR-Jay Powell-#39-        Fastball:  98 - Argh, he sucks too.  Toss
                          Slider:    42   in the farm system as well.
                          Sinker:    44   You're better off getting a FA.

SU-Gabe White-#36-        Fastball:  94 - Finally, someone decent.
                          Change-up: 85   Another main reliever for you,
                          Sinker:    83   considering the others suck.

CL-Jose Jimenez-#49-      Fastball:  97 - Good closer.  Use him a lot,
                          Slider:    85   because your relievers suck.
                          Sinker:    92   2 innings at most.


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Detroit Tigers:

C- Brandon Inge-#12-           _____ - The game doesn't give him any stats,
                              |C N N|  but I can tell you he's good.  He's
                              |N H N|  better then Fick.  He seems to be a
                              |N N C|  base-hit player, with not a lot of
                              |_____|  power.  He can pick off runners well.

C- Robert Fick-#25-            _____ - Sucks.  Start Inge.  Fick has a
                              |C N C|  .252 batting average with 3
                              |N H C|  homers.  He sucks at defense as well.
                              |N N H|  You'll be better off playing with
                              |_____|  Inge, trust me.

C- Mitch Meluskey-#21-         _____ - Oops, forgot about him.  He's a
                              |N N C|  very good hitter, but his defense
                              |N H N|  is lacking.  Bats .300 with 14
                              |C N H|  homers, another power hitter.  Start
                              |_____|  him if you want some extra offense.

1B-Ryan Jackson-#20-           _____ - Eh, don't bother.  You have Clark at
                              |N N N|  1B.  The game doesn't give him stats.
                              |N H N|  He's not good at running either, so
                              |N C H|  dump him.  Pick up a minor with some
                              |_____|  potential.

1B-Tony Clark-#44-             _____ - One of the rare outside-pitch hitters.
                              |N C C|  He'll crush the outside pitches with
                              |H H C|  his .274 average.  He also has 13
                              |H H N|  homers.  Slightly above average
                              |_____|  player.

2B-Jose Macias-#39-            _____ - Not too bad as a DH.  Has a .254
                              |N N C|  batting average with 2 homers.
                              |C H N|  He's reliable, so use him when
                              |N C H|  your team's in a jam.  He's pretty
                              |_____|  quick as well.

2B-Damion Easley-#9-           _____ - Not too bad.  .260 average with 14
                              |C N C|  homers.  Has some power, but not
                              |H H H|  enough to make you feel confident
                              |C H C|  about using him as a power hitter.
                              |_____|  Just go for base-hits with him.

3B-Dean Palmer-#7-             _____ - Another power hitter.  Has a .256
                              |C N C|  batting average with 29 homers.  He
                              |N H H|  puts an average amount of contact on
                              |C H C|  the ball, but when he does, it's
                              |_____|  usually a homer.

3B-Shane Halter-#17-           _____ - Another good option for DH.  Has a
                              |C N N|  .261 batting average with 3 homers.
                              |N H N|  He's reliable, but not too fast.
                              |N N C|  You could use him, but don't push for
                              |_____|  the extra bases.

SS-Deivi Cruz-#8-              _____ - Reasonable if you use him for
                              |C N N|  leading-off.  Has a .302 batting
                              |N H N|  average with 10 homers.  He'll get
                              |N N C|  a base hit 3 out of 5 times.  He's
                              |_____|  pretty good at defense as well.

LF-Bobby Higginson-#4-         _____ - Very good hitter.  .300 batting
                              |C C C|  average with 30 homers.  He's your
                              |N H H|  cleanup/power hitter.  Not too shabby
                              |C H H|  at defense either.  One of the better
                              |_____|  players on the Tigers.

CF-Juan Encarnacion-#34-       _____ - Another one of the team's best
                              |C H C|  hitters.  Has a .289 batting average
                              |H H N|  with 14 homers.  When you play with
                              |C N C|  him, you'll see how good he is.
                              |_____|  Gets a hit 3 out of 4 times.

CF-Roger Cedeno-#19-           _____ - Used to be one of the most prominent
                              |N N C|  lead-off hitters in the sport.
                              |N H N|  Now just above average.  Has a .282
                              |C N H|  batting average with 6 homers, and
                              |_____|  should get a hit most of the time.

RF-Wendell Magee-#29-          _____ - Another rare outside-pitch hitter.
                              |C N N|  He's a very good substitute/DH.  He
                              |C H H|  has a .274 average with 7 homers.
                              |C H N|  Definitely give him some playing time,
                              |_____|  you won't regret it.

SP-Steve W. Sparks-#37-    Fastball:  88 - A great off-speed pitcher.  All
                           Slider:    83   four of his pitches will do major
                           Curveball: 90   damage.  The knuckle is the most
                           Knuckle:   92   unpredictable pitch, so use it.

SP-Brian Moehler-#38-      Fastball:  97 - Not too great.  The 3 latter
                           Slider:    65   pitches aren't too good.  He'll
                           Change-up: 69   give up a lot of hits and runs.
                           Sinker:    68   Use him as a later resort.

SP-Jeff Weaver-#36-        Fastball:  98 - Very good.  His greatness is
                           Slider:    91   only surpassed by Sparks.  Use
                           Curveball: 98   this guy a lot, he has the
                           Change-up: 90   stamina to go all the way.

SP-Jose Lima-#42-          Fastball:  95 - He used to be one of the most
                           Curveball: 96   dominate pitchers in the league,
                           Change-up: 90   now he's just good.  Use him
                           Sinker:    82   a lot, as he's a good starter.

SP-Chris Holt-#41-         Fastball:  95 - Pretty good.  Has 3 controlling
                           Curveball: 94   pitches.  Not too much stamina
                           Change-up: 48   though, so you're better off
                           Sinker:    81   putting him in as relief.

LR-Matt Perisho-#40-       Fastball:  94 - Don't really bother.  While he's
                           Slider:    52   one of the better relievers, the
                           Curveball: 60   starters ought to go the whole 9
                           Change-up: 62   innings.  Good for 3 innings.

MR-Danny Patterson-#28-    Fastball:  94 - Don't laugh, it gets worse.  While
                           Change-up: 38   this guy blows, you'll see worse.
                           Splitter:  40   Dump him in the farm system.

MR-C.J. Nitkowski-#27-     Fastball:  97 - Good for about 1.5 innings.  The
                           Slider:    50   Fastball/Curveball should be all
                           Curveball: 75   you use.  Unfortunately, he's one
                           Change-up: 46   of the better relievers.

MR-Dave Borkowski-#45-     Fastball:  96 - Ok, now we can all laugh.  To be
                           Slider:    38   frank, this is one of the worst
                           Curveball: 26   pitchers in the league.  Dump him,
                           Change-up: 26   he's not worth the minimum wage.
                           Sinker:    32   How did he even get a job?

SU-Todd Jones-#59-         Fastball:  98 - Very good late reliever/closer.
                           Slider:    90   Use him for the 8th/9th innings.
                           Curveball: 95   He should be dominating your
                           Change-up: 90   bullpen.

CL-Matt Anderson-#14-      Fastball:  99 - Eh, not too great.  Todd Jones
                           Slider:    65   should be used more.  He's
                           Curveball: 65   average, treat him that way.


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Florida Marlins:

C- Mike Redmond-#52-           _____ - Eh, not too great.  .252 average
                              |N N N|  with no homers.  Johnson is your
                              |N H C|  starter, but this guy makes a
                              |C N N|  mediocre DH.  Trade him if you want,
                              |_____|  but you're not gonna get anyone good.

C- Charles Johnson-#23-        _____ - The second best hitting catcher in the
                              |N H N|  league.  .304 average with 31 homers.
                              |C H C|  This is the stretch in the lineup you
                              |H C C|  want to look out for.  Wilson, Lowell,
                              |_____|  and Johnson with Lee on deck.

1B-Dan Tudge-#14-              _____ - Isn't your starter.  Not too good
                              |C C C|  at anything.  The game doesn't
                              |H H H|  give him stats.  Dump him, because
                              |N N C|  you have McGuire as a backup to
                              |_____|  Lee, so this guy has no purpose.

1B-Ryan McGuire-#9-            _____ - Only use him as a last resort.
                              |N N C|  He sucks.  While he's better then
                              |N N N|  Tudge, don't bother.  Start Lee, and
                              |N N H|  only Lee.  He can't hit, field, or
                              |_____|  run.  No talent in this loser.

1B-Derrek Lee-#25-             _____ - Will the wave of good hitters end?
                              |C C C|  .281 batting average with 28 homers,
                              |H H H|  this guy has talent.  You could get
                              |C H C|  3 homers in a row leading up to him
                              |_____|  if you try hard enough.

2B-Luis Castillo-#1-           _____ - Very good lead-off hitter.  Very
                              |H H H|  consistent, has a .334 average
                              |C H C|  with 2 homers.  He'll get on base
                              |H C C|  most of the time.  Also very fast
                              |_____|  and a gem on defense.

3B-Andy Fox-#6-                _____ - Not too bad.  .232 average with 4
                              |N H N|  homers.  You don't want to sub
                              |C H C|  Lowell though, so he doesn't really
                              |N N H|  have a purpose.  DH him if you want,
                              |_____|  but there are better hitters.

3B-Mike Lowell-#19-            _____ - Another power hitter.  .270 average
                              |C H C|  with 22 homers.  It's just a few
                              |H H H|  losers on the lineup that make this
                              |C H C|  ball-club suck.  This guy is very
                              |_____|  good, and underestimated.

SS-Dave Berg-#10-              _____ - .252 average with 1 homer.  Another
                              |C N N|  mediocre player.  Don't really bother,
                              |N H N|  unless you want to try him out.
                              |N N C|  Gonzalez is better at defense, so
                              |_____|  you'll be better off starting him.

SS-Alex Gonzalez-#11-          _____ - The wave of good hitters ends here.
                              |C N C|  .200 average with 7 homers.  He's
                              |N H H|  not bad, but could be better.  Has
                              |C H N|  some speed and defense though, which
                              |_____|  is why he starts.

CF-Cliff Floyd-#30-            _____ - Woohoo!  Some more raw power.
                              |C H C|  .300 batting average with 22
                              |N H H|  homers.  Put him in at RF.
                              |C N H|  Leave Wilson 4th in the order,
                              |_____|  and put him somewhere else.

CF-Preston Wilson-#44-         _____ - Your power hitter of the lineup.
                              |C C C|  Bats 4th for a reason, those 31
                              |H H H|  homers.  Will drive in a couple
                              |C H C|  RBIs.  Has a .264 average, so he's
                              |_____|  pretty reliable.

RF-Eric Owens-#4-              _____ - Since you're starting Floyd, this
                              |N H N|  is your optimal DH.  .293 batting
                              |C H C|  average with 6 homers.  Very reliable,
                              |H C C|  so good to use in a jam.  Definitely
                              |_____|  use him as your DH.

RF-John Mabry-#47 -            _____ - You should be starting Floyd here.
                              |N N C|  An average sub, with a .235 average
                              |N H N|  and 8 homers.  Uh, there's not really
                              |C N H|  anything else to say about him.
                              |_____|

SP-Matt Clement-#51-        Fastball:  97 - Pretty good, has a fair amount of
                            Slider:    91   stamina.  The 3 strong pitches
                            Change-up: 48   should be enough, and the Sinker
                            Sinker:    83   provides a good variation.

SP-Ryan Dempster-#46-       Fastball:  97 - Very dominating pitches.  One of
                            Slider:    98   the best pitchers in the league.
                            Change-up: 92   I think you know what to do with
                            Splitter:  91   him.  Has ultimate potential.

SP-A.J. Burnett-#43-        Fastball:  97 - Not too shabby.  Good for about
                            Slider:    87   6 innings, then he's out of gas.
                            Curveball: 87   You could use him for early
                            Change-up: 80   relief if you wish.

SP-Doug Snyder-#54-         Fastball:  96 - Wow, another good pitcher.  The
                            Curveball: 94   Marlins really ARE a good team.
                            Change-up: 92   Same drill for him.  Vary the
                            Sinker:    91   pitches, and he should do well.

SP-Brad Penny-#31-          Fastball:  97 - Good.  Same routine for him.
                            Curveball: 93   The only thing holding this
                            Change-up: 90   ball-club back is the lack of
                            Sinker:    87   a good managing staff.

LR-Alex Fernandez-#32-      Fastball:  90 - Average.  The Curveball is his
                            Slider:    75   only dominating pitch.  The
                            Curveball: 92   Fastball is too slow to do
                            Change-up: 75   damage.  The others are typical.

LR-Ricky Bones-#29-         Fastball:  91 - So what if he sucks.  You still
                            Slider:    39   have a good arsenal of starters.
                            Curveball: 90   Take my advice and dump him in
                            Change-up: 36   the farm system, he'll improve.

MR-Vic Darensbourg-#22-     Fastball:  95 - 1 inning at most.  He's not
                            Slider:    60   gonna get any better, so deal
                            Curveball: 63   with it or get rid of him.

MR-Armando Almanza-#55-     Fastball:  94 - Another sucky reliever.  He
                            Slider:    40   blew a lot of saves.  Abandon
                            Change-up: 39   him as fast as you can.

SU-Braden Looper-#41-       Fastball:  99 - Very dominating Fastball.
                            Slider:    75   Should scare the hitter enough
                            Sinker:    73   for you to sneak a slider in.

CL-Antonio Alfonseca-#57-   Fastball:  99 - The Fastball/Slider combo should
                            Slider:    85   grab you the save.  He sucks
                            Change-up: 40   other then that.


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Houston Astros:

C- Tony Eusebio-#20-           _____ - Backup catcher.  Not too bad for DH.
                              |C N C|  Has a .280 average and 7 homers.  He
                              |N H N|  actually sucks at defense, and is
                              |N N N|  pretty good at offense.  Look at
                              |_____|  Ausmus for defense.

C- Brad Ausmus-#11-            _____ - Good at putting those ground-balls
                              |C N N|  into play.  Has a .266 average and
                              |N H N|  7 homers.  He'll provide the line
                              |N N C|  drives and runs for the team.  Look
                              |_____|  at the outfield for power.

1B-Jeff Bagwell-#5-            _____ - Power hitter.  Bats cleanup for a
                              |N N C|  reason.  Has a .310 average with 47
                              |C H N|  homers.  You'll want to go for the
                              |C H H|  long balls with this guy, as he's
                              |_____|  going to do some damage.

2B-Craig Biggio-#7-            _____ - Your starting 2B.  He's a very good
                              |C H N|  fielder, and an above-average hitter.
                              |N H N|  Has a .268 average and 8 homers, so
                              |N N C|  you know to hit line-drives with him.
                              |_____|  Not much else to say.

3B-Vinny Castilla-#19-         _____ - Not too bad, a .221 average with 6
                              |N H N|  homers.  He's better then Spiers, so
                              |C H C|  he'll start.  He's pretty good on
                              |H C C|  defense though, so look elsewhere
                              |_____|  for some offense.

3B-Bill Spiers-#28-            _____ - Pretty good backup.  Has a .301
                              |C H C|  average with 3 homers, so you know
                              |C H N|  he's good at hitting line drives.
                              |N N H|  I haven't really tried him, so I
                              |_____|  can't tell you what he's like.

SS-Julio Lugo-#4-              _____ - Not too bad.  You could start either
                              |C N N|  shortstop, they're both the same.  He
                              |N H N|  bats .283 and has 10 homers.  He's
                              |N N C|  pretty fast though, which is what
                              |_____|  makes him such a good leadoff guy.

SS-Jose Vizcaino-#10-          _____ - He's better in real life.  The game
                              |N H N|  says he has a .251 average and no
                              |C H C|  homers, but he's really good when
                              |N N H|  he plays.  Give him a chance, and
                              |_____|  start Lugo if you don't like him.

LF-Daryle Ward-#31-            _____ - .258 average with 20 homers.  But
                              |C C C|  if you're pitching to him, throw
                              |H H H|  crap up top.  He won't hit anything.
                              |C H H|  Good DH, probably the best on the
                              |_____|  team.

LF-Lance Berkman-#17-          _____ - Another good hitter.  He's actually
                              |C N C|  better then the game says he is.  Has
                              |N H H|  a .297 average and 21 homers, but will
                              |C H H|  definitely do better.  Go for homers
                              |_____|  with him, he has the power.

CF-Glen Barker-#24-            _____ - Mediocre sub.  You could trade him for
                              |N N C|  an OK pitcher, but don't expect too
                              |N H C|  much.  He's obviously not gonna start
                              |N C H|  in front of your 3 main outfielders,
                              |_____|  so he's basically useless.

CF-Richard Hidalgo-#15-        _____ - Another awesome hitter.  .314 average
                              |C N C|  with 44 homers, and he concludes the
                              |H H H|  power outfield.  Hit homers with him,
                              |C H C|  because he can pull in a lot of RBIs
                              |_____|  if you swing at the right pitches.

RF-Orlando Merced-#16-         _____ - The game doesn't give you any stats,
                              |C H C|  but I can tell you he sucks.  Can't
                              |N H H|  bat, field, or run.  Drop him, he's
                              |C N H|  not even worth a trade.  This guy is
                              |_____|  a disgrace to the league minimum. :P

RF-Moises Alou-#18-            _____ - Easily the second-best hitter on the
                              |C H C|  team, maybe the best.  Has a .355
                              |H H N|  average with 30 homers, and a lot of
                              |C H C|  talent on defense.  He can do a lot of
                              |_____|  damage to the other team.

SP-Dave Milicki-#23-        Fastball:  90 - Pretty good pitcher.  You're
                            Curveball: 91   gonna use the Curve/Fastball
                            Change-up: 42   combination a lot.  Try to
                            Sinker:    44   avoid the other two.

SP-Wade Miller-#52-         Fastball:  97 - Pretty damn good.  This is your
                            Slider:    88   main right-handed starter.
                            Curveball: 90   You'll find yourself using him
                            Sinker:    86   for relief for his stamina.

SP-Roy Oswalt-#44-          Fastball:  98 - Isn't too good.  The 3 latter
                            Slider:    68   pitches will only work for so
                            Curveball: 73   long before hitters start to
                            Change-up: 71   predict them. 5 innings at most.

SP-Shane Reynolds-#37-      Fastball:  93 - The splitter adds a nice touch,
                            Slider:    82   so use that a lot.  Pretty good
                            Curveball: 95   starter, so use him wisely.
                            Splitter:  96   Nothing much other then that.

SP-Scott Elarton-#50-       Fastball:  95 - Eh, average at best.  One of
                            Slider:    65   your 4 right handed starters,
                            Curveball: 93   so you'll be better off with
                            Change-up: 80   someone else.

LR-Kent Bottenfield-#47-    Fastball:  92 - Around 3 innings at most.
                            Slider:    70   Average reliever with a fair
                            Change-up: 51   amount of power.  He's righty
                            Sinker:    74   though, like so many others.

LR-Ron Villone-#39-         Fastball:  97 - Looks like a druggie.  Pitches
                            Slider:    40   like one too.  The Curveball is
                            Curveball: 78   OK, but is like so many others.
                            Change-up: 76   2 innings at most.

LR-Octavio Dotel-#29-       Fastball:  98 - LMAO at the change-up.  Uh,
                            Slider:    75   he's an alright pitcher.
                            Curveball: 76   You're obviously only going to
                            Change-up: 28   throw the first 3 pitches.

MR-Doug Brocail-#26-        Fastball:  98 - Another sucky reliever.  Don't
                            Slider:    57   really take him too seriously,
                            Curveball: 82   because he's not going to do
                            Change-up: 40   much.

SU-Mike Jackson-#38-        Fastball:  96 - Eh, around 2 innings at most.
                            Slider:    82   You could use him as a close if
                            Change-up: 75   Wagner is tired.

CL-Billy Wagner-#13-        Fastball:  100- Very powerful fastball.  I'd
                            Slider:    80   hate to be beaned by him.
                            Curveball: 72   Good for 1.5 innings at most.


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Kansas City Royals:

C- Brent Mayne-#2-             _____ - Not that bad.  Has a nice .301
                              |N H N|  average and 6 homers, which flat
                              |C H C|  out tells you not to try for homers.
                              |C C H|  Instead, go for the modest line drive,
                              |_____|  he'll get it 33% of the time.

C- Gregg Zaun-#44-             _____ - He's a pretty good catcher too.  He
                              |C C C|  has a .274 average and 7 homers.  He
                              |H H N|  won't lead your team, but he's a good
                              |C H H|  backup for Mayne.  Consider DH'ing
                              |_____|  with him or trading him.

1B-Mike Sweeney-#29-           _____ - .333 average with 29 homers.  This
                              |C C N|  is your power cleanup hitter.  Average
                              |C H H|  at defense.  But then again, what does
                              |C H H|  a first baseman really do?  This guy
                              |_____|  is the core of your lineup.

1B-Dave McCarty-#6-            _____ - You should DH him or trade him.  Don't
                              |N H N|  let the .278 average with 12 homers go
                              |C H C|  to waste.  He's your first choice for
                              |H C C|  DH, and he's pretty good too.  Well-
                              |_____|  balanced player.

2B-Carlos Febles-#3-           _____ - Pretty good lead-off hitter.  Has a
                              |C N N|  decent average (.257) and only 2
                              |N H N|  homers.  You could consider starting
                              |N N C|  Alicea if you want, it's really up to
                              |_____|  you.

2B-Luis Alicea-#12-            _____ - Another option for DH.  You might
                              |C N C|  even want to start him if you need
                              |N H N|  that extra zip in your lineup.  He
                              |N N H|  has a .294 average and 6 homers.
                              |_____|  He's pretty reliable.

3B-Joe Randa-#16-              _____ - Eh, not too bad.  .304 average and
                              |N H N|  15 homers.  He's your token above-
                              |C H C|  average 3rd-baseman.  He's good at
                              |H C C|  defense though, which is what gives
                              |_____|  him the starting spot.

SS-Luis Ordaz-#8-              _____ - Dump him into the farm system.  .221
                              |N N N|  average with no homers.  Pretty much
                              |N H N|  useless.  He won't get better though,
                              |N C N|  so release him and sign a good
                              |_____|  prospect.

SS-Rey Sanchez-#1-             _____ - Pretty bad.  Better then Ordaz though.
                              |C C N|  He has a .273 average and a single
                              |N H N|  homer.  Put him at the end of the
                              |N N N|  lineup, because he's not going to do
                              |_____|  much for your team.

LF-Mark Quinn-#14-             _____ - Another good hitter.  .294 average
                              |C N C|  with 20 homeruns.  He's more of a
                              |H H H|  power hitter, so aim your bat lower
                              |C H C|  then the ball.  The strong average
                              |_____|  will increase your chances of a run.

LF-Dee Brown-#27-              _____ - Even more worthless then Ordaz.  He
                              |N N C|  has a .160 average and no homers.
                              |N H N|  How did he even get to the majors,
                              |N N H|  he sucks.  As usual, you'll want to
                              |_____|  dump him.

CF-Carlos Beltran-#15-         _____ - He's actually better then the game
                              |C H C|  portrays him.  They give him a .247
                              |N H H|  average and 7 homers, but he'll play a
                              |C N H|  lot better when you try him out.  Good
                              |_____|  at defense too.

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