
Every offseason around this time (calendar turns to February) I look at the remaining free agents and compose a 25-man roster/team out of the unsigned. Below you will find my 2012 version of the unwanted.
Starting 9:Stat Key- AVG/OPS, R, Double, Triples, Homeruns or Extra Base Hits, RBI, Stolen Bases.
Jason Varitek/C (39) - .221/.723, 32 R, 10 DBL, 11 HR, 36 RBI
Derrek Lee/1B (36) - .267/.771, 55 R ,17 DBL, 19 HR, 59 RBI.
Aaron Miles/2B (35) - .275/.660, 49 R, 23 XBH, 45 RBI.
Eric Chavez/3B (34) - .263/.676, 16 R, 10 XBH, 26 RBI.
Edgar Renteria/SS (35) - .251/.654, 34 R, 19 XBH, 36 RBI.
Johnny Damon/LF (38) - .267/.743, 79 R, 29 DBL, 7 TRPL, 16 HR, 73 RBI, 19 SB.
Rick Ankiel/CF (32) - 239/.659, 46 R, 20 DBL, 9 HR, 37 RBI, 10 SB.
Kosuke Fukudome/RF (34) - .262/.712, 59 R, 27 DBL, 8 HR, 35 RBI.
Casey Kotchman/DH (28) - .306/.800, 44 R, 24 DBL, 10 HR, 48 RBI.
Bench:Ramon Castro/C (35) - .235/.763 in 23 games.
Vladimir Gurrero/OF/DH (36) - .290/.733, 60 R, 30 DBL, 13 HR, 63 RBI.
Raul Ibanez/OF/DH (39) - .245/.707, 65 R, 31 DBL, 20 HR, 84 RBI.
Miguel Tejada/UTL (37) - .239/.596, 28 R, 20 XBH, 26 RBI.
Lineup:1. Fukudome/RF
2. Damon/LF
3. Kotchman/DH
4. Lee/1B
5. Ankiel/CF
6. Chavez/3B
7. Varitek/C
8. Miles/2B
9. Renteria/SS
Rotation:Stat Key- Wins, Games Started, Innings Pitched, ERA/WHIP, BB:K.
Roy Oswalt (34) - 9 W, 23 GS, 139 IP, 3.69/1.34, 33:93.
Edwin Jackson (28) - 12 W, 31 GS, 199.2 IP, 3.79/1.44, 62:148.
Jon Garland (32) - 1 W, 9 GS, 54 IP, 4.33/1.39, 20:28.
Rich Harden (30) - 4 W, 15 GS, 82.2 IP, 5.12/1.43, 31:91.
Brad Penny (33) - 11 W, 31 GS, 181.2 IP, 5.30/1.56, 62:74.
Bullpen:Stat Key- Wins, Games, Innings Pitched, ERA/WHIP, BB:K, Holds.
Luis Ayala (34) - 2 W, 52 G, 56 IP, 2.09/1.27, 20:39, 4 HLD.
Todd Coffey (31) - 5 W, 69 G, 59.2 IP, 3.62/1.26, 20:46, 10 HLD.
Micah Owings (29) - 8 W, 33 G, 63 IP, 3.57/1.25, 23:44, 3 HLD.
Mike Gonzalez (33) - 2 W, 56 G, 53.1 IP, 4.39/1.35, 21:51, 8 HLD.
Juan Cruz (33) - 5 W, 56 G, 48.2 IP, 3.88/1.32, 28:46, 6 HLD.
Scott Linebrink (35) - 4 W, 64 G, 54.1 IP, 3.64/1.45, 21:42, 7 HLD.
Jamey Wright (37) - 2 W, 60 G, 68.1 IP, 3.16/1.33, 30:48, 16 HLD.
Honorable Mentions:Bill Hall/UTL, Felipe Lopez/UTL, Alex Cora/UTL, Carlos Guillen/UTL, Hideki Matsui/DH, Magglio Ordonez/OF, Ivan Rodriguez/C, Chris Young/SP, Doug Davis/SP, Kyle Davies/SP, Arthur Rhodes/LHP, Jason Isringhausen/RHP, and Shawn Camp/RHP.