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With the season well-over a month old and Memorial Day fast approaching, it’s time to take a look at what teams are missing out on in this edition of the all disabled-list team.
Catcher: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim’s Benjie Molina- out with a strained quad, he was batting over 320 with 2 homers and 8 runs batted in
Back-up: Greg Zaun-Toronto: out with a concussion and head injuries: was batting 275 with 3 homers and 20 driven in
First basemen: Jim Thome-Phillies- out at least 2 weeks with bad back, only batting 203 with 1 homer but history has show that this guy is a potential hall of famer
Back-up: Craig Wilson- Pirates: out with a finger injury- batting 297 with 1 homer and 7 driven in
Second baseman- Jose Vidro-Nationals- out with sprained ankle, was batting 290 with 4 homers and 15 driven in for upstart DC club
Back-up: Todd Walker-Cubs: out with sprained MCL, was batting 381 and was one of few offensive sparks for Chicago
Shortstop: Nomar Garciaparra-Cubs-out with torn groin- was only batting 157 but has been a perennial all-star throughout his career
Back-up: Bobby Crosby-A’s-out with rib fracture-only with 2 at-bats this season, but had a stellar rookie season
Third Baseman- Jose Valentin-Dodgers- out with partial tear in all 3 knee ligaments, batting just 197 but has some pop and had 2 home runs
Back-up: Geoff Blum-Padres- out with chest contusion- utility player that would be an immediate asset to any big league bench
Outfield: Barry Bonds- out with knee injury- perhaps the most dominant player in the last five years, steroids or not, would bolster any line-up due to his power and on-base abilities
Magglio Ordonez- Tigers- out with hernia- before knee injury last year Maggs was one of the elite power hitting outfielders in the AL and has surprising speed
Rocco Baldelli-Tampa Bay-recovering from knee surgery- potential 20-20 threat and will drive in 80-100 runs year in and year out
Reserve: Wily Mo Pena-Cincinnati- young star with loads of potential and power
DH: Frank Thomas-White Sox-foot-one of the greatest hitters in the 90s, has heated up over the past few years, has tremendous power and great ability to get on base
Starters: Curt Schilling-Red Sox- Ankle injury- one of the most dominant starters in the game today and one of the most clutch, big-game pitchers
Ben Sheets-Brewers-viral infection- has the ability to take over a game with his overpowering fastball and devastating curve- just 1-3 this year but has a nice 3.95 era
Jason Schmidt-San Francisco-right shoulder problem- carried the Giants staff on his shoulders, has had at least 200ks two years running, 2-1, 4.71 this year
Kerry Wood- Cubs-right shoulder strain- has the ability to take over a game, has high 90s fast ball and sharp off the table breaking pitches. 1-1, 6.15 this year
Relievers: Armando Benitez- Giants- torn hamstring- had four saves this year but has been a dominant 40-save closer in years past
Jason Isringhausen- Cardinals-abdominal strain- closer by nature, can be a devastating set-up man for the all injury team
Eric Gagne-Dodgers-elbow-the most dominant closer in the game, had string of over 80+ saves in a row without blowing one.
This is one heck of a team that could easily run away and hide in any division, once these guys come back and get fully healthy, they can add a huge boost to their ball clubs.
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