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ayaghmour2 · 05-17-2020, 07:48 PM

Guaranteed Spots
John Dibblee
Vince York
Cy Bryant
Tom Taylor

40-Man Options
Dick Fessel
Bennie Rendon
Mike Smith
Mickey Crawford
Bob McCarty
Tom Thomas
Ed Rhoden

Non-Roster Invitees
Cal Day
Art Panko
Joe Davis
Hi Lawson
Ray Ross

The outfield will look much different then last year, but for nostalgia effect I'll likely give John Dibblee the Opening Day start in left. He won't play much this season, but I will give the living legend the occasional start in left or at first. The outfield left to right will be Vince York, Cy Bryant, Tom Taylor which is a brand new alignment. York is the only returning starter, spending most of last season in right while Dibblee was in left. Now, Taylor will reside out in right, moving York out to left. Former Wolve Cy Bryant will sit between them, replacing the Bob McCarty/George Jordan platoon that struggled last season.

McCarty is the favorite for the 4th outfielder job. Even with a rough 1930, he was an average hitter the year before and can manage center field. And despite being removed from the 40, Art Panko has the chance to grab a spot back. He didn't have many at bats last season, but it was another above average offensive season, the 8th in his nine year career. He's not much of a defender out in center anymore, but he's solid in the corners.

Some other 40-man options include youngsters Mike Smith, Tom Thomas, and Ed Rhoden. Thomas is the only of the trio who has not played in the majors, but all have option years. I can option McCarty as well, but guys like Panko or Rule-5 pick Bennie Rendon cannot be. Rhoden and Thomas have some prospect flair, ranked 10th and 15th respectively in our system.

We have a lot of options to fill likely just one outfield spot with Taylor, York, Bryant, and Dibblee all guaranteed a spot. I'm not too sure who I'm going to go with, but I need to make sure they can fill in at all three spots. Dibblee isn't much of a defender, so I definitely need some sort of defensive value here.

05-17-2020, 07:48 PM	#120
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,129	Spring Training Review: The Outfield Guaranteed Spots John Dibblee Vince York Cy Bryant Tom Taylor 40-Man Options Dick Fessel Bennie Rendon Mike Smith Mickey Crawford Bob McCarty Tom Thomas Ed Rhoden Non-Roster Invitees Cal Day Art Panko Joe Davis Hi Lawson Ray Ross The outfield will look much different then last year, but for nostalgia effect I'll likely give John Dibblee the Opening Day start in left. He won't play much this season, but I will give the living legend the occasional start in left or at first. The outfield left to right will be Vince York, Cy Bryant, Tom Taylor which is a brand new alignment. York is the only returning starter, spending most of last season in right while Dibblee was in left. Now, Taylor will reside out in right, moving York out to left. Former Wolve Cy Bryant will sit between them, replacing the Bob McCarty/George Jordan platoon that struggled last season. McCarty is the favorite for the 4th outfielder job. Even with a rough 1930, he was an average hitter the year before and can manage center field. And despite being removed from the 40, Art Panko has the chance to grab a spot back. He didn't have many at bats last season, but it was another above average offensive season, the 8th in his nine year career. He's not much of a defender out in center anymore, but he's solid in the corners. Some other 40-man options include youngsters Mike Smith, Tom Thomas, and Ed Rhoden. Thomas is the only of the trio who has not played in the majors, but all have option years. I can option McCarty as well, but guys like Panko or Rule-5 pick Bennie Rendon cannot be. Rhoden and Thomas have some prospect flair, ranked 10th and 15th respectively in our system. We have a lot of options to fill likely just one outfield spot with Taylor, York, Bryant, and Dibblee all guaranteed a spot. I'm not too sure who I'm going to go with, but I need to make sure they can fill in at all three spots. Dibblee isn't much of a defender, so I definitely need some sort of defensive value here.