[Highlander]

Washington Senators

SP1- Patrick Corbin (27)- Over his 2012-present career, Corbin has both looked like one of the best pitchers in baseball and one of the worst. This import seems to be somewhere in the middle with room to improve potential-wise. He was a 3rd round pick, so Washington is clearly hoping he develops into an even better pitcher and stays that way.

SP2- Glenn Leibhardt (24)- Glenn was a 5th round pick who played from 1906-1909. Despite such a short career, he was very good over that time. I looked him up to see why his career was so short, but the only info I could find was that his son was also a pitcher in the 1930’s, so we’ll see when he shows up!

SP3- Butch Wensloff (31)- A 7th round pick, Butch pitched in 1943, 1947 and 1948. He missed a number of seasons after a great rookie year due to WWII. He remained in the military even after the war was over and then wasn’t able to recapture his early success.

SP4- Jerry Kutzler (25)- Jerry had one poor season in 1990, so even as a 12th round pick, I don’t think much can be expected from him. Not a guy you want in your rotation for long, but maybe he will surprise us.

MR- Reiver Sanmartin (25)- A short 2021-2023 career saw Martin struggle in the majority of his time in the majors. As a 14th round pick he still may disappoint.

LR- Michael Lorenzen (24)- Michael has done some starting and some relieving over his 2015-present career. As a 13th rounder, he should be better than Sanmartin, but it’s hard to tell how good. This pitching staff is a bit of a concern overall.

Reserve- Harry Boyles (27), Mark Clark (26), Josh Fogg (28), Clem Hausman (25), Dick Joyce (21), Mike Neu (25), Rodrigo Rosario (25), Anthony Swarzak (27)....some of these guys look better than who is on the staff!


C- Earl Averill (28)- This is not the “good” Earl. This Earl is the son of the HOFer and was a player from 1956-1963. He’s got some good power and a great eye and can play 3rd and LF as well. However, as a 6th round pick, I’m not sure he will live up. This team seems to need a good offense and defense to offset the pitching and this isn’t a great start.

1B- Gil Hodges (28)- Here we go with some better offense, as Hodges is a recent HOF inductee from his 1943-1963 career. A big power hitter, Gil can also get on base and should have a solid BA. All of this led to him being the top pick of the Senators.

2B- Asdrubal Cabrera (23)- Cabrera was a good player over his 2007-2021 career with some power, and very good defense at 2B as well as SS and 3B. His import is pretty strong, so he should live up to his 4th round pick status.

3B- Paul Serna (22)- Paul only player from 1981-1982 and didn’t do much in his time. He has a few positives, but his being picked in the 19th round seems to speak well to what can be expected overall.

SS- Rafael Furcal (34)- There’s no way Washington would have gotten Furcal at his 10th round cost if he were a few years younger, but this version is still good despite being near the end of his 2000-2014 career.

LF- Von Joshua (21)- Von had some success in his 1969-1980 career and this import comes right at the beginning, so we’ll see how he develops. As only a 22nd rounder, it won’t take much to make him worth it.

CF- Lorenzo Cain (28)- Lorenzo can hit for average, run and plays great OF defense so he should be worth his 2nd round pick. However, if his hit skills drop off too soon, he doesn't have much power or and eye to make up for it. He played from 2010-2022.

RF- Joe Connolly (28)- Joe looks like one of the better hitters on this team despite his being just a 9th round pick. His defense isn’t bad and he can be a sneaky base stealer. He played very sparingly from 1921-1924, but his import comes from the one partial (very partial) season that was pretty good.


Bench
C/LF- Sammy Taylor (29)....Round 18….1958-1963
2B/SS- Freddie Benevides (28)....Round 30….1991-1994
2B/3B- Jack Brohamer (22)....Round 16….1972-1980
2B/SS- Mike Tyson (23)....Round 25….1972-1981
3B- Gene Robertson (29)....Round 17….1919-1930
OF- Gus Felix (27)....Round 23….1923-1927
OF- Johnny Field (26)....Round 24….2018
OF- Chet Morgan (27)....Round 27….1935 and 1938
OF- Lyle Mouton (29)....Round 21….1995-2001
C/CF- Leonys Martin (24)....Round 20….2011-2019
RF- George Washington (27)....Round 15….1935-1936

Reserve- Roy Jarvis (17), Al Cihocki (20), Hector Olivera (31), Bobby Mattick (26), Stefen Romero (26), Al Humphrey (25), Bob Raudman (24)

All right....that does it! There's all the teams and players we will have to start this league off. Let's see where this goes!