2015 OFFSEASON PREVIEW

PLAYER BUDGET INC 1 PERCENT.

MANAGER, PITCHING, FIRST, AND THIRD BASE COACHES NEED TO BE REHIRED OR REPLACED, NEW FARM DIRECTOR NEEDED.

CLUB HAS $18.5M OPTION ON M CABRERA - 51 HRs AND 135 RBIs TOUGH TO REPLACE.

KEY PLAYERS W/O CONTRACTS
A FERNANDEZ-MUST SIGN
C SANTANA-MUST SIGN
M SPANOS-LIKELY GONE
T GRISSOM-TOO ESPENSIVE
C KERSHAW-DITTO
G RODRIGUEZ=MUST SIGN
B MORROW-QUESTIONS ABOUND
W CORTEZ-GONE, TWO YEARS REMOVED FOM AL ROY
W GOMEZ-PRODUCES, IFFY
M BYRD-TOO OLD, BYE-BYE BYRDY
J AYALA-PITCHED OK AS FA P/UP
R RAINEY-WON ONLY 2 ML STARTS
E DE LA CRIUZ-IFFY

KEY CONTRACT YEAR PLAYERS
J JURRJENS-12-2, BUT HURT
M ROGERS-INCONSISTENT
R WILLIAMSON-PAID WELL, PRODUCES LITTLE
W CORDOVA-FAIR POTENTIAL, BUT RANKED BELOW OTHER TWO CLOSERS
J NOBLES=PRODUCTIVE - IN SPURTS
S CAIRO-HE AND N CRAOG COULD FORM NEW MIDDLE IF COMBO
N CRAIG-SEE ABOVE
O VALDEZ-REPLACES C CRAWFORD IF HE'S DEALT IN LF OR G RODRIGUEZ IN RF IF UNSIGNED

CLUB HAS OPTION ON S SCHUMAKER IT WON'T EXCERISE

DEPTH CHART (UNDER CONTRACT)

SP    C-
JURRJENS
ROGERS
J CASTRI\O
J SALGADO
M GARCIA
R WILLIAMSON

RP   D+
H KUO
A BASTARDO
A DELGADO
B CASSEVAH
S BRASSARD
H HUMPHREY

CP/RP     B-
KUO
PINTO
CORDOVA

C          C-
McKENRY
B ROSA

1B      A OR D
CABRERA (OPT)
J NOBLES
F FELICIIANO

2B  C
N CRAIG

3B   A-
P ALVAREZ
D ROBINETTE


SS  B-
S CAIRO

LF  B
C CRAWFORD
J GOMEZ

CF  a+
A CONNOR
O VALDEZ

RF  B
ZOBRIST