Samuel L Bronkowitz
Footballguy
Coming into the season healthy compared to last year when Hart, Grienke, Lucroy were all on the DL. Hart and Marcum may be limited but it sounds like they should be good to go for the opening day roster. It seems the pundits love the Cards and Reds per usual this year so the Crew could fly under the radar for a while.
- Does Ramirez provide enough protection for Braun? I think you'll see teams make Ramirez beat you until he consistently does. Braun's numbers may hurt for a while to start.
- Speaking of which, will the drug test backlash from fans/pressure get into his head?
- Can Gamel continue tearing the cover off the ball and play a consistent 1B? .275+ and 20+ HRs would be great to have from him.
- Pitching should be a strong suit again. The starters should at least keep them in most games. Does the KRod-Axford combo continue to dominate?
As with any year, there are plenty of questions. 96 wins again is probably out of their reach but I can see 85+ and contending for the Central title again
I'll be there on Friday to kick the season off
- Does Ramirez provide enough protection for Braun? I think you'll see teams make Ramirez beat you until he consistently does. Braun's numbers may hurt for a while to start.
- Speaking of which, will the drug test backlash from fans/pressure get into his head?
- Can Gamel continue tearing the cover off the ball and play a consistent 1B? .275+ and 20+ HRs would be great to have from him.
- Pitching should be a strong suit again. The starters should at least keep them in most games. Does the KRod-Axford combo continue to dominate?
As with any year, there are plenty of questions. 96 wins again is probably out of their reach but I can see 85+ and contending for the Central title again
I'll be there on Friday to kick the season off
Last edited by a moderator: