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Starting Line-Up

• Catcher - Rob Johnson
• 1st Baseman - Casey Kotchman
• 2nd Baseman - Robinson Cano
• Shortstop - Jack Wilson
• 3rd Baseman - Chone Figgins
• Left Field - Eric Byrnes
• Center Field - Franklin Gutierrez
• Right Field - Milton Bradley
• Designated Hitter - Ken Griffey Jr.

Bench

• 1st Baseman - Mike Carp
• Outfielder - Ryan Langerhans
• Left Fielder/Center Fielder - Michael Saunders
• 3rd Baseman - Jack Hannahan
• Catcher - Adam Moore
• 2nd Baseman/Shortstop - Matt Tuiasosopo
• 1st Baseman - Ryan Garko

Starting Rotation

• Felix Hernandez
• Cliff Lee
• Zack Grienke
• Ian Snell
• Garrett Olson

Bullpen

• David Aardsma (Closer)
• Mark Lowe
• Sean White
• Brandon League
• Luke French
• Jason M. Vargas
• Doug W. Fister
• Kanekoa Texeira
• Shawn Kelley

Top 10 Prospects

1) Jesus Montero , C, Grade A: I know that his position is up in the air, but I love this bat so much that I'm going to give him a straight Grade A. This is a Mike Piazza /Manny Ramirez type bat. (Acquired from Yankees)

2) Mike Montgomery, LHP, Grade B+ : Looks like the best combination of projection and performance in the organization. (Acquired from Royals) 

3) Michael Saunders , OF, Grade B : I don't like him as much as some people do. I see him more as a solid .270/.330/.450 type than a future star, but he should have a long career.

4) Manny Banuelos, LHP, Grade B- : Borderline Grade B. Intriguing young lefty, undersized but has a very good arm and has performed quite well thus far. (Acquired from Yankees)

5) Gabriel Noriega , SS, Grade B- : I have issues with his strike zone judgment, but am intrigued enough with his youth, glove, and overall tools to cut him some slack at this point. Could go up to B+ next year, or down to C if he can't hit at Clinton.

6) Alex Liddi , 3B, Grade B- : High Desert inflates his numbers, but I think he made some real progress. He looks like a better player to me at this point than Triunfel. Double-A will tell us a lot.

7) Carlos Triunfel , SS-3B, Grade B- : Injury mulligan. . .but at some point the numbers have to start living up to the hype. Doesn't turn 20 until February, but he looks more like a third baseman to me than a shortstop.

8) Nick Franklin, SS, Grade B- : Very intriguing middle infielder from the '09 draft, could make a great DP combo with Noriega.

9) Michael Pineda, RHP, Grade B- : Pitched great at High Desert. Main concern is health. I know scouts aren't wild about him, but I prefer him to the tools goofs on the rest of the list. However, I have enough concerns about his elbow to keep him at a B-. If he's healthy I think he's going to surprise people.

10) Eric Hosmer, 1B, Grade B- : A difficult grade. Will the lasik surgery fix whatever was bothering him in '09?  If so, could vault back to the top of the list. (Acquired from Royals)

Completed Trades