how good is david delluci-OF Phillies?
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David Dellucci is a one-dimensional scrub. Philadelphia fell in love with the 29 home runs he hit last season for Texass. What they should've considered is that the HR total was probably steroid influenced (think Brady Anderson and 50 HRs in 1996), that Texass plays at the joke known as Ameriquest Bandbox Field, and that in the tradition of most Texass Ranger hitters, all Dellucci does is swing from the heels and try to hit the ball out of the park.
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I think he deserves it. He isn't really a rookie, he played last year and went 8-5 with a 4.02 ERA, but he was a pleasant surprise in his rookie year. He was out performed by Shawn Chacon as a Yankee, but he is still deserving of that 3rd spot because he is young and he has a lot room for improvement and if he improves like he is obviously predicted to do, he could be the ace of that rotation. But to answer your question about if he's going to keep his spot, Shawn Chacon or Carl Pavano could easily sneak up on him and take his spot, but he should stay on the pitching rotation.
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i think they have a shot at coming in 2nd in the division and maybe snagging the Wild Card.  it's really going to depend on how their pitching can hold up.  if halladay and burnett limit their trips to the DL and Ryan can close games effectively, they will do well.
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check out juan pierre, avg. steals, runs scored. hes a winner
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beltran is one of the true great players in the game today, hits , hits for power in the clutch, great fielder w/ good "arm", runs fast and smart... whats not to keep?.. is he worth the money??.. no ball player is worth the money they get.. but at least he puts fans in the seats, many over paid players do not.
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I live in Japan and have watched Matsuzaka from his high school days.  He is a good pitcher, but not worth $51 Million.  He will do very well the first year, maybe even up to three years, but he will fade.  As soon as the MLB players learn his pitches, they will hit him just as they did Nomo, and Ishii, and soon Saito.
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Jeter is a very good shortstop.  He is probably a bit stronger on the offensive side than defense contributing to him being "very good."  \n\nHe is a good leadoff type hitter offensively as far as power and speed.  His numbers on the defensive side are about average for his position.\n\nHe has done this consistently over the last 10 seasons which adds to his his legacy.  He will definitely go down in history as one of the better shortstops.\n\nSee the stats link below for supporting data.
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dont listen to anybody on here except for the last guy. your team is good and the only thing i think you are lacking is speed for SB but everything else seems like it is covered well. i think you should pick up jacobs from florida as a back up 1B cause he is gonna be extremely good this year and Hermida from florida is said to be the best rookie this year so that could be another and for pitchers i would get aaron small from the yankess 10-0 last year in about 15 games with a good era and he will certainly get wins for you
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although it's no guarantee, it looks like the mets have a great shot at winning the nl east in 2006.\n\nthe 2005 standings:\n\natlanta: 90-72\nphilly:  88-74\nmets:    83-79\nflorida: 83-79\nwash:    81-81\n\nnow, washington performed well above what was expected of them, as they gave up 30 more runs than they scored.  florida has traded all of their talent for prospects.  therefore, those 2 teams are likely not going to win the division.\n\natlanta lost their leadoff batter and sparkplug rafael furcal and replaced him with edgar renteria, who was great two years ago but does not provide the same offensive or defensive weapons that furcal does.  atlanta also got a monster year out of andruw jones, who likely will not repeat that performance.  also, the braves lost their closer, kyle farnsworth, to the yankees and will likely go with chris reitsma, who was good but not great last year in limited duty.  however, the young players on the braves roster such as jeff francoeur, adam laroche, and ryan langerhans should develop further.  also, a full season of former mvp chipper jones would be helpful.  that leaves the braves with a good chance to win 90 games again.  \n\nthe phillies traded jim thome to the white sox for aaron rowand, which improves their team even though i feel they should have gotten more for thome.  with a shot at first base for a full season, ryan howard should put up some incredible numbers.  chase utley, their 2nd baseman, should also leap to stardom this year.  however, the phillies other big star, bobby abreu, wants to be traded, and that most likely means that the phils will not get full value for him.  lastly, they lost their elite closer, billy wagner, to the mets.  tom gordon, though he's old, should be a serviceable replacement, but will not be as lights-out as wagner.  unless brett myers becomes consistent and shows he can be an ace, the phillies pitching staff is comprised basically of a #2 starter, 3 #3 starters and a #4.  many teams would be happy with that pitching staff, but it doesn't win the division for you.\n\nthat leaves the mets.  the mets record last year was worse than it should have been, as they scored many more runs than they gave up.  trading for carlos delgado to replace the worst 1b positional output in the majors will be a big boost.  signing wagner to close instead of the shaky braden looper will help a lot as well, as looper blew 8 of 36 save chances.  add in the continued development of david wright, who exploded at the end of last season, and jose reyes, as well as a bounceback year for center fielder carlos beltran, and the mets look very good up and down.  paul lo duca should provide similar numbers to last year's fading mike piazza, but should also stay healthy, as the mets backup, ramon castro, is solid and should play every fourth game or so.  the mike cameron-xavier nady trade made a lot of people say "huh?", but it's actually good for the mets, as victor diaz has proven himself worthy of a shot to play in right field every day.  if jae seo gets a chance to start for the full season and performs like he did at the end of last season, he will be a solid #2 pitcher.  problems could include the aging of tom glavine and steve trachsel, the inconsistency of kris benson, and the lack of bullpen depth.  i'm not convinced that uber-GM omar minaya won't get his team more help in the bullpen, with rumors abound that the mets wish to sign danys baez, the devil rays all-star closer, to set up for wagner.\n\nall in all, this mets team could win 100 games and take the nl east easily.
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Yes. Their pitching is superb, their hitting is excellent (Chris Shelton...) And their defense is good. Watch them at the end of the season as they make a run at the AL Central.
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Canseco got what he had coming. I used to be a big fan of his. I am from Cincinnati but I rooted for the A's in the 90 world series against the Reds because I liked Canseco, McGuire, Dave Stewart and others so much but I fell out of favor with those guys. I would never deny a 12 year old kid my autograph. Jose is a dick and that's why he's poor and has to scrum off of his brother Ozzie now, even though he's broke too!!
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They're in a very tough division with the Braves, Mets and Nationals.\n\nTake it from a Yankee fan, losing Billy Wagner and gaining Tom Gordon isnt going to help.  He chokes under pressure like nobody's business.\n\nRyan Howard, Chase Utley, Bobby Abreu and Pat Burrell will have to step up and carry the offense, and Jimmy Rollins needs to become a force at the top of the order for the Phils to go anywhere this year.
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r u kiddin me?!\nYes! and he still runs great\na saw him open a game on Giants Stadium like a month ago...\nmaybe less than a month..
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Look at it this way, TO is a good player. If given the chance he can be all he can be. bBut he has to be able to contain his mouth and get along with his teammates. You cant critisize the team and expect to be in the same organization. If TO can contain his mouth and let his physical talent to the talking for him, He will do great in Dallas
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he's a good playerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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he is a career .281 hitter.\nhe is currently hitting .261.\nand averages 18-ish HR a year.\nhe currently has 4.  so he might go over that.\nso not too far off.\n\nMets definitely overpaied for him.
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Looks like he was drafted in '00, but hasn't made the majors yet.  He spent most of this past season on the disabled list but had good numbers the previous years at A and AA level in the minors.  I expect he'll start the season with Florida's AAA affiliate in Albuquerque.