the dodgers...

As the current roster becomes more and more clear its a real distinct possibility that this team is a second place team at best. I think Colorado is the team to beat and SF is a third place team but Ill discuss that tomorrow.

Hitters (14)
C Rod Barajas R/R
C Hector Gimenez S/R
1B James Loney L/L
2B Ivan DeJesus, Jr. R/R
SS Rafael Furcal S/R
3B Juan Uribe R/R
IF Jamey Carroll R/R
IF Aaron Miles S/R
LF/OF Tony Gwynn, Jr L/R
LF/1B Jay Gibbons L/L
LF/PH Marcus Thames R/R
LF/OF Xavier Paul L/L
CF Matt Kemp R/R
RF Andre Ethier L/L

Pitchers (11)
SP Clayton Kershaw L
SP Chad Billingsley R
SP Ted Lilly L
SP Hiroki Kuroda R
CL Jonathan Broxton R
RP Hong-Chih Kuo L
RP Kenley Jansen R
RP Matt Guerrier R
RP Blake Hawksworth R
RP Mike MacDougal R
RP Lance Cormier R (now added)

Disabled List (4)
SP Jon Garland R
RP Vicente Padilla R
C Dioner Navarro S/R
3B Casey Blake R/R

How would this team be a first place team?

1. keep Ivan DeJesus JR as the second baseman unless he hits worse than Mario Mendoza, which would push Uribe to third where his strong arm and lack of movement would be more suited.

2. Pray that X. Paul goes crazy with his defense and bat to keep management from unloading him, I would put money on it that he is better than Thames and Gwynn.

3. The bullpen really needs to be fixed, I mean one lefty? and that guy being dominant when healthy, but do we really expect Kuo to be healthy as the only lefty? Elbert isnt the answer, we need to go out of the organization for this one. Or bring an old friend in Joe Biemel back. say it with me, mullet, mullet...

4. The team needs a real catcher, that carlos santana for casey blake to save money is looking worse and worse by the minute...

Its not all doom and gloom for this team, just think this time last year we were looking at russ and ramon ortiz making this team... now thats a scary thought.