Soursurfer Reveals Lineup Card

At the halfway point of Spring Training, manager Soursurfer revealed his ideal batting order for the regular season today, barring injury.

1 - (R) William Saitou, 2B
.282 AVG, .371 OBP, 5 HR, 46 RBI, 104 SB
-> Everyone knows what Saitou's mindset is offensively. Get on anyway possible, then steal and steal some more. Saitou is a pretty good table-setter, and those 104 stolen bases puts him in a class of his own.

2 - (L) Lefty Hodges, RF
.314 AVG, .384 OBP, 8 HR, 58 RBI, 57 SB
-> More speed at the top of the order. He's not here to replace Al Ward, that much is clear. But, none of the Flash regulars hit more than .300 last year, so that stat alone is an improvement in some sense. This also allows Campos to hit in a more premiere position, vacated by Ward.

3 - (R) Willie Campos, CF
.294 AVG, .368 OBP, 25 HR, 112 RBI, 22 SB
-> It's hard to remember Campos is only 27 years old. His plate discipline and run-production are going to be key for this team, as he and 25-year-old Richard Takada will try to give the intimidating starting rotation enough offense to work with.

4 - (L) Richard Takada, SS
.272 AVG, .355 OBP, 44 HR, 126 RBI, 0 SB
-> This Japanese import gives Philly a luxury few other teams have: eye-popping offensive production out of the short stop position. The scary thing is, at 25 years of age, he's destined for even bigger things. Now that he'll be batting clean up all year, he expects an even bigger year in terms of RBIs.

5 - (R) Ramon Martin, 3B
.272 AVG, .351 OBP, 57 HR, 135 RBI, 0 SB
-> From the same city as Takada, and with eerily similar numbers from a year ago. He begins a string of power hitters in the back half of Philadelphia's order.

6 - (L) Richard McMasters, 1B
.252 AVG, .325 OBP, 48 HR, 100 RBI, 0 SB
-> Part of the home run quartet of a year ago, McMasters will bat from the 6-hole this year, a key spot in the order, and one that McMasters is certainly not guaranteed to hold on to.

7 - (L) Henry Wyatt, C
.260 AVG, .338 OBP, 44 HR, 100 RBI, 0 SB
-> Another young stud, Wyatt ends the alternating of left- and right-handers in the Philly lineup. He cooled off toward the end of last year, as young players are prone to do, so hopefully having that year of experience under his belt will keep him hot year round this time.

8 - (S) Jerome Clontz, LF
.259 AVG, .303 OBP, 43 HR, 98 RBI, 0 SB
-> Nothing but a big stick at the back of the order. He may not hit for average, but hey, that's Flash baseball. Besides, 43 HRs out of the 8-spot has gotta count for something.

No word on the starting rotation yet, Soursurfer says not to hold your breath if you were waiting for it to be revealed.