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  1. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard

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    If Mike Lamb turned into a passable third baseman...

    ...just realized how atrocious was the defense during that era...
     
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    Aside from grandpa Biggio who exactly was so atrocious in that era? Lamb wasn't the butcher some people seem to remember him being, he just wasn't nearly as good as Ensberg and Blum.

    The overall defense was good from 03-06, and featured some elite defensive seasons from Everett, Ensberg and Taveras.
     
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  3. Castian Crew

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    Astros all defensive and no (power) hitting team:
    ss Adam Everett
    cf Willy Taveras
    c Brad Ausmus
    3b Bill Spiers

    Who else we got?
     
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  4. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard

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    The Lamb 3 errors in spring training is seated into my memory. Kent was not great at 2nd... neither was Berkman at center. Everett was incredible though but Tejada... ugh. Then no shoulder Bagwell with everyone shifting trying to cover for him...
     
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    Gerald Young
    Rodger Metzger
     
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    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard

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    I would have Marisnick over Taveras... James Mouton comes to mind. Greinke was great defensively but was too good offensively to be on this list.
     
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  7. Castian Crew

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    I wonder if they'd have 10 HRs on the year between them all.
     
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    We'll move Marisnik to lf ;)
     
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    Delete
     
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    Dave Bergman 1B
     
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    Tim Bogar?
    Maldy?
     
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    A repeat passed ball champion is not a great defensive player. Plus, he was a silver slugger finalist.
     
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    lol when?
     
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    Maldy could run into a home run now and then. He was good for 12-15 hr’s while batting .179
     
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    Possible roster:

    cf Willy Taveras
    ss Adam Everett
    3b Bill Spiers
    lf Jake Marisnik
    dh Gerald Young
    2b Tim Bogar
    1b Dave Bergman
    c Brad Ausmus
    rf Myles Straw

    May be good for 0.5 runs per game and guaranteed worst season in the history of baseball... ever
     
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  19. Tomstro

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    Marisnick had pop. Think he hit 16 one year in a backup role
     
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    That's why he's cleanup :)
     
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