M's Preview

To start things off, let's go over the starting line-up. Batting lead-off for the M's for the 7th straight year is Ichiro Suzuki,cf,who has averaged a .331 avg. and 200+ hits in each of his 7 seasons with the M's. Hitting second is Adrian Beltre,3b, who is solid in the field but has struggled at the plate since coming to the M's from the Dodgers in 04 when he battd .334 with a league leading 48 hr's and 121 rbi's. In theh 3rd spot is Jose Vidro dh, who is a proven .300 who played his entire career with the Expos and Nationals club. Batting clean-up for the M's is Raul Ibanez lf, who is coming off a career year with 33 hr's and 133 rbi's. A very consistent ball player. In the 5th spot is Richie Sexson 1b, who is the M's biggest hr threat. Used to bat clean-up but the decline is his B.A was just too much. Batting 6th is Jose Guillen rf, who has potential of having a 30 and 90 season. Hitting 7th is Kenji Johjima c, who has fitted in well since joining the club last season. Had decent stats as a rookie with a .291 ave. and 18 hr's with 76 rbi's. In the 8th spot is Jose Lopez 2b, who was actually an all-star last season when he got off to a hot first half of the season. Good hitter and fielder but a little inconsistent. Last but not least, batting 9th for the M's is Yuniesky Betancourt ss, who is said to be one the best defensive ss in thee entire league. Good hitter who needs to improve if he wants to make a name for himself as an elite player.