Let's go through the list:
SP John Thomson - our new #4 starter is out before we even start
LF Reed Johnson - our leadoff hitter and spark plug
RP Brandon League - our setup man who was on his way to becoming one of the best relievers in the division
CP BJ Ryan - our closer out for the season, pretty much dominated last year
3B Troy Glaus - our best power hitter..gone
C Gregg Zaun - the only catcher we have who can handle pitchers..gone
SP Gustavo Chacin - there goes our #3 starter
SP Victor Zambrano - there goes the #5 starter!
SP Roy Halladay - and there goes arguably the best pitcher in the majors
Our opening starting rotation? Bolded are injured.
Halladay
Burnett
Chacin
Thomson
Okha/Towers/Zambrano
Our relief crew? Well our setup man and closer are injured, so there goes the majority of the bullpen.
3 plus our new 5th starter gone.
Our starting lineup? Again, bolded are injured
Johnson
Overbay
Wells
Thomas
Glaus
Rios
Zaun
Hill
Clayton
So all in all, we've lost:
Our ace, #3, #4 and #5 starters.
Our setup man and closer
Our top catcher.
Our leadoff man and cleanup hitter.
We were sucking it up before this happened, but now it's horrific.
Anyone else had their team go through this?
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