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With ZiPS where available.

C
Russell Martin 237/337/407 16 HR 6 SB 105 OPS+ 7 Def
Sandy Leon 217/285/317 5 HR 1 SB 65 OPS+ 7 Def
John Hicks 213/253/297 4 HR 8 SB 58 OPS+ 3 Def

1B
Nick Evans 252/307/419 10 HR 1 SB 96 OPS+ 0 Def
Andy Wilkins 242/294/437 24 HR 2 SB 97 OPS+ -2 Def
Nate Freiman 238/297/398 14 HR 0 SB 94 OPS+ -1 Def

2B
Dustin Pedroia 278/340/392 10 HR 12 SB 101 OPS+ 12 Def
Josh Rutledge 231/280/351 9 HR 10 SB 80 OPS+ -6 Def (SS)

SS
Jhonny Peralta 265/326/423 15 HR 2 SB 106 OPS+ 6 Def
Chris Owings 276/309/410 9 HR 16 SB 95 OPS+ 2 Def

3B
Kyle Seager 261/327/430 21 HR 9 SB 117 OPS+ 2 Def

LF
Ryan Braun 287/352/500 27 HR 17 SB 129 OPS+ -2 Def (RF)

CF
LJ Hoes 254/318/342 5 HR 10 SB 84 OPS+ 1 Def

RF
Jose Bautista 267/384/515 29 HR 6 SB 146 OPS+ 2 Def

SP
Hyun-jin Ryu 168.1 IP 151 K 39 BB 3.26 ERA 110 ERA+
Kyle Lohse 163.1 IP 114 K 35 BB 3.91 ERA 99 ERA+
Martin Perez 99 IP 65 K 32 BB 4.27 ERA 97 ERA+ (ETA July)
Jarrod Parker 142 IP 102 K 49 BB 3.99 ERA 96 ERA+ (ETA June)
Jonathon Niese 171.2 IP 132 K 46 BB 3.77 ERA 94 ERA+
Brandon Beachy 58 IP 45 K 25 BB 4.19 ERA 91 ERA+ (ETA June)
Jeremy Hellickson 130.2 IP 98 K 37 BB 4.48 ERA 87 ERA+
Dan Straily 165 IP 153 K 70 BB 4.75 ERA 83 ERA+
Robbie Ray 125.2 IP 97 K 54 BB 5.01 ERA 78 ERA+

Bullpen
Greg Holland 63 IP 91 K 22 BB 2.14 ERA 187 ERA+
Luke Hochevar 32.2 IP 34 K 10 BB 3.31 ERA 121 ERA+
Fernando Abad 54 IP 47 K 15 BB 3.17 ERA 120 ERA+
Joakim Soria 36.2 IP 38 K 10 BB 3.44 ERA 119 ERA+
Jason Frasor 41.1 IP 41 K 17 BB 3.48 ERA 115 ERA+
Shawn Kelley 54 IP 64 K 20 BB 3.00 ERA 114 ERA+
Zach Putnam 61 IP 54 K 26 BB 3.69 ERA 111 ERA+
Blake Parker 50.2 IP 58 K 18 BB 3.55 ERA 106 ERA+
Aaron Crow 58.1 48 K 23 BB 4.01 ERA 95 ERA+
Tyler Thornburg 50.2 IP 48 K 26 BB 4.09 ERA 95 ERA+
Arodys Vizcaino 53 IP 45 K 25 BB 4.42 ERA 86 ERA+
Wilking Rodriguez 24.1 IP 19 K 12 BB 5.18 ERA 76 ERA+
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Fully updated with ZiPS. Should be another interesting season in Chavez Ravine.

Lineup:
Kyle Seager is now a 3rd power bat to anchor the middle of the lineup with the Killer B's (Braun and Bautista). Pedroia, Peralta and Martin provide solid defense and good bats for their positions. Obvious glaring holes at 1B and CF will have to be improved as the threesome of Evans, Wilkins and Freiman doesn't exactly inspire fear, though slightly more than LJ Hoes who will be counted on for his speed and not much else. A typically weak bench will likely change significantly over the course of the season depending on injuries and trades.

Starting Pitching:
Ryu is the clear ace of the team, though Lohse gets an almost identical projection to last year when he carried the team down the stretch. Jon Niese looks to start his first full season with the team as a middle of the rotation guy. The returns of Perez, Parker and Beachy around midseason will provide necessary depth to a rotation that was decimated by injuries throughout last season. In the meantime, Hellickson and Straily will be used to fill some innings.

Bullpen:
As in previous years, the bullpen is a major strength. Holland is a lights-out closer and improves from last year's 175 ERA+ projection, though he didn't perform like it. Luke Hochevar (possible a few weeks late returning from TJ) will team up with Fernando Abad and Joakim Soria as primary setup men. There's plenty of depth through the middle innings, which will likely be needed with this rotation early in the season, with Frasor, Kelly, Putnam and Parker as well as some depth for injury fill-ins as needed.
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