Opening Day Projections

Yesterday I wrote about Johnny Damon, and how his time in pinstripes was likely up. Today, I plan on following that up with what I would project the Yankees 2010 opening starting lineup/roster to be, vs. that of the Mets. Keep in mind that these lineups may not necessarily be the one's that Joe Girardi and Jerry Manuel plan on producing, nevertheless, as followed is what I think would be best for each team. Why am I pulling the Mets into this? Simply... I enjoy making a mockery of them. Without further to do:

Yankees Mets

Starting Lineup: Starting Lineup:

1) Derek Jeter, SS 1) Jose Reyes, SS

2) Curtis Granderson, CF 2) Luis Castillo, 2B

3) Mark Teixeira, 1B 3) David Wright, 3B

4) Alex Rodriguez, 3B 4) Jason Bay, LF

5) Robinson Cano, 2B 5) Jeff Francoeur, RF

6) Jorge Posada, C 6) Daniel Murphy, 1B

7) Nick Swisher, RF 7) Angel Pagan, CF

8) Nick Johnson, DH 8) Omir Santos, C

9) Brett Gardner, LF 9) Johan Santana, P

Starting Rotation: Starting Rotation:

1) CC Sabathia 1) Johan Santana

2) AJ Burnett 2) Mike Pelfrey

3) Andy Pettitte 3) John Maine

4) Javier Vazquez 4) Oliver Perez

5) Phil Hughes 5) Fernando Nieve

Setup Man, Closer: Setup Man, Closer:

Joba Chamberlain Sean Green

Mariano Rivera Francisco Rodriguez

Yup... seems to me like the 2009 season is a very accurate foreshadowing of the 2010 season. Oh, and in case Met fans were wondering, the picture above was taken right after Luis Castillo dropped a pop-up. Look Luis, everyone was laughing at you.