Charlotte Chargers 2008
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Below is a continuation of my Charlotte Chargers custom team from the original MLB Power Pros. Most players will have a familiar look, with slight changes in pitches and handed-ness, and some players dropping off the team. I have tried to develop a realistic, balanced team, complete with some weaknesses and even negative abilities. Most have last names pronounceable by the game voice; those names will be bolded below.
Many teams have maxed-out players, with multiple A's and all kinds of special abilities; this is NOT my intent. I want realistic MLB or slightly below level talent; once I have beaten Season Mode I will begin a Season Mode game with this team on a high difficulty level for additional challenge. Additionally, I try to include several ethnicities and skin tones in my players, and name them accordingly. Players hail from the US, China, Japan, Cuba, the Dominican, Venezuela, Canada, Denmark, Puerto Rico, and Colombia.
I am still creating this team in Success mode, but wanted to start documenting the team and get the players all assembled. The depth chart shows how positions should be organized; I have tried to include triple-coverage where possible. Please feel free to copy these players, and use this entire team as an arrange team in your MLBPP game; I would love to hear how they do!
25-Man Roster
Starting Rotation:
- RHP James Calloway - 99mph - hard-throwing ace, cut-cb-chg-sifb
- RHP Javier Aceves -96 mph - finesse - good release, pickoff, groundball- slv-sc-fork-2sfb
- LHP Kiyoshi Sakata - 93mph - knuckleballing japanese, kn-snk-shu-snk
- LHP David Gregorio - 93mph - high Stamina, wily 5th starter/long man - sld-Hsnk-fosh
- LHP Jamal King - 93mph - low control, Doc Gooden - Hsld-scb-splt
Bullpen
- RHP Justin Baker - 93mph - long man/swing starter - Cchg-cb-2sfb
- RHP Scott Trzesniak - 94mph - high control, good pitches, possible starter - fosh-kn-scb-snk
- RHP Nate Andrews - 90mph - good spin, gd low pitch curveballer - Vsld-dcb-kncb
- RHP Shengjun Ishida - 94mph - sinkerballer, mop-up, submariner - palm-shu-snk
- RHP Carlos Sanhueza - 95mph - middle relief, backup LF - Hsld-kncb-sld
- LHP Joe Tyler - 95mph - lefty setup/specialist - dcb-cchg-sld
- RHP Marty Stone - 101+mph - flamethrowing reliever, poor control - chg-Hsnk
- LHP Pedro Vermilyea - 96mph - lefty setup/closer, sidearm - palm-2sfb
Fielders
- CF Dante Warner, Righty - all around great CF
- 2B Keith Colamarino, Righty - SS/2B - contact hitter
- 1B Paul Perry, Lefty - good contact, good power
- RF Nick James, Lefty, 1B/RF/C, slugger/power threat
- 3B Rico Valenzuela, Righty - great patience, bat control
- C Raul Hernandez, Switch-hitter, great fielding catcher, some power
- SS Chomei Matsubara, Righty, super-utility infielder
- LF Enrico Santiago, Lefty - defensive OF, great arm/fielding/speed
Bench
- 3B Martin Grybowski, Righty, backup 3B and corner OF
- OF Ryan Evert, Lefty - all-rounder, all OF positions
- IF Rafael Navarro, Righty, backup SS/2B/3B, utility man
- C Dusty Boyd, Righty, trash talk, backup 1B, decent hitter/power
AAA (most of these are just ideas; many will not be made)
- RHP Nolan Tidd - 96mph - starter - cut-kncb-splt-2sfb
- RHP Jose Rodriguez - 95mph, poor control/pitches - cb-chg
- LHP Miguel Esquival - reliever
- RHP Darren Reichert - reliever/closer, sidearm
- 2B Elijah Johnson, Switch-hitter
- IF Owen Burke - 3B/2B/1B
- 1B Rick Cunnane hitting prospect
- OF Ramon Zuniga - power prospect, not much fielding
- OF Joakim Mercado - Righty, LF, CF - speedy defensive outfielder
- C Nino Pena - catching prospect
