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 - great #2- 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
- File:JK small.JPGLHP Jamal King - 93mph - low control, Doc Gooden - Hsld-scb-splt
Bullpen
RHP Justin Baker - 94mph - 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 - 103mph - flamethrowing reliever, poor control - chg-Hsnk
LHP Pedro Vermilyea - 93mph - lefty gyroball 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 Marco 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
- File:MG small.JPG3B 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)
Pitchers
RHP Darren Reichert - 96mph, sidearm reliever/closer - fork-sifb-snk
- File:JR small.JPGRHP Jose Rodriguez - 95mph, poor control/pitches - cb-chg
RHP Brad Van Hekken - middle relief
- File:ME small.JPGLHP Miguel Esquival - reliever/catcher?
- File:NT small.JPGRHP Nolan Tidd - 96mph - starter - cut-kncb-splt-2sfb
Fielders
- File:EJ small.JPG2B Elijah Johnson, Switch-hitter
IF Owen Burke - 3B/2B/1B
1B Rick Cunnane hitting prospect
- File:RZ small.JPGOF Ramon Zuniga - power prospect, not much fielding
OF Joakim Mercado - Righty, LF, CF - speedy defensive outfielder
- File:NP small.JPGC Nino Pena - catching prospect
