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2010 Season Preview, Part 4

My 2010 Season Preview has been broken down into five parts:

1. Who's Staying/Who's Out/Who's In
2. My Batting Lineup
3. Pitching Rotation
4. Bullpen
5. Biggest Questions for the Season

Finally, the relievers.  I'm only going to discuss those who I believe have the best chance at success in their role.  Those who have read my work will already have guessed that we won't be seeing Kanehisa Arime on this list.

2010 Season Preview, Part 3

My 2010 Season Preview has been broken down into five parts:

1. Who's Staying/Who's Out/Who's In
2. My Batting Lineup
3. Pitching Rotation
4. Bullpen
5. Biggest Questions for the Season

Today I'm going to continue my fictional managerial role and break down my starting five pitchers.  Rumour has it that Marty Brown will be using a 6-man rotation to start the season, but in my opinion Rakuten just doesn't have the horses to go six deep, especially with their middle relief problems.

On to the starting rotation.

2010 Season Preview, Part 2

My 2010 Season Preview has been broken down into five parts:

1. Who's Staying/Who's Out/Who's In
2. My Batting Lineup
3. Pitching Rotation
4. Bullpen
5. Biggest Questions for the Season

Today I'll look at my fictional lineup, and attempt to justify my choices.

If I ever decided to leave my cushy job (by cushy, I mean free green tea) and take up a managerial position with the Eagles, here's how my lineup might look.  First, the batting order and fielding positions.

2010 Season Preview, Part 1

With Spring Training over and the exhibition schedule in full swing (it's actually still snowing heavily here in Sendai as I write this), it's time to clean the dust off of this corner of the internet in anticipation of the upcoming 2010 NPB season.

First, a small note.  When I started up this website last fall, in the midst of the Eagles' first-ever march into the postseason, I had a lot of free time on my hands.  A LOT.  Those days have changed however.  As a result I won't be able to provide the full day-in/day-out coverage that perhaps drew you to this site initially.

My goal for this website this season is to provide previews and recaps on a weekly basis, not a game-by-game one.  I'll also be continuing the Player Reports feature, and will do some weekend Live Blogs as well, using the Cover It Live service.

On to the preview!