How can a late expansion team compete in this star studded league ? Well first you build you team holistically like the Expos did, with good young talent and secondly you hire yourself a manager who’s had some good post season experience in KOD. While having only 2 HOF’er at their disposal (Andrew “Hawk” Dawson & Gary “Kid” Carter), the Expos have a lot of rock solid All-Stars to surround them. Tim Wallach and Larry Parrish will be well above average at the hot corner, while Larry Walker and Ellis Valentine will hit for power and dare base runners to go from 1st to 3rd on their cannon arms. Often overlooked in HOF balloting is “the Rock”, Tim Raines, who has that unique combination of speed and power and an uncanny ability to get on base when it counts most. The pitching staff does not really have an ace, but it is solid all the way through. Steve Rogers will be the defacto ace and Scott Sanderson, Steve Renko and Bryn Smith will back him up. El Presidente, Dennis Martinez, could be the wild card. If he has a great season the ‘Spos will go far. Jeff Reardon will close games out as the stopper from the pen.
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