Ultimate 10-Year Rosters

TPD's "Ultimate 10 Year Rosters" is a new piece we're going to be doing, in which we look at the rosters for all of the MLB teams from 1995-2005 and analyze who would make up their ultimate roster from those 10 years.  Imagine a Mariners team with Ichiro, A-Rod, Griffey Jr, etc.  We'll go over every team and list them in alphabetical order:

Arizona Diamondbacks:

Catcher: Damian Miller
1B: Mark Grace
2B: Jay Bell
3B: Matt Williams
SS: Tony Womack
OF: Luis Gonzalez
OF: Steve Finley
OF: Shawn Green
UTL/DH: Quinton McCracken/Alex Cintron

SP: Randy Johnson
SP: Curt Schilling
SP: Brandon Webb
SP: Omar Daal

RP: Byung-Hyun Kim
RP: Jose Valverde
RP: Matt Mantei

Cutting Room Floor: Richie Sexson, Lyle Overbay, Johnny Estrada, Craig Counsel, Roberto Alomar, Troy Glaus, Jose Guillen, Chris Capuano, Javier Vasquez, Brandon Lyon.


Atlanta Braves:

Catcher: Javy Lopez
1B: Andres Gallaraga
2B: Marcus Giles
3B: Chipper Jones
SS: Rafael Furcal
OF: David Justice
OF: Andruw Jones
OF: Gary Sheffield
UTL/DH: Ryan Klesko

SP: Greg Maddux
SP: Tom Glavine
SP: John Smoltz*
SP: Tim Hudson

RP: John Rocker
RP: Kerry Lightenberg
RP: Dan Kolb
*John Smoltz receive RP mention as well.

Cutting Room Floor: Johnny Estrada, Brian McCann, Adam LaRoche, Fred McGriff, Mark Derosa, Quilvio Veras, Ken Caminiti, Jose Hernandez, Jermaine Dye, Kenny Lofton, Brian Jordan, J.D. Drew, B.J. Surhoff, Kevin Millwood, Mike Remlinger.




Baltimore Orioles:


Catcher: Chris Hailes
1B: Rafael Palmeiro
2B: Brian Roberts
3B: Cal Ripken Jr.
SS: Miguel Tejada
OF: Brady Anderson
OF: Melvin Mora
OF: Albert Belle
UTL/DH: Harold Baines


SP: Mike Mussina
SP: Kevin Brown
SP: David Wells
SP: Sidney Ponson


RP: B.J. Ryan
RP: Jorge Julio
RP: Arthur Rhodes


Cutting Room Floor: Javy Lopez, Jeff Conine, Jerry Hairston, Delino DeSheilds, Roberto Alomar, Mike Bordick, Jeffrey Hammonds, Bobby Bonilla, Eric Davis, B.J. Surhoff, Sammy Sosa, Eric Byrnes, Scott Erickson, Erik Bedard, Rodrigo Lopez, Chris Ray, Mike Trombley, Mike Timlin, Buddy Groom




Boston Red Sox:


Catcher: Jason Varitek
1B:Mo Vaughn
2B: Jose Offerman
3B: Bill Mueller
SS: Nomar Garciaparra
OF: Manny Ramirez
OF: Johnny Damon
OF: Trot Nixon
UTIL/DH: David Ortiz


SP: Roger Clemens
SP: Curt Schilling
SP: Pedro Martinez
SP: Derek Lowe*


RP: Tom Gordon
RP: Keith Foulke
RP: Rick Aguliera
-Derek Lowe*


Cutting Room Floor: Jose Conseco, Kevin Millar, John Valentine, Shea Hillenbrand, Orlando Cabrera, Edgar Renteria, Troy O'Leary, Darren Bragg, Carl Everett, Rickey Henderson, Tim Wakefield, Erik Hanson, Bret Saberhagen, Dennis Eckersley, Rod Beck, Ugeith Urbina




Chicago Cubs:



Catcher: Scott Servais
1B: Mark Grace
2B: Ryne Sandburg
3B: Aramis Ramirez
SS: Shawon Dunston
OF: Sammy Sosa
OF: Moises Alou
OF: Gary Matthews Jr.
UTIL/DH: Derek Lee

SP: Kerry Wood
SP: Mark Prior
SP: Greg Maddux
SP: Carlos Zambrano

RP: Rod Beck
RP: Kyle Farnsworth
RP: Ryan Dempster

Cutting Room Floor: Benito Santiago, Joe Girardi, Todd Hundley, Michael Barrett, Fred McGriff, Micky Morandini, Eric Young, Mark Grudzielanek, Jeff Blauser, Doug Glanville, Rondell White, Corey Patterson, Jaime Navarro, Steve Trachsel, Jon Leiber, Matt Clement, Randy Myers, Turk Wendell, Tom Gordon, LaTroy Hawkins





Chicago White Sox



Catcher: A.J. Pierzynski
1B: Paul Konerko
2B: Ray Durham
3B: Robin Ventura
SS: Ozzie Guillen
OF: Magglio Ordonez
OF: Carlos Lee
OF: Aaron Rowand
UTIL/DH: Frank Thomas

SP: Alex Fernandez
SP: Mark Burhle
SP: Esteban Loaiza
SP: Mike Sirotka

RP: Roberto Hernandez
RP: Keith Foulke
RP: Bobby Jenks

Cutting Room Floor: Chad Krueter, Mark Johnson, Sandy Alomar, Miguel Olivo, De'Angelo Jimenez, Roberto Alomar, Greg Norton, Herbert Perry, Royce Clayton, John Kruk, Harold Baines, Jose Conseco, Tim Raines, Albert Belle, Mike Cameron, Kenny Lofton, Jermaine Dye, James Baldwin, Doug Drabek, Bartolo Colon, Bill Simas, Bob Howry, Damaso Marte