This should be interesting. Take another team that your not a fan of, and make some moves that will better their team. Obivously try to keep it within reason.

Omar Minaya:
Trade/release every non-Hispanic person in the team and replace them for Hispanic players, possibly including a swap of John Maine for Jose Lima :P

I'll do the Cleveland Indians

Inhouse moves. Cabrera to SS


I'd sign Brian Fuentes to a 3/33 million deal.
Sign Giambi to a 1 year $9 million deal.
Sign Derek Lowe for 4/55

Trade Wes Hodges and Fraklyn Gut... for Kelly Johnson.
Trade Adam Miller, David Huff and Tony Sipp for Garret Atkins
Trade Peralta to the Red Sox for Manny Delcarman, Ryan Dent and Daniel Bard

Lineup
CF: Sizemore
2B: Johnson
C: V-Mart
1B: Giambi
3B: Atkins
DH: Hafner
RF: Fransisco
LF: LaPorta
SS: Cabrera

Rotation
Carmona
Lee
Lowe
Westbrook
Reyes

Fuentes
Lewis
Perez

Peralta wouldn't pull that from the Sox, and I'd say that's a bit much for Lowe, but I guess league average kinda guys do make that much nowadays.

I'm pretty sure Lowrie has the 09 SS job locked down, not sure why they'd trade for Peralta.

I'll do the Phillies:

Sign AJ Burnett, for...idk
Let Pat Burrell walk...not a great long term signing, and he will want at least 4 years
Sign Juan Rivera for 2 yrs/12 mil
Sign Casey Blake for a similar deal
Sign Pudge Rodriguez for a similar deal

Not sure if they'd have the money for this, but they should have a couple guys coming off the books and if they make a couple salary dumps it could happen. 2 decent corner OFs for 2 yrs each would be perfect to open up spots for the prospects when they are ready.

09 lineup:

C Rodriguez
1B Howard
2B Utley
3B Feliz/Blake
SS Rollins
LF Rivera
CF Victorino
RF Blake/Jenkins

Roto

Hamels
Burnett
Myers
Kendrick/Moyer
Carrasco?