2011 arizona diamondbacks & 2011 kansas city royals

this is the first of all 30 baseball teams overview for the 2011 season. additions and subtractions of key players in the offseason and their projected starting lineups and rotation candidates.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

2010 RECORD (67-95)

ADD:

starting pitcher- zach duke,

starting pitcher- david hernandez

third baseman- melvin mora

outfielder- xavier nady

relief pitcher- j.j. putz

SUB:

first baseman- adam laroche

third baseman- mark reynolds

starting pitcher- brandon webb

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP:

second base- kelly johnson

shortstop- stephen drew

right field- justin upton

first base- russell branyon

center field- chris young

catcher- miguel montero

left field- xavier nady

third base- melvin mora

ROTATION CANDIDATES:

zach duke

joe saunders

daniel hudson

ian kennedy

armando galarraga

barry enright

aaron heilman

KANSAS CITY ROYALS

2010 RECORD (67-95)

ADD:

outfielder- melky cabrera

outfielder- lorenzo cain

shortstop- alcides escobar

starting pitcher- jeff francis

outfielder- jeff francoeur

starting pitcher- jeremy jeffress

SUB:

starting pitcher- brain bannister

shortstop- yuniesky betancourt

outfielder- david dejesus

starting pitcher- zack greinke

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP:

third base- mike aviles

center field- melky cabrera

first base- billy butler

designated hitter- kila ka'aihue

right field- jeff francoeur

left field- alex gordon

catcher- branyan pena

second base- chris getz

short stop- alcides escobar

ROTATION CANDIDATES:

luke hochevar

kyle davies

vin mazzaro

jeff francis

sean o'sullivan

bruce chen