Manager: Jim Leyland (8th year).
Stadium: Three Rivers (58,729).
Last season: 96-66 (1st in East, 9 games ahead).
Fact fact: Don Slaught’s .345 average last season was the highest by a catcher with 250 or more at bats since Elston Howard’s .348 in ’61.
Projected ’93 starting lineup, with ’92 stats:
Player, position AB Avg HR RBI SB
1. A. Martin lf 12 .167 0 2 0
2. J. Bell ss 632 .264 9 55 7
3. A. Van Slyke cf 614 .324 14 89 12
4. J. King 3b 480 .231 14 65 4
5. O. Merced rf 405 .247 6 60 5
6. K. Young 1b 7 .571 0 4 1
7. M. LaValliere c 293 .256 2 29 0
8. C. Garcia 2b 39 .205 0 4 0
Projected starting rotation and stopper, with ’92 stats
Pitcher Gm IP W L Sv ERA
1. Z. Smith, L 23 141 8 8 0 3.06
2. T. Wakefield, R 13 92 8 1 0 2.15
3. D. Otto, L (Cle) 18 80 5 9 0 7.06
4. R. Tomlin, L 35 209 14 9 0 3.41
5. B. Walk, R 36 135 10 6 2 3.20
