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Projected Lineup (2003 stats) Pos. Player Avg. HR RBI SB CF Brad Wilkerson .268 19 77 13 SS Orlando Cabrera .297 17 80 24 2B Jose Vidro .310 15 65 3 RF Carl Everett .287 28 92 8 1B Nick Johnson .284 14 47 5 3B Tony Batista .235 26 99 4 LF Juan Rivera .266 7 26 0 C Brian Schneider .230 9 46 0 Projected Rotation (2003 stats) H Player W-L ERA WHIP RH Livan Hernandez 15-10 3.20 1.21 RH Tony Armas Jr. 2-1 2.61 1.06 RH Tomo Ohka 10-12 4.16 1.40 RH Zach Day 9-8 4.18 1.45 RH Claudio Vargas 6-8 4.34 1.33 FANTASY BASEBALL Sign up Today! • NEW! Baseball Commissioner Full service league management tool. $99.95 per league • NEW! Fantasy Baseball Conquer your league and take home the pennant. $19.95 per team • NEW! Salary Cap Challenge Select your dream team with a $75 million budget. $9.95 per team

Somehow the Expos trek on, and this year they'll have to survive without their two best players from 2003, star outfielder Vladimir Guerrero, who signed as a free agent with Anaheim, and hard-throwing righty Javier Vazquez, who was traded to the Yankees.

There's no slam dunk selection -- Orlando Cabrera, Jose Vidro and even Livan Hernandez is worthy of the tag, but a player who will likely put up the best numbers is rightfielder and cleanup hitter Carl Everett. A switch-hitter who split time last season between the Rangers and White Sox, expect Everett to thrive and approach 30 home runs, 100 RBIs while also getting into double figures in steals.

Not one member of the Expos spring 40-man roster was born before 1970 and only two of them, Carl Everett and Joey Eischen (both 33), will be older than 30 on Opening Day. With such a young squad only one player who has a chance of making the team out of camp, backup catcher Gregg Zaun, fits into this category.

Leftfield: The Expos have at least half a dozen candidates for the job but expect Juan Rivera and Termel Sledge to distinguish themselves. Rivera, a righthanded hitter acquired in the Vazquez trade, looked comfortable at the plate and played good defense when given a chance with the Yankees over the last two seasons. He has good power and could hit 15 home runs if he plays every day. In Triple A last season, the lefthanded-hitting Sledge batted .324 with 22 home runs, 92 RBIs and 13 steals while leading the Pacific Coast League in runs. Look for the two to split the job, limiting each of their fantasy values.

Andy Fox was the only veteran major leaguer selected in this year's Rule 5 Draft, meaning he will likely stay on the Expos roster all season as a backup infielder. A major contributor for the Marlins in 2002 when he stole 31 bases, Fox barely cracked the lineup last season. This year he'll see ample playing time and will likely steal close to 20 bases -- grab him with your last pick.

The Expos are surprisingly deep in their bullpen. Former Mexican League closer Luis Ayala won 10 games last season with an ERA under 3.00. Another option is Chad Cordero, a 2003 draft pick from Cal-State Fullerton who had a 1.64 ERA in 12 appearances as a rookie. Should Biddle struggle Ayala will fill in, but don't be surprised if Cordero eventually gets the call.

One look at Tony Batista's awkward open stance and you think there's no way this guy can make contact, but over the last four seasons he's hit 123 home runs. NL Pitchers will have difficulty adjusting to Batista because it will take a while before they realize they can't blow the fastball by him. Batista will hit his 25 to 30 home runs but can he get his average above .250?

Tony Armas Jr., Nick Johnson, Brian Schneider

Ron Calloway, Henry Mateo, Gregg Zaun