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Projected Lineup (2003 stats) Pos. Player Avg. HR RBI SB RF Ichiro Suzuki .312 13 62 34 CF Randy Winn .295 11 75 23 2B Bret Boone .294 35 117 16 1B John Olerud .269 10 83 0 DH Edgar Martinez .294 24 98 0 LF Raul Ibanez .294 18 90 8 3B Scott Spiezio .265 16 83 6 SS Rich Aurilia .277 13 58 2 C Ben Davis .236 6 42 0 Projected Rotation (2003 stats) H Player W-L ERA WHIP LH Jamie Moyer 21-7 3.27 1.23 RH Freddy Garcia 12-14 4.51 1.33 RH Joel Pineiro 16-11 3.78 1.27 RH Gil Meche 15-13 4.59 1.34 RH Ryan Franklin 11-13 3.57 1.23 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

The window of opportunity may be closing for Seattle's aging hitting corps, but the pitching staff is well stocked with young, live arms who will keep them in the Wild Card mix all season.

In his three seasons with Seattle, Bret Boone has been a fantasy superstar. A second baseman who can hit .300 with 30 home runs, 100-plus RBIs and 15 steals is hard to come by. Boone is clearly the majors' second best option at the position after Texas' Alfonso Soriano.

In 2003, John Olerud hit only 10 home runs in more than 600 plate appearances and, at age 35, he might not be able to find his power stroke again. Olerud's average dipped to its lowest since 1991, and his .390 slugging percentage was a career low. Never a fantasy star, Olerud's value disappears unless he can hit .300 with 20 home runs and 90 RBIs.

Closer: Kazuhiro Sasaki's return to Japan will barely be felt because of the free-agent signing of Eddie Guardado, who had a combined 86 saves the last two seasons for the Twins and is expected to win the job. Shigetoshi Hasegawa, who was 16 for 17 in save opportunities last season filling in for an injured Sasaki, has as much value as a setup man as he does as a closer.

The Mariners speed lies solely with the starters and won't come cheaply. Centerfielder Randy Winn (a combined 50 steals the last two seasons) is the most likely candidate to be a good value on draft day.

Even with Guardado around, the righthanded Hasegawa is sure to get saves based on lefty-righty matchups. Righty Rafael Soriano has closer's stuff and when he returns from shoulder problems he'd get a look if the Mariners feel more comfortable keeping Hasegawa in his role as a setup man.

Reports of Freddy Garcia's demise were greatly exaggerated. Although he hasn't pitched well since the middle of 2002, much of the problems can be attributed to ruptured eardrums which have been surgically repaired. Look for Garcia to bounce back and be one of the AL's biggest winners this season.

Rich Aurilia, Ryan Franklin, Edgar Martinez, Scott Spiezio

Quinton McCracken, Ramon Santiago, Dan Wilson