Twelve Questions: National League

Random musings for the National League teams...

1. With Ross Barnes, Willie Stargell, Dan Brouthers and company playing half their games in a batters park, the New Orleans Thrill should have no trouble scoring runs.  However, is Cole Hamels a viable ace and can the average durability starters Ted Lilly and Andy Pettitte hole up under the rigors of a 4-man rotation?
2. St Louis White Rats offer a balanced attack and look to have both a good offense and defense.  With a park factor for singles of 108, it may simply be too much for the back end of the rotation to overcome.  Will Vida Blue and especially Johnny Allen be exposed?
3. The Ee-Yah Orators have plenty of top of the line household names - King Kelly, Hughie Jennings, and Pedro Martinez to name a few.  But they gambled with many unproven starters early in the draft and if two of the three don't pan out it may be a long season.  How good are Larry Doby, Josh Hamilton, and Cap Anson (as lead-off, third and fourth hitters)?
4. Defense is now a proven weapon in ATB.  The Haven Tommyknockers eschewed this ideal and went all offense with very little defense.  Will their poor defense ruin their pitching staff?
5. The North Podunk Banana Bears feature 4-5-6 batters that combined for 133 real life home runs.  Reggie Jackson, Ken Griffey Jr, and Jim Gentile will hit their fair share of long balls, but will their expected poor batting average and on-base percentage snuff out the offense?
6. Jason Seeley took over the franchise in mid daft as Brad H disappeared without a trace.  Left with questionable early round picks, Jason is gambling a bit and trying a new 1977 Tom Seaver year.  Will this change be enough for the Saginaw Slammers to compete for a wild card?
7. The Downsouth Brews have always love power and this season is no different.  However, is Gaylord Perry a legit #1 starter and is Francisco Rodriguez good enough to closer every day?
8. The Otherton Fishbiscuits easily sport the best defense in the game, with all positions fielding Excellent range and averaging a 57 error rate.  This came at a high cost though, will their team OPS crack .700?
9. John McDonald Fanclub drafted great hitters such as Mickey Mantle, Buck Leonard, and Mickey Cochrane.  They skimped on the pitch staff and mistakenly drafted Ben Sanders in Round 12.  They further went with another 1800s pitcher in Tim Keefe seven rounds later.  Will their reliance on 1800s pitchers work?
10. After a one year hiatus, Jay H is back with Leesberg Snow.  Will the newly created Jacoby Elsbury, a 6th round choice, end up being a viable lead off hitter?
11. For the first time every (thank you very much 79 resims) a team needs to rely on Nomar Garciaparra and Andy Vanslyke as full time players.  Can Helena Handbasket win despite this potential lack of offense?
12. The Rusty Kuntz Traveling All Stars haven't submitted a lineup yet, and it's difficult to tell their exact intentions.  However, it does appear Candy Nelson will be given a starting job and one can't help but wonder if the average defending slap hitter is worth a sixth round choice?  Especially considering the 1800s reset.