Unlike the disgrace of the MLB, ahem, sorry I mean the reds, the reds of the NIBA are going after a championship in a very real way. Aaron Boone, Jose Guillen, Gabe White, Scott Williamson, Danny Graves and Ken Griffey Jr (just wait and see) will not be sold off for $3 per player. A mix of vets and young guys come together to form the 2003 Cincinnati Reds, and the motto is "World Series or Bust" Bring in veteran players like Randy Johnson, Tom Glavine and John Valentine (woohoo) have raised the stakes in cincy. Heres a position by position break down of your future NL Central champions :-)

First Base-Sean Casey
"They mayor" is the man at first. Early in the postseason we had considered trading case and putting Adam Dunn at 1B but we came to our senses. We expect a big year out of Casey who will either be batting 3rd or 6th. His backup is Adam Dunn who is right now starting in the OF
Second Base- "Rey Rey" Olmedo
lovingly called "Big man" Rey Rey is the starting second baseman. He's gonna be batting leadoff. Overlooked by many scouts, Rainer worked his way up through the Red's system quietly and is now the starting second baseman at GABP. We expect a solid OBP, average and stolen base total out of him. If he should falter, D'Angelo Jiminez (brought over by the brilliant Jim Bowden) will get the nod. Between the two the reds are set.
Shortstop-Barry "The Captain" Larkin
Probably his last Sean in Cincy, The captain will be our starting short stop and bat #2, the spot in the order where he has had his most success in life. One of the main reasons for the construction of the reds this year is for guys like Barry who only have a year left to get back to the series. anything like then a .290 avg. will be sub par for Barry. His backup is also D'Angelo Jiminez and also Juan Castro
Third Base-Aaron Boone
Shouts of Booooooooooooooooooooneyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy are heard when Aaron comes to plate. A fan favorite, Aaron Boone, gets the starting nod at 3rd base. He's solid defensively, packs a punch and can hit for average. Aaron is incredibly flexible and will either be batting 2nd, 6th, 7th, or 8th.
Outfield-Ken Griffey Jr, Austin Kearns, Adam Dunn, Jose Guillen, Gabe Kapler
Always the talk of the town in the past 3 years, the OF in cincy. All capable starters, the reds OF is one of the best in the league. Management refuses to trade any of the core. uncertainty of the future and injuries make Guillen and Kapler extremely valuable. Jr will be more then like batting 4th with Austin behind him in 5th and Adam Dunn batting either 5th, 6th, or 7th. They all pack a punch and great things are expected out of them. They are the corner stone of cincy.
Catcher-Jason Larue
Jason, basically in the game for his defense isn't expected to much of. A .250 average with 10 homers would make us happy. He's got a gun and has good defense so he will help the pitching staff out. Jason will more then likely be batting #8 all year.
Starting Pitching-Randy Johnson, Tom Glavine, Ryan Dempster, Danny Graves, John Burket
Once a weak spot for the Reds, the starting pitching this year is the central focus in southern Ohio. 2 Cy Young winners, another Cy Young finalist, a first year starter and a recovering crack addict....... err, sorry Ryan, didn't mean to tell them. The bullpen in off games will be designated as the geriatric ward and off day pitchers will be given oxygen and their vitamins. 20 wins for RJ and Glavine are our expectations, 13 for Dempster and Danny and solid performances from John Burket, we don't need anything except for them to live up to their ratings.
Pen-Scott Williamson, John Riedling, Seth Etherton, Gabe White, Paul Wilson and Chris Reitsma
As of opening day, Willy will be out closer, with Riedling and Etherton setting up. Rietsma and White will be pitching in the 6th, 7th, and 8th most days and Paul Wilson will be the long reliever. If anything happens to the starting rotation, Rietsma will move from the pen to the starting rotation and someone like Kent Merker will be promoted from AAA. the pen is another solid point of the reds.

2003 prediction: World series participant