I know this is a new 'era'... but here's the all-time roster of Bs... and I bolded my starters -- Brandon Backe P 2004-2009 Jeff Bagwell 1B 1991-2006 Mark Bailey C 1984-1988 Paul Bako C 1999-2000 Jeff Baldwin OF 1990 Reggie Baldwin C 1978-1979 Lee Bales 2B 1967 Josh Banks P 2010 Alan Bannister 2B 1984 Floyd Bannister P 1977-1978 Glen Barker CF 1999-2001 Mike Barlow P 1976 Clint Barmes SS 2010-2011 Brandon Barnes* CF 2005, 2010-2013 Manuel Barrios P 1997 Philip Barzilla P 2006-2007 Anthony Bass* P 2013-2014 Kevin Bass OF 1982-1989, 1993-1994 John Bateman C 1963-1968 Rafael Batista 1B 1973-1975 Yorman Bazardo* P 2009-2010 Jim Beauchamp OF 1964-1965, 1970 Erik Bedard P 2013 Bo Belinsky P 1967 Buddy Bell 3B 1988 Derek Bell RF 1994-1999 Eric Bell P 1993 Carlos Beltran DH 2004, 2016-2017 Dave Bergman 1B 1978-1981 Sean Bergman P 1998-1999 Lance Berkman 1B 1999-2010 Dale Berra SS 1987 Sean Berry 3B 1996-1998 Buddy Biancalana SS 1987 Craig Biggio 2B 1988-2007 Jack Billingham P 1969-1971 Brian Bixler 2B 2011-2012 George Bjorkman C 1983 Travis Blackley* P 2013 Willie Blair P 1992 Nate Bland P 2003 Wade Blasingame P 1967-1972 Curt Blefary 1B 1969 Geoff Blum 1B 2002-2003, 2007-2010 Bruce Bochy C 1978-1980 Joe Boever P 1992 Tim Bogar SS 1997-2000 Brian Bogusevic* RF 2008-2012 Walt Bond 1B 1964-1965 Aaron Boone 3B 2008-2009 Danny Boone P 1982 Pedro Borbon P 2002 Pat Borders C 1995 Dave Borkowski P 2006-2008 Ken Boswell 2B 1975-1977 Kent Bottenfield P 2001 Jason Bourgeois* CF 2009-2012 Michael Bourn CF 2007-2011 Jim Bouton P 1969-1970 Ryan Bowen P 1991-1992 Don Bradey P 1964 Ron Brand C 1965-1968 Jackie Brandt 1B 1967 Sid Bream 1B 1994 Alex Bregman* 3B 2015-2018 (Present) Doug Brocail P 1995-1996, 2007-2009 Hal Brown P 1963-1964 Ollie Brown OF 1974 Byron Browne OF 1968 Pidge Browne 1B 1962 Bob Bruce P 1962-1966 Mike Brumley SS 1993, 1995 George Brunet P 1962-1963 Eric Bruntlett SS 2003-2007 Don Bryant C 1969-1970 Jake Buchanan* P 2010, 2012, 2014-2016 Taylor Buchholz P 2006 Travis Buck LF 2011-2012 Don Buddin SS 1962 Kirk Bullinger P 2003-2004 Eric Bullock OF 1985-1986 Chris Burke 2B 2003-2007 Mike Burns P 2005 Jim Busby OF 1962 Ray Busse SS 1971-1974 John Buzhardt P 1967-1968 Tim Byrdak P 2008-2010 Note: Berry at DH, Blum at 2B
Bako is the best catcher? How is Kevin Bass not in the OF? 2: ??? 3: Bagwell 4: Biggio 5: Berry 6: Bregman 7: Berkman 8: Beltran 9: Bass UTIF: Bruntlett, Blum, Bogar UTOF: Bourn, Bell PR: Barker SP: Backe, Bergman, Bottenfield, Bouton RP: Brocail, Byrdak, Borkowski, Billingham, and 4 other guys Wow, that pitching staff sucks, they'd have to score 8 runs per game.
Bannister has to be a starter as does Billingham (at least the Reds version) . Bob Bruce was very good for a bad team in 1964.
ESPN's alltime Killer B list SP: Josh Beckett RP: Clay Buchholz C: Josh Bard 1B: Billy Buckner 2B: Mark Bellhorn SS: Carlos Baerga 3B: Wade Boggs OF: Rocco Baldelli, Jason Bay, Marlon Byrd DH: Ellis Burks
Biggio is probably the best catcher, but he was so much better at 2B that I'd take Biggio and Bako (or anyone else) vs Biggio and 2nd best 2B.