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04/03: Community Projections: The Hitters

Posted by: James

I know I said that these would be up yesterday night but a) it's my birthday so cut me a little slack and b) these old bones don't move as quick as they once used to.

Moving on, I believe a wise man (it might have been Confucius ..or Greg Maddux, I can't remember, the mind is slipping with time) once said, "Chicks (and everyone else) dig the long ball!" Well, that definitely proved the case with our projections as there was more participation for hitters than pitchers. For the most part, people were pretty optimistic about what the team will do this year (of course, we're a bit biased - this is a Yankees blog!) and we'll see how close each player comes to what we thought they could do. That being said, here is what ended up being predicted for the 2006 Yankee lineup:

	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
C: Jorge Posada	457	69	19	73	0	.266	.363	.443	.806
1B: Jason Giambi	502	91	37	106	0	.280	.428	.534	.962
2B: Robinson Cano	577	87	19	78	6	.300	.333	.476	.809
SS: Derek Jeter	648	123	22	82	18	.311	.393	.464	.857
3B Alex Rodriguez	610	128	50	146	24	.320	.424	.626	1.049
LF: Hideki Matsui	611	104	25	116	3	.304	.373	.484	.857
CF: Johnny Damon	620	122	13	71	19	.303	.364	.432	.797
RF: Gary Sheffield	567	106	32	115	5	.291	.383	.505	.888
DH: Andy Phillips	274	46	14	50	2	.267	.336	.449	.785
DH: Bernie Williams	345	52	14	58	3	.258	.331	.423	.753

Double digit home-runs for 10 guys on the team, Posada with a rebound, A-Rod with another monster (MVP) season...there's certainly optimism here. Is there too much? Let me know what you think.

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Kyle wrote:

It all looks very realistic I wouldnt be suprised if Giambi has a little higher average or if Cano has a little higher OBP

04/03 11:02:55

Mike A. wrote:

Five .300 hitters? It's possibly, but not likely. Happy belated birthday, James.

04/03 11:05:20

Jason O. wrote:

"John" had better damn well have an OBP higher than .364...more like .380 to .390

04/03 12:31:00

James wrote:

Mike A - 5 .300 hitters isn't that far-fetched. Last year, we had 3, with Cano missing by .003. Add Damon to last year and give Cano two more hits over a full season. Same sort of thing happened in 2002 as well with Jeter missing .300 by .003 while 3 other guys hit the mark. Reminds me a little bit of Costner's little tirade in Bull Durham.

Also, thanks for the well wishes, they are appreciated.

Jason; Yeah, I felt a little silly writing Johnny for a grown man but hey, if that's the way he likes it , that's fine with me. I've met a lot of people who have taken more extensive liberties with their name and there are quite a few in Yankee lore: Alfred Manuel Martin -> Billy Martin

04/03 12:58:13

Mike A. wrote:

It didn't dawn on me that they almost had 4 .300 hitters last year, good point.

04/03 13:03:02

Kyle wrote:

See its not an issue of Johnny Damon liking his name that way that is how it appears on his birth certificate I believe. He is named Johnny and not John or Johnathan weird parents

04/03 13:24:54

Patrick wrote:

Excellent to see these up! Good work, James. Thanks for contributing everyone.

04/03 13:27:06

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