Fantasy Baseball: NL 30-100 Hitters in 2009

by Ray Guilfoyle on Oct 11, 2009 9:30 AM EDT in Baseball Comment 0 comments

Continuing our look at power hitters in the National League, I discuss the 2009 NL 30-100 hitters. That means the hitter hit 30 HRs and drove in 100 runs in 2009.

Here's the list of power hitters, including a few guys who missed 100 RBI by 1 RBI:

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	KO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG
Pujols, Albert 1B STL	568	124	186	47	135	115	64	16	0.328	0.443	0.659
Fielder, Prince 1B MIL	591	103	177	46	141	110	138	2	0.300	0.412	0.602
Howard, Ryan 1B PHI	616	105	172	45	141	75	186	8	0.279	0.360	0.571
Reynolds, Mark 3B ARI	578	98	150	44	102	76	223	24	0.260	0.349	0.543
Gonzalez, Adrian 1B SD	552	90	153	40	99	119	109	1	0.277	0.407	0.551
Dunn, Adam LF WAS	546	81	146	38	105	116	177	0	0.267	0.398	0.529
Werth, Jayson RF PHI	571	98	153	36	99	91	156	20	0.268	0.373	0.506
Lee, Derrek 1B CHC	532	91	163	35	111	76	109	1	0.306	0.394	0.579
Zimmerman, Ryan 3B WAS	610	110	178	33	106	72	119	2	0.292	0.364	0.525
Braun, Ryan J. LF MIL	635	113	203	32	114	57	121	20	0.320	0.386	0.551
Ethier, Andre RF LA	596	92	162	31	106	72	116	6	0.272	0.361	0.508

There were no real surprises on the list above except for maybe the Dodgers Andre Ethier. He has shown growth in his power numbers in each of his 4 seasons in the majors. I am not sure if he can improve upon his solid 2009 campaign, but judging by how he hit last night at Busch Stadium, I have to think he will continue to be a solid contributor in the HR category.

Another semi-surprise on this list is the Cubs Derrek Lee who I mentioned in a previous article that many roto owners were accepting the fact that he was not a 30 HR hitter anymore. Lee proved many wrong in 2009.

Is it me or does the NL have more legitimate power hitters than the AL? The NL had five hitters who hit 40 or more HRs in 2009.

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