Fantasy Baseball: Will Lance Berkman Bounce Back In 2010?

by Ray Guilfoyle on Mar 3, 2010 3:00 PM EST in Baseball

After posting a 24-82-.293 line back in 2005, Lance Berkman went off in 2006, going 45-136-.315. In 2009, Berkman went 25-80-.274 in 460 ABs. Since his 2006 season, Berkman's HR/RBI totals have gone south: 2006-45/136, 2007-34/102, 2008-29/106, 2009-25/80. Somehow, I don't think he will duplicate his 2006 season in 2010, especially after reading this from Will Carroll'sTwitter account last night:

Big worries about Berkman's knee. "Bruise" with no trauma indicates arthritic problems inside knee. about 12 hours ago via Tweetie

Before this injury, I thought Berkman could have a bounce back season in 2010, especially with free agency looming after the 2010 season. Now I am not so sure. Should he not bounce back to his normal 30-100 type performance, is he any better than Adam Laroche going forward?

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Will Lance Berkman return to his 30-100 performance in 2010?

No, he has become injury prone, and how will he knock in 100 in that lineup?

69 votes

Yes, he will recover from the knee injury

42 votes

111 votes | Poll has closed

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Eric (Fort Collins)
Do you expect Berkman to bounce back and wouldnt it make more sense to take him in the 6th as my 1b rather than the likes of VMart in the 4th?

Eric Karabell (3:50 PM)

I expect Berkman to be a terrific value this season, and yes, if you’re using Victor Martinez at first base (which you shouldn’t), then Berkman two rounds better is … well, better.

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by Ray Guilfoyle on Mar 3, 2010 4:22 PM EST reply actions