After going through the Bill James 2009 hitter projections from his annual handbook, there are a few that stood out-here they are for AL hitters:
- Hank Blalock-22 HR, 83 RBI
- Miguel Cabrera-37 HR, 130 RBI, .316 Avg., .967 OPS
- Nelson Cruz-28 HR, 84 RBI, 18 SBs
- Chris Davis-40 HR, 118 RBI, .951 OPS-WOW!
- Jacoby Ellbury--52 SBs
- Carlos Gomez-8 HR, 63 RBI, 41 SBs
- Adam Jones-15 HR, 65 RBI, 12 SBs
- Matt Laporta-24 HR, 86 RBI, .252 Avg.
- Evan Longoria-37 HR, 116 RBI-MVP??
- Mike Napoli-31 HR, 85 RBI, 11 SBs-WOW WOW!!
- Alexei-Ramirez-24 HR, 97 RBI, 14 SBs
- Travis Snider-19 HR, 83 RBI
- Taylor Teagarden-25 HR, 61 RBI
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BJ Upton-14 HR, 65 RBI, 38 SBs- who's the better
Upton -
Matt Weiters-24 HR, 85 RBI, .311 ACG, .932 OPS-AL
ROY
Which of these projections is more realistic?