Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Top 20 Outfielders of 2008

  1. Manny Ramirez

I want to write about how he was a distraction and detriment to the Red Sox and showed signs of laziness and disrespect for his profession. But it is just Manny being Manny. He may have single-handedly propelled the Dodgers in to the playoffs and is still a great hitter no matter what coast he plays on.

Final Numbers: 102/37/121/3/.332

  1. Matt Holliday

A drop in power is a negative but a rise in steals and still hitting 25 bombs at a .321 clip is mighty fine. I would worry if he is traded out of Colorado, those home/road splits can not be ignored.

Final Numbers: 107/25/88/28/.321

  1. Carlos Beltran

He may have found a place to prosper with other people around him being superstars (Wright, Reyes), the pressure is off. Him being a 25/25 player seems to be his pedigree. But people are always expecting more out of him, its up to you, either he is overrated or underrated

Final Numbers: 116/27/112/25/.284

  1. Ryan Ludwick

Hello Ryan Ludwick, and where did you come from? 37 HRs and 113 RBIs was a welcome surprise to all Cardinals fans. Can he repeat in 2009? Well that can be discussed in a later post.

Final Numbers: 104/37/113/4/.299

  1. Nate McLouth

The last man standing of the Pirates players that are worth drafting. Should develop more SB potential and may break 30/30 next year, but as the Bucs go, he may be shipped eventually someplace else.

Final Numbers: 113/26/94/23/.276

  1. Matt Kemp

Victirino but with more power.

Final Numbers: 93/18/76/35/.290

  1. Shane Victorino

Kemp but with less power.

Final Numbers: 102/14/58/36/.293

  1. Carlos Lee

Lee was a stud and was putting together an MVP season until he broke his pinky finger. El Caballo missed most of August and all of September, but is still a fantasy stud that has put up 28 HRs in 6 of the last 7 seasons.

Final Numbers: 61/28/100/4/.314

  1. Alfonso Soriano

Soriano has yet to play a full season in Chicago and has yet to live up to the high expectations of fantasy owners. Sharp decline in both short seasons, and put it this way he had 46 steals in his last season in DC with Chicago he has 38 steals total in 2 years.

Final Numbers: 76/29/75/19/.280

  1. Andre Ethier

Ethier should hope that Manny stays with the Dodgers, as hitting behind him was just what he needed to supplant himself as an everyday player over Juan Pierre and some Jones guy from Europe.

Final Numbers: 90/20/77/6/.305

  1. Randy Winn

Yawn, but 25 steals and a .300 average is nice as long as he is your 3rd or 4th outfielder.

Final Numbers: 84/10/64/25/.306

  1. Corey Hart

We can only hope that most of his doubles become HRs and he can get that average back up to the .280-.290 range.

Final Numbers: 76/20/91/23/.268

  1. Joey Votto

Looks like Votto has established himself as the everyday 1st baseman for the Reds. Lets hope those strikeouts can come under control and he becomes a huge power source at the Great American Homerun Factory.

Final Numbers: 69/24/84/7/.297

  1. Conor Jackson

Conor is a decent option, he won’t hurt you but he doesn’t help much either. The steals and average is nice but a drop in power is a bad sign.

Final Numbers: 87/12/75/10/.300

  1. Jayson Werth

He might be a 20/20 player for years to come but he has to stop swinging at everything. He should know that the club record for strikeouts will probably be owned by a guy named Ryan for years to come. Might be very potent if they hit him in the 2nd spot in the lineup.

Final Numbers: 73/24/67/20/.273

  1. Hunter Pence

The Hunter bandwagon was a salivating mob that couldn’t wait to get their hands on a potential 30/20 player, and boy were they disappointed. Almost a 50 point drop in average and over 100 strikeouts does not look good, but he is still young and might be able to develop into a 25/15 player with a .285 average.

Final Numbers: 78/25/83/11/.269

  1. Brad Hawpe

Declined in every category except steals, from 0 to 2, great. I thought Coors was supposed to help power hitters not hurt them. He might be in decline for awhile if the Rockies decide to ship out their large contract players and leave their lineup with less protection (Holliday).

Final Numbers: 69/25/85/2/.283

  1. Chris Young

Complete decline and 165 strikeouts gives us a great reason to draft Brad Hawpe.

Final Numbers: 85/22/85/14/.248

  1. Pat Burrell

Welcome to the new Philly Rollercoaster! Some months hitting .326 and .304, some months hitting .227 and .181. It’s a bumpy ride but on a yearly basis he might be as dependable as Carlos Lee.

Final Numbers: 74/33/86/0/.250

  1. Brian Giles

The most boring .306 hitter ever.

Final Numbers: 81/12/63/2/.306

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