Carlos Santana C, CLE
The main piece of the Casey Blake trade with the Dodgers, he shares his name with a Grammy Award winner (insert corny music comparison here). I nicknamed him Smooth last season. Why Smooth? Anyway, I drafted him in two different keeper leagues – to be my catcher for the next ten years [...]
Feb
22
2011
22
2011
Fantasy 40/40: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Carlos Santana
Mar
29
2010
29
2010
Fantasy 40/40: 2010 Fantasy Projections: Dustin Pedroia
2009 STATS:
.296AVG -15HR -72RBIS -115RUNS -20SB in 626 AB
2010 PROJECTED STATS:
BASEBALL HQ: .298-20-74-105-17 in 604 AB
BILL JAMES: .307-15-75-109-16 in 623 AB
CHONE: .308-13-65-95-13 in 569 AB
PECOTA: .311-16-71-110-16 in 612 AB
2010 AVERAGED PROJECTED STATS & OUTLOOK: .306-16-71-105-16 in 602 AB. This little sparkplug plays like a giant among men. The former MVP plays 100% and gives his [...]
Mar
29
2010
29
2010
Fantasy 40/40: 2010 Fantasy Projections: Ian Kinsler
2009 STATS:
.253AVG -31HR -86RBI -101RUNS -31SB in 566 AB
2010 PROJECTED STATS:
BASEBALL HQ: .269-23-71-93-26 in 509 AB
BILL JAMES: .275-27-84-106-28 in 575 AB
CHONE: .273-23-74-96-23 in 531 AB
PECOTA: .280-27-85-106-26 in 550 AB
2010 AVERAGED PROJECTED STATS & OUTLOOK:
.274-25-84-95-26 in 541 AB. Hello Number 2. Ian Kinlser has been the mini-me to Chase Utley and his dominance at the keystone [...]
Mar
27
2010
27
2010
Fantasy 40/40: 2010 Fantasy Baseball Projections: Prince Fielder
2009 STATS:
.299AVG -46HR -141RBI -103RUNS -2SB in 591 AB
2010 PROJECTED STATS:
BASEBALL HQ: .289-42-122-97-3 in 585 AB
BILL JAMES: .286-44-124-103-3 in 601 AB
CHONE: .294-41-113-93-3 in 562 AB
PECOTA: .290-51-140-109-3 in 624 AB
2010 PROJECTED STATS & OUTLOOK:
.290-45-125-102-3 in 593 AB. This Prince is the king in the Milwaukee lineup and continues to mash HR every year for the [...]
Mar
26
2010
26
2010
Fantasy 40/40: 2010 Fantasy Baseball Projections: Miguel Cabrera
2009 STATS:
.324AVG -34HR -103RBI -96RUNS -6SB in 611 AB
2010 PROJECTED STATS:
BASEBALL HQ: .316-34-111-92-4 in 598 AB
BILL JAMES: .318-36-118-101-5 in 617 AB
CHONE: .314-33-114-89-3 in 590 AB
PECOTA: .302-40-125-94-3 in 623 AB
2010 PROJECTED STATS & OUTLOOK:
.313-36-117-94-4 in 607 AB. Cabrera had a good year in ‘09, but good years don’t win fantasy championships. You drafted elite production [...]
Mar
26
2010
26
2010
Fantasy 40/40: 2010 Fantasy Projections: Ryan Howard
2010 STATS:
.279AVG -45HR -141RBI -105RUNS -628 AB
2010 PROJECTED STATS:
BASEBALL HQ: .268-41-129-101-3 in 583 AB
BILL JAMES: .278-48-143-103-5 in 609 AB
CHONE: .270-44-131-89-2 in 575 AB
PECOTA: .249-37-121-91-3 in 584 AB
2010 PROJECTED STATS & OUTLOOK:
.266-43-131-96-4 in 588 AB. If all I had to do was eat $5 footlongs from Subway all day to hit 45 HR, call me [...]
Mar
25
2010
25
2010
Fantasy 40/40: 2010 Fantasy Baseball Projections: Mark Teixeira
2009 STATS:
.292AVG -39HR -122RBI -103RUNS – 2SB in 609 AB
2010 PROJECTED STATS:
BASEBALL HQ: .300-37-123-103-2 in 604 AB
BILL JAMES: .300-36-121-101-2 in 596 AB
CHONE: .287-34-112-92-1 in 564 AB
PECOTA: .294-35-115-96-2 in 573 AB
2010 PROJECTED STATS & OUTLOOK:
.295-35-118-98-2 in 584 AB. Big Tex started his first year of his $180 million deal on Broadway in ‘09 without his [...]
Mar
24
2010
24
2010
Fantasy 40/40: 2010 Fantasy Baseball Projections: Adam Wainwright
2009 STATS:
19W-8L. 2.63 ERA. 1.21 WHIP. 233 INN. 212 K.
2010 PROJECTED STATS:
BASEBALL HQ: 17-7. 3.23 ERA. 1.23 WHIP. 218 INN. 187K.
BILL JAMES: 15-10. 3.64 ERA. 1.28 WHIP. 225 INN. 178 K.
CHONE: 12-8. 3.53 ERA. 1.23 WHIP. 181 INN. 148 K.
PECOTA: 13-11. 3.83 ERA. 1.30 WHIP. 204.2 INN. 212 K.
2010 PROJECTIONS & OUTLOOK:
14-9. 3.56 ERA. [...]
Mar
24
2010
24
2010
Fantasy 40/40: 2010 Fantasy Baseball Projections: Cliff Lee
2009 STATS:
14W-13L. 3.22 ERA. 1.24 WHIP. 232 INN. 181 K.
2010 PROJECTED STATS:
BASEBALL HQ: 16-10. 3.49 ERA. 1.23 WHIP. 222 INN. 170 K.
BILL JAMES: 14-11. 3.81 ERA. 1.30 WHIP. 222 INN. 168 K.
CHONE: 12-10. 3.47 ERA. 1.23 WHIP. 197 INN. 148 K.
PECOTA: 12-11. 4.13 ERA. 1.33 WHIP. 205 INN. 140 K.
2010 PROJECTED STATS & OUTLOOK:
14-11. [...]
Mar
24
2010
24
2010
Fantasy 40/40: 2010 Fantasy Baseball Projections: Johan Santana
2009 STATS:
13W-9L. 3.13 ERA. 1.21 WHIP. 167 INN. 146 K.
2010 PROJECTED STATS:
BASEBALL HQ: 13-8. 3.39 ERA. 1.21 WHIP. 189 INN. 167 K.
BILL JAMES: 17-8. 3.08 ERA. 1.08 WHIP. 225 INN. 224 K.
CHONE: 11-9. 3.96 ERA. 1.25 WHIP. 182 INN. 165 K.
PECOTA: 11-10. 3.96 ERA. 1.26 WHIP. 182 INN. 148 K.
2010 PROJECTED STATS & OUTLOOK:
13-9. [...]