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matteckstein

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As good as the Rays look, I can't get over the DH being the worst hitter on the team. Maybe you can run a projection for Superman Shields to see if he can DH?

Jan 29, 2010 07:25 AM

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offbase99

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Is PECOTA weighing Howell's terrible 2007 as a starter in projecting those 2010 numbers? Otherwise, I can't see how a guy who's been one of the very best relievers in baseball suddenly becomes a fungible middle relief type (4 ERA, 1.30 WHIP).

Feb 01, 2010 12:01 PM

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mpirani

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I think this projection bodes very well for the Rays. I doubt they'll put up with such sub-par production from the DH spot. Johnny Damon's been making noise about "preferring" to play for the Rays this season; that alone (or a similar upgrade) would push the team up into Sox/Yankees territory, wouldn't it? Personally, I'd love to see what Branyon could do with the job. All those at-bats in the AL East hitters parks could lead to some freaky numbers.

Feb 03, 2010 08:53 AM

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Pos	Order	Name	PT%	PA	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG	VORP
LF	1	Carl Crawford	85	679	.297	93	14	70	48	.356	.458	26.8
		Fernando Perez	15	119	.253	20	2	8	5	.323	.351	0.6
2B	2	Ben Zobrist	80	624	.270	82	26	71	12	.371	.487	36.7
		Sean Rodriguez	15	117	.234	16	5	13	2	.320	.427	2.5
		Willy Aybar	5	39	.257	19	6	20	1	.339	.428	1.9
3B	3	Evan Longoria	90	685	.275	94	36	100	8	.371	.523	44.4
		Willy Aybar	10	76	.257	19	6	20	1	.339	.428	1.9
1B	4	Carlos Pena	80	594	.237	72	34	88	1	.367	.503	24.0
		Dan Johnson	10	74	.246	19	5	19	0	.337	.401	0.3
		Willy Aybar	10	74	.257	19	6	20	1	.339	.428	1.9
DH	5	Pat Burrell	75	542	.235	50	19	66	1	.347	.419	6.8
		Dan Johnson	15	108	.246	19	5	19	0	.337	.401	0.3
		Gabe Kapler	10	72	.272	38	11	46	5	.335	.443	8.5
CF	6	B.J. Upton	90	634	.270	82	19	67	37	.366	.437	28.8
		Gabe Kapler	10	70	.272	38	11	46	5	.335	.443	8.5
RF	7	Matt Joyce	55	377	.237	42	12	41	4	.329	.430	5.8
		Gabe Kapler	35	240	.272	38	11	46	5	.335	.443	8.5
		Fernando Perez	10	68	.253	20	2	8	5	.323	.351	0.6
SS	8	Jason Bartlett	85	567	.282	65	8	47	21	.349	.401	19.0
		Reid Brignac	15	100	.250	11	2	9	1	.305	.399	1.1
C	9	Kelly Shoppach	50	324	.237	38	14	37	0	.334	.442	12.6
		Dioner Navarro	50	324	.264	33	8	33	2	.331	.403	8.4

Pos	Name	IP	GS	QS	ERA	WHIP	H	BB	HR	SO	W	L	SV	VORP
Starter-1	James Shields	202	31	18	3.82	1.18	205	43	24	162	14	9	0	39.7
Starter-2	Matt Garza	184	30	16	4.15	1.31	187	65	21	152	12	9	0	29.8
Starter-3	David Price	140	26	14	4.20	1.35	141	54	16	112	9	7	0	21.9
Starter-4	Jeff Niemann	142	25	13	4.45	1.36	148	52	17	108	8	7	0	18.3
Starter-5	Andy Sonnanstine	104	17	8	4.53	1.30	114	27	13	70	6	6	0	12.4
Spot	Wade Davis	161	27	14	4.40	1.39	164	68	19	127	10	8	0	21.7
Spot	Jeremy Hellickson	30	6	3	4.30	1.32	32	10	5	27	2	2	0	4.5
Closer	Rafael Soriano	55	0	0	3.26	1.14	46	18	5	59	4	2	36	14.1
Setup	Dan Wheeler	55	0	0	3.88	1.22	51	18	6	50	4	2	2	10.5
Setup	Grant Balfour	55	0	0	3.96	1.36	50	28	5	60	4	3	2	10.0
Mid	Randy Choate	55	0	0	4.48	1.42	58	22	6	40	3	3	2	6.8
Mid	J.P. Howell	55	0	0	4.05	1.29	52	22	6	55	3	3	2	9.5
Long	Dale Thayer	55	0	0	4.33	1.35	58	19	6	39	3	3	0	7.7
Long	Lance Cormier	55	0	0	4.92	1.48	62	22	7	31	3	3	0	4.2
Long	Carlos Hernandez	55	0	0	4.32	1.41	57	23	6	38	3	3	0	7.8
Long	Winston Abreu	53	0	0	3.75	1.28	48	22	6	57	4	2	0	10.8

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