Monday, February 11, 2008

The Hardball Times 2008 Season Preview

Albert Pujols is scary good

Normally, this wouldn’t count as something I learned, but after last year’s “down” season, there are some questions about how good Pujols will be. The answer: plenty good. We project a .322/.426/.587 line, good for second in the National League in OPS (assuming Bonds does not play next season). What’s more, Pujols grades out as an A+ fielder—just one of 14.

And if you want to talk about career projections, well, we have some really nice things to say for a player who has been in the major leagues for only seven seasons. We project 492 career home runs for Pujols and 2,339 hits—with a 47 percent shot at hitting 500 homers and a 16 percent chance of garnering 3,000 hits.

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/ten-things-i-learned-from-the-hardball-times-season-preview-2008/

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