Baseball: Unto the Dogs

The Jays and Young Pitchers

2009-04-25T17:52:00.000-07:00

This week the Toronto Blue Jays pitching situation tipped past tragedy into comedy – a team that could have eleven solid pitchers has been reduced by six. For most teams this would be a freak occurrence – almost unimaginable – for the Jays it is just a few steps further down a familiar road. Jays pitchers, particularly young ones, suffer injuries with striking regularity.

These are the ten best performances by young Blue Jays pitchers over the past four seasons (including pitchers under 27 who appeared in at least 30 games or threw at least 100 innings).

-Pitcher--Year-Age-ERA+-G--IP----W--L--ERA-WHIP-K/9-K/BB
J Accardo-2007--25-209-64--67.1--4--4-2.14-1.11-7.6-2.38
B League--2008--25-196-31--33.0--1--2-2.18-1.30-6.3-1.53
C Janssen-2007--25-190-70--72.2--2--3-2.35-1.20-4.8-1.95
B League--2006--23-180-33--42.2--1--2-2.53-1.01-6.1-3.22
B Wolfe---2007--26-150-38--45.1--3--1-2.98-0.99-4.4-2.44
S Marcum--2008--26-126-25-151.1--9--7-3.39-1.16-7.3-2.46
G Chacin--2005--24-119-34-203.0-13--9-3.72-1.39-5.4-1.73
J Litsch--2008--23-119-29-176.0-13--9-3.58-1.23-5.1-2.54
V Chulk—--2005--26-115-62--72.0--0--1-3.88-1.31-4.9-1.50
D McGowan-2007--25-109-27-169.2-12-10-4.08-1.22-7.6-2.36

Eight of these ten seasons were followed up by seasons marked by injuries – ranging from serious to catastrophic. From the top: Accardo missed twenty weeks in 2008 with a forearm strain; Janssen missed the entire 2008 season with a torn labrum; League lost most of 2007 to two stints on the DL, the first with a shoulder problem; Wolfe missed 8 weeks with a strained triceps; Marcum needed Tommy John surgery; Chacin missed half a season with a sprained ligament and strained forearm; Litsch is currently out with a forearm strain; and, McGowan has yet to return after he had season-ending surgery last July.

Eight of ten successful seasons followed by seasons shortened by arm injuries. This is far from the normal run of injuries for a major league franchise, but, for the Jays, it does put the current run of injuries in a different light.

2009 Fantasy Projections

2009-04-18T12:58:00.001-07:00

Below are fantasy projections for the 2009 MLB season. Obviously, these are posted later than would be ideal - the spreadsheets and formulae were much more complicated than initially expected, and adapting them for posting here was also a complex process - but, they are free.

Three projections are provided for each player, a best case, worst case and most likely case.

Please note, there are occasional anomalous stats, especially for players with fewer than three seasons of experience and pitchers who both start and relieve. Its up to you to know enough to spot these. Also, less experienced players may also project to play fewer games or pitch fewer innings - again, use your logic to spot these.

Outfielders: Fantasy Projections

2009-04-18T12:53:00.000-07:00

From left to right, these are three potential outcomes, best to worst.

.Outfielders.-.....Best Case.....-..Most Likely Case..-....Worst Case.....
Name.....Team..R..HR..BI.SB..BA..-..R..HR..BI.SB..BA..-..R..HR..BI.SB..BA.
Jackson--- Ar 076 17 076 06 .294 - 075 14 071 06 .293 - 056 10 058 01 .268
Upton----- Ar 038 10 030 05 .244 - 037 08 027 01 .239 - 017 02 011 01 .221
Young----- Ar 084 29 078 25 .245 - 084 25 077 19 .244 - 064 15 057 11 .241
Anderson-- At 079 20 099 07 .295 - 072 17 090 04 .292 - 055 14 073 01 .285
Francoeur- At 087 28 104 05 .288 - 077 17 088 02 .260 - 075 16 085 01 .251
Jones----- Ba 070 11 048 17 .267 - 057 08 045 10 .255 - 026 04 019 04 .230
Markakis-- Ba 097 21 097 16 .302 - 097 20 091 11 .302 - 080 18 071 05 .295
Pie------- Ba 026 02 021 10 .233 - 016 01 014 05 .223 - 010 01 010 03 .209
Bay------- Bo 104 32 102 13 .290 - 098 28 097 08 .274 - 085 25 089 07 .264
Drew------ Bo 100 25 089 05 .286 - 092 19 079 04 .278 - 066 12 057 02 .275
Ellsbury-- Bo 097 13 084 58 .352 - 094 10 057 49 .307 - 088 09 051 31 .290
Bradley--- CC 079 24 078 15 .311 - 070 20 065 07 .310 - 060 18 060 06 .283
Johnson--- CC 068 09 057 08 .303 - 066 07 049 07 .289 - 044 05 026 04 .264
Soriano--- CC 092 35 084 32 .288 - 090 33 077 23 .287 - 084 30 069 17 .279
Bruce----- Ci 063 21 052 04 .254 - 063 21 052 04 .254 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Dickerson- Ci 020 06 015 05 .304 - 020 06 015 05 .304 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Taveras--- Ci 082 02 030 59 .304 - 074 01 029 56 .275 - 056 01 021 25 .266
Choo------ Cl 049 08 048 08 .305 - 040 07 038 03 .300 - 005 01 005 01 .231
Dellucci-- Cl 065 19 054 05 .265 - 036 09 037 02 .247 - 029 07 028 01 .237
Francisco- Cl 044 13 053 06 .275 - 043 10 037 02 .274 - 009 02 009 00 .266
Sizemore-- Cl 127 31 088 35 .285 - 112 29 084 34 .275 - 106 23 076 23 .272
Hawpe----- Co 074 26 102 04 .290 - 072 26 095 02 .287 - 062 19 077 01 .277
Spilborghs Co 040 10 050 09 .340 - 037 07 039 06 .306 - 019 03 017 02 .294
Dye------- CW 094 38 104 07 .296 - 088 34 094 03 .283 - 075 28 082 03 .267
Quentin--- CW 078 27 087 06 .272 - 073 27 084 06 .269 - 048 12 056 02 .228
Wise------ CW 014 03 013 05 .247 - 011 03 010 03 .238 - 002 00 001 00 .176
Granderson De 112 24 070 19 .288 - 112 22 069 16 .284 - 085 19 064 08 .269
Guillen--- De 098 21 096 19 .313 - 091 17 087 14 .297 - 067 11 056 08 .293
Ordonez--- De 099 25 120 04 .339 - 089 24 115 02 .330 - 077 22 101 01 .307
Amezaga--- Fl 050 05 034 21 .264 - 043 03 029 12 .264 - 023 01 012 06 .243
Hermida--- Fl 068 22 070 08 .289 - 061 15 056 05 .265 - 028 06 025 02 .252
Maybin---- Fl 018 04 004 15 .355 - 009 00 002 04 .308 - 003 00 001 01 .118
Ross------ Fl 071 25 084 07 .289 - 061 22 075 05 .269 - 043 18 053 03 .240
Bourn----- Ho 070 04 021 72 .248 - 050 03 017 34 .234 - 020 00 006 08 .182
Lee------- Ho 097 38 131 16 .308 - 092 36 128 10 .307 - 076 27 096 07 .291
Pence----- Ho 085 30 101 17 .322 - 080 25 090 13 .289 - 079 20 089 12 .286
Crisp----- Ka 081 12 060 30 .285 - 066 07 047 23 .273 - 060 06 043 16 .270
DeJesus--- Ka 092 11 072 13 .301 - 083 10 065 10 .287 - 069 07 048 05 .273
Guillen--- Ka 083 25 098 04 .283 - 070 19 090 03 .270 - 066 19 088 01 .258
Abreu----- LA 114 21 104 30 .295 - 107 18 102 24 .291 - 101 17 100 24 .287
Guerrero-- LA 095 32 119 12 .325 - 088 28 107 06 .315 - 085 27 101 05 .314
Hunter---- LA 091 29 102 22 .282 - 088 25 091 18 .282 - 088 23 085 16 .274
Ethier---- LD 073 17 070 06 .307 - 070 16 069 04 .299 - 047 11 057 02 .293
Kemp------ LD 098 25 078 29 .317 - 087 18 073 28 .301 - 074 13 063 16 .272
Ramirez--- LD 098 37 119 02 .323 - 092 31 107 02 .318 - 085 27 097 01 .301
Cuddyer--- MN 091 20 090 11 .278 - 082 15 085 07 .269 - 046 07 048 02 .260
Gomez----- MN 071 08 053 45 .254 - 060 07 048 33 .247 - 037 05 032 24 .232
Span------ MN 070 06 047 18 .294 - 070 06 047 18 .294 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Braun----- MW 122 46 130 20 .323 - 103 40 115 16 .300 - 102 40 114 16 .298
Cameron--- MW 085 28 083 23 .259 - 079 23 075 19 .248 - 068 16 062 16 .244
Hart------ MW 086 24 083 25 .291 - 072 20 078 20 .278 - 059 15 063 13 .256
Beltran--- NM 117 36 118 25 .279 - 110 31 113 23 .279 - 097 26 097 21 .273
Church---- NM 059 16 063 07 .277 - 050 13 054 03 .275 - 028 08 036 02 .274
Murphy---- NM 024 02 017 00 .313 - 024 02 017 00 .313 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Damon----- NY 108 18 075 31 .301 - 098 17 070 28 .289 - 097 14 068 21 .279
Gardner--- NY 018 00 016 13 .228 - 018 00 016 13 .228 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Nady------ NY 066 22 083 04 .293 - 065 22 082 03 .292 - 045 14 052 02 .272
Buck------ Oa 044 13 046 05 .289 - 026 07 029 02 .261 - 016 03 016 01 .248
Holliday-- Oa 119 34 127 22 .332 - 113 30 109 19 .328 - 092 24 087 09 .316
Sweeney--- Oa 028 06 029 05 .277 - 022 03 025 05 .255 - 002 00 004 00 .229
Ibanez---- Ph 096 28 115 04 .292 - 086 24 111 02 .292 - 081 21 098 01 .288
Victorino- Ph 091 16 068 39 .290 - 089 12 052 31 .289 - 061 06 038 09 .266
Werth----- Ph 061 18 062 15 .280 - 061 17 060 15 .279 - 026 05 025 04 .259
McLouth--- Pi 086 19 062 27 .267 - 085 19 061 21 .267 - 041 07 018 07 .244
Morgan---- Pi 027 02 012 11 .301 - 022 01 007 08 .300 - 012 00 005 05 .295
Moss------ Pi 030 05 021 01 .276 - 014 05 013 01 .269 - 004 00 001 00 .250
Gerut----- SD 046 14 043 06 .296 - 035 08 031 05 .275 - 004 01 003 01 .258
Giles----- SD 090 17 080 09 .295 - 079 13 062 04 .288 - 075 12 059 03 .271
Headley--- SD 021 05 023 02 .267 - 015 04 021 02 .250 - 001 00 000 00 .222
Balentien- Se 030 28 120 00 .663 - 014 05 016 00 .500 - 001 01 002 00 .204
Chavez---- Se 042 03 035 12 .292 - 030 02 019 07 .279 - 024 01 014 05 .274
Gutierrez- Se 099 10 035 10 .266 - 044 09 034 07 .256 - 015 02 009 02 .252
Suzuki---- Se 112 11 065 44 .339 - 107 07 052 41 .326 - 105 06 048 36 .317
Lewis----- SF 136 09 060 20 .376 - 080 08 040 18 .314 - 050 05 028 09 .284
Rowand---- SF 093 22 079 14 .296 - 073 18 073 05 .284 - 060 13 059 04 .271
Winn------ SF 084 16 065 23 .304 - 080 12 063 19 .297 - 077 11 061 12 .282
Ankiel---- SL --- -- --- -- ---- - 087 31 101 03 .269 - 017 06 020 01 .268
Ludwick--- SL 087 37 097 06 .290 - 077 30 086 04 .279 - 052 19 052 04 .252
Crawford-- Ta 094 15 079 53 .312 - 092 12 078 45 .295 - 079 09 063 35 .287
Joyce----- Ta 040 12 033 00 .252 - 040 12 033 00 .252 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Upton----- Ta 086 21 076 38 .287 - 075 13 063 31 .280 - 066 07 044 22 .259
Cruz------ Te 035 13 047 05 .281 - 024 08 028 02 .264 - 008 02 008 00 .225
Hamilton-- Te 101 37 116 08 .302 - 096 32 109 08 .299 - 085 28 081 05 .291
Murphy---- Te 038 10 042 04 .318 - 035 08 031 04 .285 - 008 01 005 00 .250
Rios------ To 104 22 093 28 .296 - 095 18 082 24 .295 - 073 12 062 13 .286
Snider---- To 009 02 013 00 .301 - 009 02 013 00 .301 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Wells----- To 088 29 104 13 .296 - 088 24 098 10 .280 - 072 18 075 06 .262
Dukes----- Wa 040 16 035 09 .243 - 040 12 034 07 .236 - 027 08 021 02 .188
Dunn------ Wa 105 44 106 09 .255 - 090 40 101 05 .245 - 086 37 094 04 .237
Milledge-- Wa 062 15 070 19 .265 - 059 14 062 13 .264 - 044 10 051 05 .249

NOTE: Several names have also been shortened for the spacing. Also, be aware of occasional statistical anomalies, especially prevalent for players with fewer than three years experience.

Designated Hitters: Fantasy Projections

2009-04-18T12:26:00.000-07:00

From left to right, these are three potential outcomes, best to worst.

....DHs......-.....Best Case.....-..Most Likely Case..-....Worst Case.....
Name.....Team..R..HR..BI.SB..BA..-..R..HR..BI.SB..BA..-..R..HR..BI.SB..BA.
Scott----- Ba 065 25 079 06 .297 - 055 19 060 02 .263 - 051 15 053 02 .244
Ortiz----- Bo 115 48 133 03 .316 - 110 37 124 02 .295 - 090 29 105 01 .278
Thome----- CW 097 39 105 01 .277 - 091 36 095 01 .262 - 087 34 092 00 .256
Hafner---- Cl 099 37 117 03 .295 - 077 25 092 01 .256 - 044 12 052 01 .237
Thames---- De 050 23 059 02 .248 - 048 23 056 01 .245 - 033 15 039 01 .238
Butler---- Ka 046 10 063 00 .292 - 042 10 054 00 .282 - 035 08 045 00 .280
Rivera---- LA 050 19 069 02 .301 - 027 11 039 01 .272 - 017 07 028 00 .266
Kubel----- MN 067 19 071 06 .277 - 057 16 065 02 .270 - 048 15 056 02 .255
Matsui---- NY 091 23 094 04 .299 - 060 14 062 02 .291 - 050 11 051 01 .289
Cust------ Oa 153 43 083 00 .352 - 070 30 078 00 .239 - 039 18 042 00 .235
Griffey Jr Se 086 34 097 04 .275 - 070 24 079 02 .260 - 060 21 068 01 .258
Burrell--- Ta 084 33 107 01 .264 - 076 31 091 00 .253 - 069 28 085 00 .253
Blalock--- Te 083 24 089 07 .288 - 077 24 080 04 .282 - 039 10 044 01 .271
Lind------ To 038 12 042 02 .326 - 037 09 037 01 .270 - 018 04 018 00 .269

NOTE: Several names have also been shortened for the spacing. Also, be aware of occasional statistical anomalies, especially prevalent for players with fewer than three years experience.

Shortstops: Fantasy Projections

2009-04-18T12:24:00.000-07:00

From left to right, these are three potential outcomes, best to worst.

.Shortstops..-.....Best Case.....-..Most Likely Case..-....Worst Case.....
Name.....Team..R..HR..BI.SB..BA..-..R..HR..BI.SB..BA..-..R..HR..BI.SB..BA.
Drew------ Ar 081 18 064 09 .304 - 078 17 064 05 .275 - 061 11 059 03 .260
Escobar--- At 085 09 054 08 .326 - 073 09 051 04 .302 - 068 07 041 04 .299
Izturis--- Ba 052 02 035 17 .265 - 038 01 020 13 .259 - 024 01 015 02 .253
Lugo------ Bo 080 10 064 36 .276 - 049 05 042 21 .254 - 044 03 033 17 .254
Lowrie---- Bo 034 02 046 01 .258 - 034 02 046 01 .258 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Theriot--- CC 110 09 054 41 .313 - 084 02 041 25 .293 - 067 02 030 17 .253
Ramirez--- CW 065 21 077 13 .290 - 065 21 077 13 .290 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Peralta--- Cl 096 22 083 04 .275 - 095 21 080 03 .272 - 086 19 072 01 .267
Tulowitzki Co 070 14 059 09 .280 - 061 12 057 03 .275 - 038 04 025 03 .252
Everett--- De 056 07 056 12 .243 - 051 06 052 06 .230 - 020 02 018 04 .224
Ramirez--- Fl 124 30 072 55 .317 - 124 29 070 43 .310 - 103 17 054 35 .298
Tejada---- Ho 096 25 103 09 .317 - 087 17 077 05 .296 - 081 16 074 02 .291
Aviles---- Ka 068 10 051 08 .325 - 068 10 051 08 .325 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Aybar----- LA 033 02 026 08 .266 - 032 02 022 05 .266 - 008 01 006 01 .241
Furcal---- LD 121 16 062 39 .326 - 103 11 054 29 .295 - 058 05 032 16 .278
Hardy----- MW 081 24 076 04 .278 - 071 22 066 02 .274 - 063 18 063 02 .257
Punto----- MN 067 03 042 21 .282 - 061 02 035 19 .257 - 039 01 021 10 .231
Reyes----- NM 121 16 073 73 .294 - 117 15 067 65 .291 - 109 12 060 57 .281
Jeter----- NY 113 16 083 25 .329 - 098 12 075 16 .315 - 096 12 070 13 .308
Cabrera--- Oa 101 10 083 27 .291 - 096 08 069 21 .289 - 083 07 059 18 .276
Rollins--- Ph 133 26 087 47 .290 - 106 20 075 43 .285 - 096 14 064 34 .280
Wilson---- Pi 068 10 051 05 .285 - 056 07 043 03 .280 - 039 04 029 02 .273
Rodriguez- SD 021 03 016 03 .274 - 019 02 011 01 .262 - 014 01 009 01 .229
Renteria-- SF 094 12 065 15 .315 - 080 11 058 10 .295 - 076 10 058 08 .279
Betancourt Se 073 08 061 08 .288 - 068 08 056 06 .285 - 062 06 045 04 .277
Greene---- SL 075 22 082 08 .252 - 054 17 059 05 .236 - 041 12 046 03 .232
Bartlett-- Ta 065 05 040 23 .292 - 056 03 038 19 .280 - 036 01 024 08 .266
Scutaro--- To 065 09 052 06 .266 - 063 07 051 05 .266 - 046 05 037 03 .259
Guzman---- Wa 079 08 047 11 .319 - 059 06 039 06 .309 - 059 06 035 04 .257

NOTE: Several names have also been shortened for the spacing. Also, be aware of occasional statistical anomalies, especially prevalent for players with fewer than three years experience.

Third Base: Fantasy Projections

2009-04-18T12:07:00.000-07:00

From left to right, these are three potential outcomes, best to worst.

.Third Base..-.....Best Case.....-..Most Likely Case..-....Worst Case.....
Name.....Team..R..HR..BI.SB..BA..-..R..HR..BI.SB..BA..-..R..HR..BI.SB..BA.
Reynolds-- Ar 089 29 093 08 .278 - 086 26 092 07 .255 - 082 22 085 00 .251
Jones----- At 102 32 100 07 .349 - 092 25 086 05 .348 - 075 20 075 03 .310
Mora------ Ba 083 22 094 10 .290 - 077 19 085 06 .279 - 073 15 064 05 .274
Lowell---- Bo 079 23 104 03 .305 - 079 22 102 03 .297 - 064 15 074 02 .272
Ramirez--- CC 094 35 115 02 .305 - 088 29 109 01 .295 - 076 26 099 01 .293
Fields---- CW 037 14 037 01 .229 - 020 08 024 00 .226 - 003 01 002 00 .143
Encarnaci. Ci 071 25 081 11 .281 - 070 21 071 04 .268 - 046 11 050 02 .252
DeRosa---- Cl 090 18 080 06 .292 - 086 16 080 04 .290 - 063 10 064 01 .278
Atkins---- Co 099 25 113 03 .313 - 090 24 107 02 .298 - 082 20 102 01 .293
Inge------ De 074 22 077 09 .254 - 064 17 073 07 .227 - 050 12 059 05 .223
Bonifacio- Fl 018 00 009 04 .243 - 014 00 008 04 .237 - 002 00 002 00 .208
Blum------ Ho 036 10 046 02 .252 - 034 09 043 01 .245 - 030 04 030 01 .239
Gordon---- Ka 067 16 060 16 .255 - 067 16 059 11 .253 - 056 14 056 09 .247
Figgins--- LA 084 07 056 47 .309 - 079 03 041 39 .291 - 073 02 034 35 .276
Blake----- LD 084 25 086 09 .275 - 073 20 078 04 .273 - 064 17 063 03 .265
Hall------ MW 079 24 071 11 .270 - 064 19 065 05 .245 - 053 15 057 05 .243
Crede----- MN 063 25 085 01 .267 - 055 22 069 00 .251 - 033 11 045 00 .237
Wright---- NM 112 32 121 29 .318 - 111 31 117 22 .311 - 102 27 105 16 .304
Rodriguez- NY 133 49 143 23 .309 - 119 41 124 20 .305 - 110 37 111 17 .300
Chavez---- Oa 073 22 080 06 .255 - 068 21 073 04 .243 - 030 08 034 01 .242
Feliz----- Ph 070 21 085 02 .252 - 058 19 074 01 .249 - 052 17 066 01 .248
LaRoche--- Pi 028 04 017 04 .228 - 017 03 015 02 .194 - 011 01 009 01 .181
Kouzmanoff SD 065 28 098 01 .263 - 061 21 080 00 .263 - 048 19 077 00 .235
Sandoval-- SF 024 03 024 00 .345 - 024 03 024 00 .345 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Beltre---- Se 083 27 094 12 .272 - 081 25 086 11 .270 - 077 24 082 07 .269
Glaus----- SL 096 37 101 03 .266 - 079 29 096 01 .265 - 061 22 073 01 .255
Longoria-- Ta 067 27 085 07 .272 - 067 27 085 07 .272 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Young----- Te 104 17 098 13 .319 - 093 11 090 11 .300 - 086 11 086 07 .299
Rolen----- To 075 16 076 07 .284 - 074 14 072 06 .270 - 058 11 055 04 .268
Zimmerman- Wa 093 25 104 11 .304 - 087 22 089 04 .277 - 041 10 042 01 .275

NOTE: Several names have also been shortened for the spacing. Also, be aware of occasional statistical anomalies, especially prevalent for players with fewer than three years experience.

Second Base: Fantasy Projections

2009-04-18T12:04:00.000-07:00

From left to right, these are three potential outcomes, best to worst.

.Second Base.-.....Best Case.....-..Most Likely Case..-....Worst Case.....
Name.....Team..R..HR..BI.SB..BA..-..R..HR..BI.SB..BA..-..R..HR..BI.SB..BA.
Lopez----- Ar 090 15 065 32 .280 - 072 08 048 19 .268 - 071 08 047 13 .259
Johnson--- At 089 18 071 11 .283 - 088 14 069 10 .277 - 080 13 067 07 .255
Roberts--- Ba 103 12 063 45 .294 - 102 10 057 43 .292 - 092 10 054 34 .290
Pedroia--- Bo 102 17 068 14 .320 - 089 13 062 13 .301 - 051 09 043 04 .245
Fontenot-- CC 126 07 036 12 .293 - 038 04 030 03 .293 - 010 00 005 00 .286
Getz------ CW 002 00 001 01 .286 - 002 00 001 01 .286 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Phillips-- Ci 088 24 084 32 .284 - 087 23 083 26 .273 - 069 17 070 17 .252
Cabrera--- Cl 057 06 042 04 .284 - 041 05 037 02 .270 - 023 03 020 00 .265
Barmes---- Co 069 12 059 11 .274 - 054 10 049 11 .267 - 044 05 030 05 .226
Polanco--- De 097 10 066 07 .330 - 090 08 060 06 .316 - 073 06 053 03 .305
Uggla----- Fl 107 33 097 07 .272 - 104 31 090 04 .258 - 100 25 081 03 .258
Matsui---- Ho 069 06 038 25 .288 - 062 05 033 22 .288 - 042 03 027 12 .272
Teahen---- Ka 085 18 078 14 .284 - 071 13 061 08 .270 - 057 08 048 05 .260
Kendrick-- LA 046 05 037 10 .311 - 044 04 037 08 .309 - 032 03 032 05 .296
Hudson---- LD 079 14 067 11 .299 - 074 11 061 08 .296 - 059 09 048 05 .283
Weeks----- MW 089 17 046 25 .259 - 086 14 041 21 .240 - 062 09 031 14 .234
Casilla--- MN 037 04 028 21 .266 - 034 03 021 07 .265 - 005 00 002 01 .234
Castillo-- NM 089 05 047 28 .300 - 082 03 043 23 .280 - 062 01 030 13 .271
Cano------ NY 089 19 094 05 .322 - 076 16 081 03 .294 - 065 13 066 02 .287
Ellis----- Oa 077 15 063 13 .279 - 066 14 055 11 .254 - 055 11 043 03 .251
Utley----- Ph 122 35 116 17 .321 - 113 29 103 13 .307 - 092 21 086 09 .292
Sanchez--- Pi 079 11 078 02 .325 - 077 09 067 01 .294 - 070 06 055 01 .283
Eckstein-- SD 068 04 038 11 .302 - 054 03 032 06 .288 - 045 02 025 04 .278
Burriss--- SF 037 01 018 13 .283 - 037 01 018 13 .283 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Lopez----- Se 077 14 082 07 .286 - 072 14 078 05 .281 - 064 10 068 03 .255
Schumaker- SL 077 11 041 18 .305 - 069 07 037 06 .304 - 025 04 014 04 .237
Iwamura--- Ta 095 08 042 14 .285 - 087 07 042 10 .278 - 087 06 039 10 .277
Kinsler--- Te 094 21 067 23 .302 - 094 18 065 23 .295 - 073 13 055 14 .272
Hill------ To 080 12 068 08 .290 - 074 11 065 06 .284 - 036 03 031 02 .273
Belliard-- Wa 067 17 075 06 .287 - 058 14 064 03 .284 - 047 10 049 02 .280

NOTE: Several names have also been shortened for the spacing. Also, be aware of occasional statistical anomalies, especially prevalent for players with fewer than three years experience.

First Base: Fantasy Projections

2009-04-18T11:54:00.000-07:00

From left to right, these are three potential outcomes, best to worst.

.First Base..-.....Best Case.....-..Most Likely Case..-....Worst Case.....
Name.....Team..R..HR..BI.SB..BA..-..R..HR..BI.SB..BA..-..R..HR..BI.SB..BA.
Tracy----- Ar 069 18 072 03 .288 - 061 16 070 02 .271 - 032 09 039 01 .268
Kotchman-- At 063 15 071 06 .282 - 055 11 061 02 .277 - 045 09 054 02 .232
Huff------ Ba 083 28 096 06 .293 - 080 25 089 02 .292 - 063 17 070 02 .270
Youkilis-- Bo 092 22 099 05 .298 - 091 21 097 04 .298 - 080 12 066 03 .279
Lee------- CC 103 33 096 18 .315 - 090 21 086 08 .300 - 082 19 077 07 .298
Konerko--- CW 090 36 105 02 .292 - 069 27 080 01 .260 - 067 27 077 01 .251
Votto----- Ci 071 26 110 09 .322 - 069 25 088 07 .310 - 069 24 086 06 .300
Martinez-- Cl 079 23 104 00 .310 - 073 16 095 00 .297 - 049 07 058 00 .289
Helton---- Co 097 20 089 03 .320 - 082 15 075 01 .296 - 060 11 052 01 .288
Cabrera--- De 106 37 123 08 .328 - 092 34 122 03 .308 - 088 28 114 01 .303
Cantu----- Fl 082 26 103 05 .275 - 057 17 065 03 .271 - 049 12 062 02 .258
Berkman--- Ho 107 41 122 12 .312 - 105 33 110 12 .302 - 095 30 102 05 .288
Jacobs---- Ka 074 35 097 03 .273 - 066 27 083 01 .256 - 038 13 044 01 .255
Morales--- LA 019 08 022 02 .269 - 011 04 013 01 .252 - 009 02 010 00 .221
Loney----- LD 090 24 104 07 .319 - 067 16 094 05 .299 - 054 12 069 02 .287
Fielder--- MW 100 42 111 06 .284 - 093 38 104 03 .279 - 061 25 078 03 .271
Morneau--- MN 095 35 126 03 .300 - 093 28 123 01 .295 - 083 25 111 01 .273
Delgado--- NM 091 38 115 03 .277 - 087 33 106 02 .267 - 077 28 098 01 .264
Teixeira-- NY 106 38 127 03 .305 - 096 32 114 01 .302 - 090 30 105 01 .290
Giambi---- Oa 079 33 098 03 .253 - 070 31 093 02 .247 - 046 22 060 01 .245
Howard---- Ph 103 55 145 02 .298 - 101 49 143 01 .266 - 096 44 132 01 .262
LaRoche--- Pi 082 29 095 02 .276 - 072 25 087 01 .273 - 059 20 074 01 .270
Gonzalez-- SD 099 34 107 00 .291 - 099 32 106 00 .285 - 084 24 084 00 .271
Ishikawa-- SF 006 02 011 01 .304 - 005 02 008 01 .298 - 000 00 002 00 .269
Branyan--- Se 038 19 036 02 .246 - 026 12 025 01 .224 - 018 09 021 01 .216
Pujols---- SL 117 45 126 09 .346 - 103 37 115 05 .343 - 101 34 107 05 .329
Pena------ Ta 093 42 110 04 .278 - 072 31 092 02 .261 - 062 23 073 01 .245
Davis----- Te 051 17 055 01 .285 - 051 17 055 01 .285 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Overbay--- To 078 19 081 04 .289 - 073 16 070 02 .270 - 060 13 056 01 .263
Johnson--- Wa 081 21 076 07 .290 - 064 17 057 06 .263 - 018 04 019 02 .256

NOTE: Several names have also been shortened for the spacing. Also, be aware of occasional statistical anomalies, especially prevalent for players with fewer than three years experience.

Catchers: Fantasy Projections

2009-04-18T11:27:00.000-07:00

From left to right, these are three potential outcomes, best to worst.

..Catchers...-.....Best Case.....-..Most Likely Case..-....Worst Case....
Name.....Team..R..HR..BI.SB..BA..-..R..HR..BI.SB..BA..-..R..HR..BI.SB..BA.
Snyder---- Ar 040 14 055 00 .253 - 039 13 053 00 .245 - 023 07 031 00 .231
McCann---- At 066 23 097 04 .314 - 061 22 090 03 .294 - 053 18 080 01 .283
Zaun------ Ba 047 12 051 02 .260 - 035 08 039 01 .246 - 035 07 036 00 .240
Varitek--- Bo 063 18 069 03 .263 - 045 14 053 01 .235 - 042 13 050 01 .234
Soto------ CC 072 23 083 00 .326 - 067 22 065 00 .292 - 031 16 031 00 .248
Pierzynski CW 065 17 065 02 .283 - 062 14 057 01 .277 - 056 13 053 00 .269
Hernandez- Ci 056 18 080 03 .275 - 053 15 074 01 .261 - 043 12 060 00 .259
Shoppach-- Cl 043 13 042 00 .262 - 039 12 040 00 .259 - 008 03 012 00 .244
Iannetta-- Co 041 11 044 00 .260 - 034 11 043 00 .253 - 015 02 016 00 .227
Laird----- De 060 10 040 05 .283 - 051 07 040 04 .259 - 028 04 021 02 .238
Baker----- Fl 032 05 032 00 .299 - 032 05 032 00 .299 - 000 00 000 00 .000
Rodriguez- Ho 067 13 065 11 .293 - 054 10 053 07 .283 - 050 09 048 04 .283
Olivo----- Ka 050 17 059 09 .255 - 038 14 050 05 .251 - 032 11 041 02 .240
Napoli---- LA 048 19 049 07 .255 - 041 16 043 06 .255 - 037 11 033 02 .231
Martin---- LD 088 17 088 20 .289 - 083 15 074 18 .285 - 071 11 064 12 .281
Kendall--- MW 069 03 051 10 .281 - 051 02 047 07 .253 - 048 01 043 05 .253
Mauer----- MN 092 12 083 11 .330 - 085 10 078 05 .322 - 062 07 059 03 .304
Redmond--- MN 026 01 033 00 .315 - 018 01 023 00 .297 - 013 00 016 00 .286
Schneider- NM 037 10 054 01 .257 - 031 07 046 01 .250 - 029 05 043 00 .247
Posada---- NY 081 24 090 03 .311 - 074 18 084 02 .306 - 039 09 048 01 .268
Suzuki---- Oa 063 17 089 02 .272 - 055 09 057 01 .266 - 052 09 052 00 .251
Ruiz------ Ph 038 10 045 05 .259 - 038 05 035 03 .238 - 014 03 019 01 .236
Doumit---- Pi 049 14 049 03 .299 - 048 12 048 01 .293 - 022 06 025 00 .240
Blanco---- SD 023 06 029 00 .270 - 012 03 014 00 .263 - 008 02 009 00 .206
Molina---- SF 049 20 086 01 .289 - 043 18 084 01 .286 - 037 14 065 00 .281
Johjima--- Se 057 17 070 04 .289 - 046 12 058 02 .262 - 040 10 050 01 .257
Molina---- SL 035 08 051 02 .286 - 033 07 050 01 .281 - 028 05 041 01 .238
Navarro--- Ta 045 10 046 03 .283 - 042 08 046 01 .268 - 025 04 024 01 .237
Saltalama. Te 041 11 037 00 .266 - 032 06 029 00 .260 - 025 05 022 00 .257
Barajas--- To 049 13 051 00 .251 - 036 09 035 00 .249 - 027 07 023 00 .243
Flores---- Wa 029 06 045 00 .253 - 022 06 044 00 .252 - 017 04 025 00 .246

NOTE: Several names have also been shortened for the spacing. Also, be aware of occasional statistical anomalies, especially prevalent for players with fewer than three years experience.

Starters: Fantasy Projections

2009-04-18T10:33:00.000-07:00

From left to right, these are three potential outcomes, best to worst.

..Starters...-.....Best Case.....-..Most Likely Case..-.....Worst Case....
Name.....Team..W..S..KO.ERA.WHIP.-..W..S..KO.ERA.WHIP...W..S..KO.ERA.WHIP
Arroyo---- Ci 14 00 174 3.8 1.26 - 13 00 164 4.3 1.38 - 10 00 134 4.5 1.40
Beckett--- Bo 18 00 196 3.6 1.13 - 15 00 177 3.9 1.19 - 13 00 150 4.3 1.28
Bedard---- Se 14 00 202 3.4 1.19 - 14 00 188 3.5 1.22 - 08 00 103 3.8 1.38
Billingsl. LD 15 00 175 3.3 1.38 - 13 00 157 3.2 1.37 - 08 00 076 3.6 1.55
Blanton--- Ph 14 00 127 4.0 1.26 - 12 00 120 4.5 1.36 - 10 00 097 4.6 1.43
Braden---- Oa 04 00 056 5.2 1.50 - 03 00 047 5.1 1.50 - 01 00 045 6.8 1.62
Buehrle--- CW 15 00 141 3.7 1.27 - 13 00 125 3.9 1.33 - 11 00 110 4.2 1.35
Burnett--- NY 14 00 203 3.7 1.18 - 14 00 194 4.0 1.29 - 09 00 143 4.0 1.34
Bush------ MW 12 00 145 4.3 1.13 - 11 00 127 4.5 1.22 - 08 00 101 4.9 1.34
Cabrera--- Wa 11 00 180 5.0 1.45 - 09 00 129 5.3 1.57 - 08 00 106 5.2 1.66
Cain------ SF 11 00 186 3.5 1.18 - 09 00 177 3.8 1.32 - 05 00 112 3.9 1.34
Carmona--- Cl 14 00 137 3.7 1.31 - 11 00 084 4.3 1.42 - 05 00 054 5.4 1.60
Carpenter- SL 14 00 146 2.4 1.06 - 03 00 035 3.1 1.13 - 04 00 022 4.6 1.41
Chamberla. NY 03 02 091 0.4 0.75 - 03 00 084 2.3 1.19 - 02 01 031 1.9 1.04
Colon----- CW 12 00 098 4.0 1.31 - 04 00 044 5.4 1.53 - 04 00 044 5.5 1.52
Contreras- CW 13 00 139 4.4 1.30 - 11 00 113 4.9 1.42 - 09 00 090 5.0 1.46
Cook------ Co 13 00 087 4.1 1.35 - 12 00 084 4.1 1.36 - 07 00 054 4.2 1.41
Correia--- SD 06 00 137 3.6 1.31 - 03 00 069 4.9 1.52 - 01 00 029 5.1 1.60
Cueto----- Ci 09 00 158 4.8 1.41 - 09 00 158 4.8 1.41 - 09 00 158 4.8 1.41
Danks----- CW 10 00 151 4.2 1.35 - 11 00 153 4.0 1.33 - 06 00 109 5.5 1.54
Davies---- Ka 09 00 092 4.9 1.55 - 07 00 077 5.3 1.58 - 05 00 057 6.9 1.79
Davis----- Ar 12 00 169 4.2 1.42 - 10 00 144 4.4 1.56 - 08 00 127 4.4 1.57
De La Rosa Co 09 00 118 5.2 1.51 - 09 00 103 5.4 1.55 - 04 00 049 6.0 1.84
Dempster-- CC 19 28 234 3.5 1.29 - 09 13 123 3.4 1.26 - 01 16 040 4.5 1.46
Duke------ Pi 11 00 108 3.9 1.40 - 06 00 088 4.9 1.55 - 04 00 054 5.0 1.63
Eaton----- Ba 11 00 099 5.1 1.49 - 07 00 068 5.9 1.64 - 05 00 057 5.9 1.62
Eveland--- Oa 07 01 114 5.5 1.69 - 08 00 105 4.7 1.53 - -- -- --- --- ----
Floyd----- CW 14 00 127 4.9 1.39 - 14 00 131 4.3 1.34 - 01 00 031 6.9 1.72
Galarraga- De 13 00 099 4.8 1.41 - 13 00 123 3.8 1.20 - 00 00 006 6.0 1.67
Gallardo-- MW 09 00 106 2.6 1.26 - 04 00 052 3.2 1.25 - 05 00 048 3.6 1.25
Garland--- Ar 16 00 112 4.2 1.28 - 13 00 096 4.6 1.42 - 13 00 096 4.6 1.44
Garza----- Ta 10 00 133 4.0 1.42 - 11 00 127 3.9 1.33 - 04 00 044 5.0 1.63
Greinke--- Ka 13 01 199 3.7 1.29 - 08 00 120 3.5 1.29 - 03 00 040 4.8 1.46
Guthrie--- Ba 09 00 120 4.0 1.29 - 08 00 118 3.8 1.24 - 03 00 028 5.3 1.59
Halladay-- To 18 00 182 2.9 1.07 - 18 00 171 3.1 1.12 - 14 00 118 3.4 1.18
Hamels---- Ph 15 00 208 3.4 1.13 - 14 00 181 3.3 1.11 - 10 00 140 3.8 1.21
Hampton--- Ho 06 00 030 3.9 1.35 - 03 00 038 4.8 1.42 - 03 00 013 4.4 1.43
Harang---- Ci 15 00 211 3.8 1.20 - 11 00 185 4.2 1.28 - 09 00 160 4.4 1.34
Harden---- CC 09 00 147 2.4 1.08 - 06 00 108 2.3 1.09 - 03 00 040 3.3 1.17
Haren----- Ar 16 00 200 3.3 1.16 - 15 00 196 3.4 1.17 - 13 00 153 3.8 1.23
Harrison-- Te 09 00 042 5.5 1.56 - 09 00 042 5.5 1.56 - 09 00 042 5.5 1.56
Hendricks. Ba 09 00 118 4.9 1.38 - 06 00 088 5.1 1.44 - 05 00 071 5.4 1.51
Hernandez- NM 14 00 132 4.4 1.40 - 12 00 085 5.4 1.61 - 11 00 083 5.5 1.68
Hernandez- Se 14 00 184 3.5 1.21 - 11 00 172 3.8 1.37 - 08 00 128 4.2 1.41
Hill------ SD 03 00 051 3.8 1.23 - 02 00 044 4.6 1.46 - 01 00 022 7.0 1.80
Jackson--- De 10 00 128 5.0 1.60 - 09 00 104 5.0 1.62 - 02 00 034 5.9 1.80
Jimenez--- Co 11 00 142 3.7 1.15 - 11 00 168 4.1 1.40 - 01 00 016 4.3 1.33
Johnson--- Fl 08 00 094 3.4 1.29 - 06 00 065 3.7 1.41 - 03 00 032 5.0 1.87
Johnson--- SF 16 00 219 3.8 1.14 - 13 00 180 4.2 1.23 - 08 00 110 4.5 1.23
Jurrjens-- At 13 00 102 4.1 1.14 - 13 00 131 3.8 1.34 - 03 00 013 4.6 1.26
Kazmir---- Ta 13 00 205 3.4 1.28 - 12 00 190 3.5 1.31 - 09 00 151 3.6 1.41
Kershaw--- LD 05 00 100 4.3 1.49 - 05 00 100 4.3 1.49 - 05 00 100 4.3 1.49
Kuroda---- LD 09 00 116 3.7 1.22 - 09 00 116 3.7 1.22 - 09 00 116 3.7 1.22
Lannan---- Wa 10 00 091 4.0 1.41 - 09 00 109 4.0 1.36 - 02 00 010 4.1 1.51
Lee------- Cl 19 00 158 3.4 1.22 - 17 00 147 3.6 1.25 - 09 00 091 5.3 1.45
Lester---- Bo 16 00 150 3.9 1.40 - 16 00 148 3.5 1.34 - 05 00 050 4.7 1.61
Lilly----- CC 16 00 179 4.1 1.23 - 16 00 177 4.0 1.23 - 13 00 146 4.4 1.36
Lincecum-- SF 15 00 243 3.2 1.21 - 16 00 248 3.1 1.20 - 07 00 150 4.0 1.28
Liriano--- MN 08 01 104 2.5 1.02 - 05 00 058 3.3 1.26 - 04 01 054 3.8 1.21
Litsch---- To 12 00 088 3.7 1.29 - 13 00 092 3.7 1.27 - 07 00 050 3.8 1.37
Lohse----- SL 12 00 132 4.2 1.35 - 11 00 116 4.3 1.36 - 07 00 092 5.1 1.47
Looper---- MW 19 11 165 3.8 1.30 - 12 00 090 4.4 1.32 - 05 00 034 4.6 1.37
Lowe------ At 15 00 150 3.5 1.19 - 14 00 143 3.5 1.20 - 13 00 130 3.9 1.31
Maholm---- Pi 11 00 130 3.7 1.29 - 09 00 124 4.3 1.37 - 06 00 077 4.9 1.54
Maine----- NM 11 00 135 3.9 1.23 - 11 00 133 4.0 1.30 - 06 00 068 4.6 1.38
Marquis--- Co 14 00 111 4.5 1.39 - 12 00 098 4.8 1.44 - 12 00 092 5.1 1.47
Marshall-- CC 09 01 114 4.1 1.35 - 05 01 064 4.3 1.38 - 04 00 047 5.1 1.49
Matsuzaka- Bo 18 00 201 3.5 1.22 - 17 00 173 3.6 1.32 - 14 00 171 4.4 1.43
McCarthy-- Te 08 00 125 4.2 1.25 - 03 00 036 4.7 1.46 - 01 00 016 4.7 1.48
Meche----- Ka 13 00 173 3.9 1.33 - 12 00 170 3.9 1.33 - 09 00 126 4.4 1.43
Miller---- Fl 06 00 061 5.7 1.58 - 05 00 064 5.8 1.68 - 02 00 018 6.1 1.88
Millwood-- Te 13 00 148 4.2 1.35 - 11 00 130 5.0 1.54 - 10 00 126 5.0 1.58
Miner----- De 08 00 073 3.8 1.38 - 06 00 052 4.1 1.41 - 04 00 037 4.5 1.47
Moehler--- Ho 11 01 097 4.4 1.40 - 07 00 063 4.9 1.42 - 03 00 038 5.6 1.57
Morales--- Co 03 00 027 3.4 1.23 - 02 00 016 4.9 1.48 - 02 00 014 5.3 1.55
Moyer----- Ph 15 00 129 4.0 1.32 - 15 00 124 4.2 1.37 - 12 00 110 4.7 1.42
Myers----- Ph 16 14 298 4.0 1.26 - 09 07 141 4.4 1.34 - 06 00 083 4.5 1.37
Nolasco--- Fl 13 00 144 4.2 1.26 - 14 00 154 3.8 1.18 - 04 00 040 5.1 1.50
Olsen----- Wa 12 00 173 4.1 1.31 - 09 00 129 4.7 1.45 - 06 00 078 5.1 1.63
Oswalt---- Ho 18 00 175 3.1 1.19 - 16 00 162 3.3 1.23 - 15 00 159 3.3 1.27
Owings---- Ci 08 00 119 4.3 1.28 - 07 00 095 5.2 1.34 - 07 00 086 5.3 1.34
Padilla--- Te 14 00 133 4.6 1.42 - 13 00 121 4.9 1.49 - 09 00 094 5.2 1.53
Park------ Ph 12 01 181 4.3 1.43 - 03 01 057 4.1 1.40 - 01 00 024 9.0 1.71
Parra----- MW 10 00 136 3.8 1.41 - 08 00 138 4.4 1.54 - 00 00 024 4.2 1.50
Pavano---- Cl 06 00 031 4.4 1.30 - 03 00 011 5.8 1.44 - 02 00 016 5.2 1.42
Peavy----- SD 16 00 230 2.8 1.09 - 13 00 199 3.0 1.15 - 11 00 185 3.4 1.19
Pelfrey--- NM 15 00 114 4.6 1.54 - 12 00 105 4.2 1.44 - 02 00 023 5.5 1.74
Penny----- Bo 15 00 146 3.4 1.29 - 14 00 121 4.4 1.43 - 09 00 081 5.2 1.50
Perez----- NM 13 00 180 4.0 1.36 - 11 00 165 4.3 1.41 - 06 00 124 5.3 1.56
Pettitte-- NY 16 00 178 3.6 1.28 - 14 00 156 4.3 1.42 - 13 00 138 4.3 1.44
Pineiro--- SL 10 01 134 4.9 1.41 - 08 01 088 5.2 1.48 - 05 00 051 5.7 1.56
Ponson---- Ka 08 00 080 5.4 1.62 - 05 00 045 5.5 1.65 - 03 00 032 6.5 1.80
Purcey---- To 03 00 058 5.5 1.48 - 03 00 058 5.5 1.48 - 03 00 058 5.5 1.48
Ramirez--- Ka 11 00 066 4.3 1.43 - 04 00 026 5.8 1.67 - 04 00 023 5.9 1.68
Reyes----- Cl 05 01 076 3.4 1.19 - 04 01 049 4.9 1.38 - 02 00 030 5.6 1.40
Rodriguez- Ho 11 00 148 4.2 1.34 - 09 00 135 4.3 1.36 - 08 00 094 5.3 1.49
Romero---- To 04 01 052 2.6 1.34 - 03 01 045 3.1 1.43 - 02 01 037 4.6 1.63
Rowland-S. Se 03 02 089 3.6 1.37 - 03 01 063 3.6 1.38 - 01 00 032 3.9 1.41
Sabathia-- NY 17 00 226 3.0 1.10 - 17 00 224 2.9 1.13 - 14 00 169 3.6 1.24
Sanchez--- Fl 08 00 073 3.1 1.32 - 03 00 042 4.4 1.53 - 03 00 029 4.9 1.68
Sanchez--- SF 07 00 118 5.1 1.51 - 05 00 105 5.2 1.50 - 01 00 026 6.1 1.71
Santana--- NM 18 00 249 2.7 1.00 - 16 00 222 2.8 1.10 - 15 00 213 3.1 1.10
Saunders-- LA 16 00 129 4.0 1.29 - 16 00 107 3.7 1.30 - 04 00 029 5.3 1.53
Scherzer-- Ar 00 00 066 3.1 1.23 - 00 00 066 3.1 1.23 - 00 00 066 3.1 1.23
Shields--- Ta 12 00 180 3.9 1.18 - 13 00 170 3.8 1.17 - 08 00 118 4.5 1.31
Silva----- Se 12 00 086 4.3 1.31 - 08 00 076 5.5 1.48 - 07 00 067 5.8 1.54
Slowey---- MN 08 00 088 4.3 1.25 - 09 00 093 4.2 1.20 - 04 00 047 4.7 1.39
Snell----- Pi 11 00 173 4.1 1.38 - 09 00 155 4.7 1.55 - 05 00 095 5.2 1.66
Sonnansti. Ta 11 00 142 5.0 1.31 - 11 00 129 4.8 1.32 - 06 00 089 5.8 1.35
Suppan---- MW 14 00 113 4.1 1.43 - 11 00 100 4.7 1.52 - 11 00 099 4.7 1.52
Vazquez--- At 14 00 207 4.1 1.19 - 13 00 202 4.4 1.26 - 12 00 189 4.7 1.30
Verlander- De 18 00 166 3.7 1.26 - 14 00 163 4.3 1.33 - 08 00 088 4.9 1.45
Volquez--- Ci 13 00 174 4.3 1.49 - 15 00 190 3.5 1.37 - 01 00 016 8.3 2.08
Volstad--- Fl 06 00 052 2.9 1.33 - 06 00 052 2.9 1.33 - 06 00 052 2.9 1.33
Wainwright SL 17 02 192 3.2 1.17 - 11 01 103 3.5 1.27 - 03 00 033 5.3 1.40
Wakefield- Bo 15 00 127 4.3 1.24 - 12 00 114 4.4 1.26 - 10 00 103 4.7 1.33
Wang------ NY 19 01 108 3.7 1.23 - 19 00 100 3.8 1.31 - 10 00 051 4.0 1.37
Washburn-- Se 10 01 112 4.1 1.34 - 07 01 106 4.5 1.41 - 07 00 090 4.6 1.42
Weaver---- LA 15 00 151 3.0 1.14 - 12 00 132 4.0 1.29 - 10 00 100 3.9 1.28
Webb------ Ar 20 00 192 3.1 1.17 - 20 00 186 3.2 1.19 - 15 00 177 3.3 1.24
Wellemeyer SL 09 01 124 4.1 1.35 - 08 00 090 4.0 1.33 - 02 01 039 4.8 1.59
Wolf------ LD 12 00 160 4.4 1.40 - 11 00 139 4.7 1.44 - 06 00 057 5.4 1.58
Young----- SD 12 00 167 3.3 1.08 - 10 00 163 3.5 1.18 - 07 00 108 4.0 1.29
Zambrano-- CC 17 00 203 3.4 1.20 - 16 00 159 3.8 1.31 - 14 00 151 3.8 1.36
Zito------ SF 14 00 152 4.0 1.32 - 11 00 129 4.7 1.48 - 11 00 128 4.7 1.48

NOTE: ERA and WHIP have been shortened by a digit for layout, several names have also been shortened for the same reason. Also, be aware of occasional statistical anomalies, especially prevalent for players with fewer than three years experience and pitchers who have both started and relieved.

Closers: Fantasy Projections

2009-04-13T18:39:00.000-07:00

From left to right, these are three potential outcomes, best to worst.

...Closers...-.....Best Case.....-..Most Likely Case..-.....Worst Case....
Name.....Team..W..S..KO.ERA.WHIP.-..W..S..KO.ERA.WHIP.-..W..S..KO.ERA.WHIP
Qualls---- Ar 06 08 078 3.0 1.13 - 05 06 071 3.1 1.18 - 05 03 053 3.5 1.28
Gonzalez-- At 03 15 054 1.9 1.19 - 01 12 037 3.1 1.25 - 01 06 029 3.4 1.34
Sherrill-- Ba 05 20 066 3.1 1.09 - 03 17 055 3.9 1.33 - 01 01 031 4.7 1.45
Papelbon-- Bo 06 39 109 1.4 0.74 - 04 39 079 1.9 0.86 - 02 23 049 2.2 1.11
Gregg----- CC 06 28 121 3.6 1.15 - 04 25 070 3.6 1.28 - 02 13 044 4.2 1.51
Jenks----- CW 03 38 079 2.7 1.04 - 03 35 051 3.0 1.09 - 02 24 042 3.4 1.25
Cordero--- Ci 06 42 092 3.1 1.21 - 04 35 082 3.3 1.29 - 04 30 075 3.4 1.37
Wood------ Cl 11 34 241 3.3 1.11 - 05 27 082 3.4 1.14 - 01 00 020 4.1 1.36
Street---- Co 07 30 081 2.6 0.97 - 07 23 074 3.4 1.13 - 04 17 056 3.4 1.15
Lyon------ De 05 14 069 3.5 1.21 - 02 08 053 4.4 1.41 - 02 02 040 4.5 1.48
Rodney---- De 04 21 048 3.3 1.25 - 04 14 043 3.8 1.36 - 02 02 030 4.7 1.54
Lindstrom- Fl 03 05 062 3.1 1.30 - 03 03 051 3.1 1.39 - 03 00 050 3.1 1.38
Valverde-- Ho 04 41 092 3.0 1.13 - 04 41 079 3.4 1.20 - 02 22 060 4.1 1.31
Soria----- Ka 02 32 076 1.9 0.89 - 02 32 070 2.0 0.90 - 02 17 069 2.4 0.96
Fuentes--- LA 03 28 080 2.9 1.12 - 02 27 072 3.0 1.11 - 02 22 064 3.3 1.21
Broxton--- LD 05 09 106 2.8 1.16 - 04 08 093 2.9 1.16 - 02 01 062 3.6 1.34
Villanueva MW 08 01 145 3.8 1.08 - 05 01 086 4.0 1.31 - 03 01 052 3.9 1.33
Nathan---- MN 06 40 094 1.6 0.88 - 03 38 079 1.6 0.93 - 03 37 076 2.0 0.97
Rodriguez- NM 05 53 104 2.1 1.13 - 03 52 085 2.3 1.23 - 02 39 078 2.6 1.25
Rivera---- NY 06 41 081 1.5 0.78 - 05 35 072 2.0 0.86 - 04 32 062 2.5 1.06
Ziegler--- Oa 03 11 030 1.1 1.15 - 03 11 030 1.1 1.15 - 03 11 030 1.1 1.15
Lidge----- Ph 05 38 107 2.5 1.16 - 03 32 093 3.0 1.27 - 02 25 092 4.0 1.33
Capps----- Pi 07 23 065 2.9 0.99 - 05 21 062 2.8 1.01 - 02 04 030 3.4 1.19
Bell------ SD 05 01 097 3.0 1.12 - 05 01 075 3.1 1.16 - 02 00 043 4.3 1.39
Wilson---- SF 04 26 057 3.6 1.26 - 03 32 060 4.2 1.40 - 01 02 020 4.8 1.65
Morrow---- Se 04 13 086 3.6 1.36 - 04 07 084 3.7 1.35 - 03 00 056 4.2 1.69
Motte----- SL 00 01 016 0.8 0.73 - 00 01 016 0.8 0.73 - 00 01 016 0.8 0.73
Percival-- Ta 04 23 043 2.6 0.96 - 02 17 037 3.6 1.09 - 01 04 015 4.5 1.23
Francisco- Te 04 05 075 3.3 1.18 - 02 03 068 3.8 1.33 - 01 00 021 4.7 1.56
Ryan------ To 02 37 090 2.1 1.00 - 01 33 062 2.7 1.18 - 01 14 027 5.9 1.69
Hanrahan-- Wa 09 09 110 4.8 1.58 - 09 08 110 4.5 1.50 - 03 00 024 5.9 1.93

NOTE: ERA and WHIP have been shortened by a digit for layout.

Also, be aware of occasional statistical anomalies, especially prevalent for players with fewer than three years experience and pitchers who have both started and relieved.