Predictions-2008 Team Leaders

by wildthang on Dec 8, 2007 4:30 PM EST Comment 22 comments

Hey all,

As I was looking at the Royals main website, I noticed the 2007 team stat leaders. It had the leaders in all basic categories from the past season. What I want to do for fun, is just have people guess as to who will be leading those categories and with what number.

So for this year we have:

AVG: M. Grudzielanek, .302
HR: J. Buck, 18
RBI: E. Brown, 62

W: B. Bannister, 12
SV: J. Soria, 17
K: G. Meche, 156

For 2008 I predict:

AVG: B. Butler .322
HR: A. Gordon 31
RBI: A. Gordon 112

W: G. Meche 16
SV: J. Soria 37
K: Z Greinke 187

Lets see yours.

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I'm going to wait

...until it is more certain what the 2008 roster is going to be. Guys like Fukudome, Kuroda, Silva and/or others could be with the team this year. I don't feel comfortable making any predictions about the 2008 team until the composition of that team is pretty well determined.

I probably disagree with you.

by NYRoyal on Dec 8, 2007 4:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

no way gordo hits 31 HRs

by LeoBloom on Dec 8, 2007 5:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I agree

I'd be willing to bet money now that Guillen will lead the team in HR's - somewhere between 25-30 long balls.

"I'm tired of all these stupid a$$ questions every day. Why the f**k would I hit Brett for Miller?" The rest is history.

by DC Royal on Dec 8, 2007 5:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

what a wuss

i hate it when people take the easy way out and just criticize other guys' predictions without making any of their own. if you're gonna slam his gordo31 prediction, at least have the decency to put your neck out there and predict something other than Gordon NOT hitting 31.

Join the movement: everything Joel says is true and smart.

by Gordon Roy on Dec 8, 2007 5:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Just like you put your neck out there

By doing the exact same thing and not making any predictions at all. Isn't hypocrisy awesome?

"I'm tired of all these stupid a$$ questions every day. Why the f**k would I hit Brett for Miller?" The rest is history.

by DC Royal on Dec 8, 2007 6:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i agree, gotta have your own predictions

i don't think gordon will quite jack 31, but here is my top 5 .

BOMBS

butler - 26
gordon - 25
guillen - 21 (call me a pessimist)
teahen - 20
buck - 19

IP (K/BB)

Gil 198/156/65
Banny 160/98/29
Zackster 205/173/45
Luke 155/134/55 (3rd place AL ROY)

livin' la vida loca

by RoyalJHWKR on Dec 8, 2007 5:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Predictions can and will change!

AVG-
D. DeJesus, .318 (last season was the calm before the storm!)
B. Butler, .312
M. Teahen, .299

HR-
A. Gordon, 26
J. Guillen, 22
B. Butler, 22

2B-
D. DeJesus, 44
B. Butler, 43
M. Teahen, 40

RBI-
J. Guillen, 98
A. Gordon, 94
B. Butler, 86

--------------------------
W-
Z. Greinke, 15
G. Meche, 15
L. Hochevar, 12

SV-
J. Soria, 36
Y. Yabuta, 3
J. Peralta, 1

ERA-
Z. Greinke, 3.41
G. Meche, 3.81
L. Hochevar, 3.92

K/IP (starters)
Z. Greinke, 198 IP/169 K (7.68 K/9)
G. Meche, 206/158 (6.90 K/9)
L. Hochevar, 177/133 (6.76 K/9)

BB/IP (starters)
Z. Greinke, 198 IP/44 BB (2 BB/9)
B. Bannister, 188/43 (2.06 BB/9)
G. Meche, 206/61 (2.66 BB/9)

My official ones will come in March, probably. It's still December!

by doublestix on Dec 8, 2007 6:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Hmm

Butler .313
Gordon 24 big boys, still developing
Guillen/Gordon tie 93 rbi

Meche 14 Better than last year but still a lot of hard luck
Soria 38 saves, should be starting but who else will close right now?
Meche 153 k's - down from 156 the 2 previous seasons, talk about consistency. Talking about consistency Greinke doesn't yet - love him to prove me wrong.

So, no surprises. Digging up supporting info re my (maybe silly but I stand by it) assertion that I would trade DDJ straight up for Endison Volquez I found this site. It's Cal league '04 and '05 with some really, really good scouting reports. I thought some people here might find it interesting, because we all know which organization the High Desert Mavericks play for. Reading the scouting report on Lubanski, you wonder why he got picked in the first round.

http://www.calleaguers.com/teams2005.html

FYI NYRoyal, there's 2 scouting reports on a . . . . . ."Dominican righty with tremendous stuff and unbelievable makeup. Best pure stuff in league." . . . and . . ."Is undersized for a top of rotation guy but stuff, heart and feel are all there to be a number one starter in the not too distant future". . .

Yoda

by Yoda on Dec 8, 2007 7:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Alright here we go

Let's add some more statistics as well:

BA: Billy Butler .298
OBP: Mark Teahen .381
SLG: Alex Gordon .472
HR: Alex Gordon 25
RBI: Jose Guillen 91
R: Mark Teahen 86
2B: Jose Guillen 31
3B: David DeJesus 6
BB: Mark Teahen 71
K: Alex Gordon 121

W: Gil Meche 15
ERA (Starters): Zack Greinke 3.87
ERA (Relievers): Yazuhiko Yabuta 2.93
GS: Gil Meche/Zack Greinke: 32
SV: Joakim Soria: 24
WHIP (Starters): Gil Meche 1.23
WHIP (Relievers): Yazuhiko Yabuta 1.14

Player of the Year: Jose Guillen
Pitcher of the Year: Zack Greinke

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by Royals Nation on Dec 8, 2007 7:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I'll bite

Avg:
Butler .308
Grudz .296
Gordon .287

HR:
Gordon 26
Buck 22
Guillen/Butler 20

RBI:
Butler 93
Gordon 91
Guillen 84

OPS:
Gordon .857
Butler .823
Guillen.800

Wins:
Meche 14
Banny 10
Greinke 10

ERA:
Meche 3.80
Greinke 4.23
Banny 4.35

K's:
Meche 160
Greinke 135
De La Rosa (God Help Us) 90

by Stook on Dec 8, 2007 7:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

if 62 RsBI leads the team again

i'll move to iceland

by royalsreview on Dec 8, 2007 9:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I Have Cousins

In Germany who vacation in Iceland occasionally. Just in case:
http://www.visitreykjavik.is/

Being a fan is irrational, but what is the alternative?

by philofthenorth on Dec 9, 2007 12:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Iceland is the one

that is green though, right? Greenland is the one that is all ice?

by MileHighKCfan on Dec 10, 2007 12:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Pretty Much

The names were proto real estate scams by the Vikings. Iceland is also very seismicly active; the population is virulently racist, and they could read the sagas in the original form without difficulty. Microsoft does not make an Icelandic language Windows because there are so few people who speak it, and they all know English.

Being a fan is irrational, but what is the alternative?

by philofthenorth on Dec 10, 2007 5:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

also, because Microsoft hates Iceland

by marbotty on Dec 11, 2007 9:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

One Word

Bjork.

Being a fan is irrational, but what is the alternative?

by philofthenorth on Dec 11, 2007 10:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

my picks

AVG: M. Teahen .321
HR: J. Guillen 28
RBI: A. Gordon 119

W: G. Meche 18
SV: J. Soria 28
K: Z Greinke 201

Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson

by buddyball on Dec 8, 2007 10:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

wooo yea

Not only will we win, but we'll win BIG!

by doublestix on Dec 9, 2007 1:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll give it a shot

Avg: Butler, .322
HR: Gordon, 29
RBI: Butler, 102
R: Fukudome(yeah, I know he's not here....yet), 105

Pitching-
Wins: Meche, 16
Saves: Soria(who should be starting), 36
K: Meche 188
ERA: Bannister, 3.79; Meche, 3.98

by royaldaddy on Dec 9, 2007 2:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I Predict

Cookies and lemonade for everyone. We give the Tigers a run for 3rd when their pitching staff implodes.

Avg: Butler- .312
HR: Guillen- 27
RBI: Gordon- 98 (These 3 all have 90+)
R: DDJ-104
Wins: Greinke- 17
Saves: Davies-26 (the big surprise)
K: Greinke- 191
ERA: Meche- 3.48

Being a fan is irrational, but what is the alternative?

by philofthenorth on Dec 9, 2007 2:46 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

This is always fun

These are obviously subject to great change over the next few months...

I like the extra stats too:

BA: Teahen - .310
OBP: Teahen - .385
SLG: Gordon - .520
HR: Guillen - 132, ok maybe more like 28
RBI: Guillen - 105 (Gordon a close second with 102)
R: DeJesus/Teahen - 109 each
2B: Gordon - 44
3B: Teahen - 5
BB: DeJesus - 71
K: Gordon - 133

Player Spotlight:

Mark Teahen
.310/.385/.470 20HR 98RBI 18SB

Wins: Meche - 16
ERA (Starters): Meche - 3.18
ERA (Relievers): Soria - 2.27
WHIP (Starters): Greinke - 1.14
WHIP (Relievers): Soria - 0.97
IP: Meche - 223
K: Greinke - 187
BB: Davies - 88
G: Gobble - 81
Holds: Nunez - 21
Saves: Soria - 37

Player Spotlight:
Zack Greinke
15-9 3.47ERA 196IP 187K 39BB

by dman126 on Dec 9, 2007 4:09 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Predictions

BA: Butler .318
OBP: Teahen .410
SLG: Gordon .525
HR: Gordon 28
RBI: Gordon 110
Runs: Teahen/DDJ 100 ea.
2B: Butler 45
3B: Teahen 8
BB: Teahen 80
SB: Gordon 20
K: Take your pick, a lot of free swingers here.

Wins: Meche 17
ERA (starters): Grienke 3.79
ERA (relievers): Soria 2.24
IP: Meche 220
Saves: Soria 33
K's: Greinke 169
Games: Yabuta 82

by lordbyronk on Dec 9, 2007 7:49 AM EST reply actions 0 recs