Raul Ibanez

[masterpinky0509]

Is this year his year of age-related decline in production? Strange, because if you look at him he had a career year last year w/ 30+ and 120 ribbies. Never thought he'd reach that again, but the 25/100 plateau was within reach in my mind.

Anyone seen him or heard anything in particular? His K rates are not unreasonable, so I don't see something that indicates his skills have really declined.

[acsguitar]

He got over 620 ab's last year. He's got lost of AB's to make up some ground.

Even at this pace he's at minimum on pace for 90 rbi's

[Birds05]

I drafted him with the same numbers in mind (25/100). Stick with him, he appears to be picking it up.

Eric Karabell of ESPN.com told me so:

Raul Ibanez is owned in barely half of ESPN's leagues. He's about to get hot.

[janssenlbd]

i think 20hr 90rbi is what he'll finish with.

he always has a pretty consistent line. the only difference was that last year, he freaked and hit way more homeruns than he is acustomed to. A bunch of those homeruns came with runners on base.

I think his power last year was a fluke and he'll go back to hitting 20hr.