anyone who can hit 39 hrs and 117 and hit 20 something the year before is no fluke. This guy was very hyped in the minor leagues and i think he should rebound nicely this year. I don't know what happened last year, but at least we know he is not injured.
I think Burrell is a good candidate to bounce back. Maybe not to 2002 levels: 96 runs, 37 homers, 116 RBI; but he won't turn in another stinker like last year.
My reasoning is that, for one thing, his strike zone judgement wasn't noticeably different than in the past.
2001: 1 walk every 7.7 AB
2002: 1 walk every 6.6 AB (his best year overall)
2003: 1 walk every 7.3 AB
2001: 1 K every 3.3 AB
2002: 1 K every 3.8 AB
2003: 1 K every 3.7 AB
He'll be 27 this year, which is a peak age. Expectations are lowered after last year. I'm hoping he drops in my draft and I'd look at picking him up late (my league doesn't use batting average but does use OBP and SLG as categories)
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High strikeout guys like Burrell are prone to slumps. Burrell just got in an enormous slump last year and could never get out. It eventually changed his swing. I wouldn't expect him to have a full rebound, some guys just can't handle the mass amounts of failure that come with proffesional baseball.
TheYanks04 wrote:DO we all remeber Konerko, Mike Cameron, Aurilia and others. They have one good year and are proclaimed the next coming of Ruth. A guy with a proven track record like Green for instance who has an off year is much more likely to be injury related than 1 year wonders.
Umm, you might want to look up your stats before making broad statements like that. Konerko had 4 great years from 1999-2002. Cameron had solid (albeit ugly in the AVG) years from 1999-2002 also. Shawn Green has only had one more good year than either of those guys. If you're going to make knee-jerk posts like this I suggest you take the time to get the info to back it up. Or stick to football.
At least you got one name right. Aurilia was a Barry Bonds fluke.
The Phillies in general did not live up to their expectations last year. The heat was on Bowa and Bowa and Burrell clashed big time. I'm sure that had something to do with it.
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by justinA » Mon Jan 26, 2004 7:03 pm 
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