Luis Matos?

[thehotcorner]

Is he starting in baltimore? In 109 Games Last season he hit

.303 70R 13HR 45RBI 15SB

Is 20/20 too much expect from him in a full season? Lower batting avg and runs/rbis slightly up?

[trevisc]

20/20 is not too much. As a matter of fact I have him around .275-20-27

in a full season.

[djacks]

Shhhhhhh!...he's one of my sleepers!

20/20 is a possibility, although I'd say that's best case scenario...

I'd look for a few less runs but quite a few more rbi since he will probably be hitting towards the bottom of a stacked lineup.

[thehotcorner]

Would he be worth taking a chance over Jason bay?

[trevisc]

I think Bay has more upside but with his injury concerns i'd say it's a toss up. Bay is another .280-20-20 guy most likely.

Last year before his callup i think he went like .303-20-23 in 91 games...

[LBJackal]

I had him as my sleeper of the year at one point.....too bad he's hitting so far down in the order though. 20/20 isn't a stretch, but 15 HR's is more likely. If he gets on a streak like he did last year, 30 SB's are definately attainable too. And he should bat 300.

[paulpett]

A sleeper of mine as well.

I was thinking more like 15 HR and 20 SB.

Will Baltimore run more than they have in the past? What's the Lee Mazzili factor?

[trevisc]

i'd say with their sorry pitching they will need to do something to get the runners in scoring position. I don't see why he'd hold his rabbits back unless the game was real close.

[kentx12]

20/20 is not too much. As a matter of fact I have him around .275-20-27

in a full season.

Those look like pretty good projections. I wouldn't mind spending a late pick on him.

[GotowarMissAgnes]

20/20 might be a stretch. His HRs last year were a bit of a surprise last year, so it's not clear whether it was a fluke or a sign of development.

In his first interview Mazzilli said he would stress team speed, so I would not be surprised to see Matos run.

Also, if Mora plays like he normally does, rather than like he did last year and Matos continues to improve I would not at all be surprised to see them swap batting slots. If Matos leads off, his value increases dramatically.