This years Lind, Wainwright, Zobrist, Coghlan

[Padsin05]

BChad, ill go with you on just about all that stuff.

Just want to point out Blanks is a dead pull - straight away HR hitter, besides the deep left center ally, RH pull hitter can hit the ball out with ease

his power is there, he hit 21 hrs in San Antonio which is a much worse hitters park then Petco, now he has 2 good OBP guys in front of him (projected) in Gonzalez and Headley

[B-Chad]

BChad, ill go with you on just about all that stuff.

Just want to point out Blanks is a dead pull - straight away HR hitter, besides the deep left center ally, RH pull hitter can hit the ball out with ease

his power is there, he hit 21 hrs in San Antonio which is a much worse hitters park then Petco, now he has 2 good OBP guys in front of him (projected) in Gonzalez and Headley

Thanks for the info about San Antonio. I thought I remembered him playing in a pitcher's ballpark in the minors, but wasn't positive, and didn't care to take the time to do the necessary searching Definitely curious to see what Headley does with a full time job and at his natural position.

[Montana168]

while there won't be a "this yrs lind, wainwright, zobrist, coghlan", its always fun to predict who will be similar to them since, really, each player is valued differently have different backgrounds/value/production. but why not try...

Lind Award--1b/OF Matt LaPorta (if he is 100% by opening day, most reports seem to indicate he'll be that by the start of ST)

Wainwright Award--SP Chad Billingsley (can't believe how much this guy is being undervalued, he lost his control for about a month last season, but other months were spectacular, he had a no-hitter going into the 6th in one of his final starts but blew up in that inning...if he gets that under control, he is wainwright with better k/9)

Zobrist Award--OF Nolan Reimold (again, as long as he is healthy from achilles injury, he is a 5-cat contributer. look for zobrist's 09 same stats across the board, maybe better, 90-27-90-17-.297)

Coghlan Award--2b Scott Sizemore (like coghlan, doesnt have one outstanding attribute, but he does does everything well, possibly 15/15 if they dont sign felipe lopez)

[J.C.Fighter]

BChad, ill go with you on just about all that stuff.

Just want to point out Blanks is a dead pull - straight away HR hitter, besides the deep left center ally, RH pull hitter can hit the ball out with ease

his power is there, he hit 21 hrs in San Antonio which is a much worse hitters park then Petco, now he has 2 good OBP guys in front of him (projected) in Gonzalez and Headley

But dude if he can't put the bat on the ball , it's not worth it. His K rate is way too high and his contact rates are abysmal. I understand that players can improve their skills but I don't trust a all or nothing HR hitter in Petco park.

[kab21]

BChad, ill go with you on just about all that stuff.

Just want to point out Blanks is a dead pull - straight away HR hitter, besides the deep left center ally, RH pull hitter can hit the ball out with ease

his power is there, he hit 21 hrs in San Antonio which is a much worse hitters park then Petco, now he has 2 good OBP guys in front of him (projected) in Gonzalez and Headley

But dude if he can't put the bat on the ball , it's not worth it. His K rate is way too high and his contact rates are abysmal. I understand that players can improve their skills but I don't trust a all or nothing HR hitter in Petco park.

based on his cup of coffee with the Padres last year? His K rates are higher than average but I don't think you can call him an all or nothing hitter.

[The Artful Dodger]

Wainwright Award--SP Chad Billingsley (can't believe how much this guy is being undervalued, he lost his control for about a month last season, but other months were spectacular, he had a no-hitter going into the 6th in one of his final starts but blew up in that inning...if he gets that under control, he is wainwright with better k/9)

Bills' hamstring was also acting up on him in the second half of last season, more so later on which fatigued him. He gets so much of his power from his legs and a nagging problem to one wheel would just entail a dropoff in his delivery.

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Wainwright Award--SP Chad Billingsley (can't believe how much this guy is being undervalued, he lost his control for about a month last season, but other months were spectacular, he had a no-hitter going into the 6th in one of his final starts but blew up in that inning...if he gets that under control, he is wainwright with better k/9)

Bills' hamstring was also acting up on him in the second half of last season, more so later on which fatigued him. He gets so much of his power from his legs and a nagging problem to one wheel would just entail a dropoff in his delivery.

Correct. Bills is a drop and drive pitcher. He gets all of his power from his legs. With the hamstring injuries, he also had a stress fracture in his leg past offseason. It's no wonder he broke down. Whenever your offseason is spent rehabbing or whatever instead of focusing on your normal conditioning program, it's never a good thing. Especially if your core is as important as Chad's is to him.