2012 Projected Leaders - Hitters

[TribeIn2012]

AL Batting Average:
1 Miguel Cabrera - .334
2 Adrian Gonzalez - .332
3 Albert Pujols - .317
4 Josh Hamilton - .316
5 Dustin Pedroia - .314
6 Jacoby Ellsbury - .312
7 Robinson Cano - .312
8 Michael Young - .310
9 Joe Mauer - .307
10 Ichiro - .305

NL Batting Average:
1 Hunter Pence - .318
2 Jose Reyes - .316
3 Carlos Gonzalez - .314
4 Joey Votto - .313
5 Ryan Braun - .312
6 Troy Tulowitzki - .309
7 Buster Posey - .308
8 Michael Bourn - .306
9 Matt Kemp - .305
10 Carlos Beltran - .303

AL Homeruns:
1 Prince Fielder - 43
2 Albert Pujols - 42
3 Jose Bautista - 41
4 Mark Teixeria - 38
5 Mark Reynolds - 35
6 Evan Longoria - 34
7 Adrian Gonzalez - 33
8 Miguel Cabrera - 33
9 Curtis Granderson - 32
Robinson Cano - 32
Paul Konerko - 32
Nelson Cruz - 32

NL Homeruns:
1 Mike Stanton - 38
2 Matt Kemp - 36
3 Carlos Gonzalez - 35
4 Dan Uggla - 35
5 Joey Votto - 34
6 Troy Tulowitzki - 33
7 Jay Bruce - 32
8 Corey Hart - 32
9 Michael Morse - 32
10 Matt Holliday - 30

AL Runs Batted In:
1 Miguel Cabrera - 125
2 Adrian Gonzalez - 124
3 Jose Bautista - 117
4 Albert Pujols - 116
5 Robinson Cano - 112
6 Evan Longoria - 111
7 Prince Fielder - 110
8 Mark Teixeria - 107
9 Adrian Beltre - 106
10 Billy Butler - 105

NL Runs Batted In:
1 Troy Tulowitzki - 116
2 Joey Votto - 114
3 Carlos Gonzalez - 111
4 Hunter Pence - 110
5 Aramis Ramirez - 108
6 Mike Stanton - 107
7 Matt Holliday - 103
8 Matt Kemp - 110
9 Dan Uggla - 103
10 Lance Berkman - 102

AL Runs:
1 Ian Kinsler - 128
2 Jacoby Ellsbury - 125
3 Curtis Granderson - 121
4 Prince Fielder - 114
5 Robinson Cano - 112
6 Adrian Gonzalez - 111
7 Albert Pujols - 110
8 Dustin Pedroia - 110
9 Jose Bautista - 104
10 Asdrubal Cabrera - 103

NL Runs:
1 Jose Reyes - 111
2 Matt Kemp - 110
3 Justin Upton - 107
4 Joey Votto - 105
5 Carlos Gonzalez - 104
6 Michael Bourn - 103
7 Shane Victorino - 102
8 Brandon Phillips - 101
9 Hanley Ramirez- 100
Troy Tulowitzki - 100

A.L. Stolen Bases
Jacoby Ellsbury - 48
Brett Gardner - 46
Coco Crisp - 44
Ichiro - 42
B.J. Upton - 40
Elvis Andrus - 40
Peter Bourjos - 37
Desmond Jennings - 35
Austin Jackson - 32
Carl Crawford - 30

NL Stolen Bases:
Michael Bourn - 58
Jose Reyes - 45
Cameron Maybin - 42
Angel Pagan - 40
Drew Stubbs - 38
Emilio Bonifacio - 36
Jason Bourgeious - 35
Shane Victorino - 34
Matt Kemp - 33
Andrew McCutchen - 32

[Ender]

I don't have time to look at this too seriously but I have a couple of qualms right off the top.

There is no way Fielder should be projected to hit that many HR given the new park and his recent history. Any projection that results in 125 runs for anyone is probably on shaky ground, nobody hits 125 runs on a consistent basis no matter how good they are or what lineup they play in.

Are these projections you made or are they from some other source?

[GiantsFan14]

Also I think Agonz hitting .331 and Pence hitting .318 are pretty big stretches. Their high batting averages last year were very BABIP driven.

[ayebatter]

Holy cow!!! To project more than a handful of players to hit .300+ or score 100 runs or get 100 rbi's, is very daring of you, who are you Bill James.

[dmendro]

No Castro for NL BA or Runs?

That's just the most obvious one for me.