What's with Prince Fielder?

Anybody who reads this board OR the beckett boards know you have a bias

I just dont see him hitting .280. I think you should be happy if he hits .250
with 40 RBI's and 8 home runs.

Mike

Joe Mauer is just about the ONLY bright spot of the organization this off
season and is the hot topic among everyone. While a great many people like
Dan
feel he'll win ROY, I think he'll hit around .230 and play terriffic
defense.

I think within 3 seasons he'll be to Minnesota what Kirby was, the guy
everyone
knows by his first name and who brings people out to watch the team.

Mark Prior would have been great in Minnesota, but he wouldn't have been the
local boy home town hero that Joe is, nor would the club have been able to
ink
him. There was no mistake in signing Joe Mauer. I just wish he had 1
season
in AAA.

Mike


I agree with everything you say here Mike. Ideally a half to full season at
AAA would do nothing but help Mauer, but I don't think he will be hindered by
the jump to the big club.

Like I said before, I'm not predicting .350 w/20, but .275 - .290 w/10 hr &
80
rbi is not out of the question. Those type of numbers with his defense are
more than enough to win the ROY.

I will freely admit a personal interest in Mauer's success. I have at least
5
copies of every one of his RC's, along with at least triples of most of the
RC
Parallels (with the obvious exception of a few of the extremely rare issues).

I've also watched him play since he was a 10th grader at CDH.

So take my comments for what ever, but I'm not the only one touting those
type
of numbers.


-Dan (TIC)
http://sportscardfun.com/trader/ideal0024.asp

"If a man hasn't discovered something he would die for, he isn't fit to
live."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing, I owe my whole life to baseball."
- Kirby Puckett

From: (MikeCouil)
Date: 1/3/2004 10:36 PM Central Standard Time

Anybody who reads this board OR the beckett boards know you have a bias


Oh I know, I just wanted to get that out there on the very off chance someone
stumbled across this board.

I just dont see him hitting .280. I think you should be happy if he hits
.250
with 40 RBI's and 8 home runs.


I'll be happy if he plays well enough not to hurt the team. Guzman & Rivas
already hurt the offense enough & with the nonpower hitting first baseman in
the lineup runs will be at a premium. A full season of Stewart will help, but
with the looks of a patchwork pitching staff, runs will be at a premium.

Oh well, I've taken this thread about as far off topic as I could so I'll end
there.

Mike


-Dan (TIC)
http://sportscardfun.com/trader/ideal0024.asp

"If a man hasn't discovered something he would die for, he isn't fit to live."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing, I owe my whole life to baseball."
- Kirby Puckett

Johan will fall back to Earth this year

If you go back to his days in the Venezuelan league, you'll see that
Santana has only gotten better. Unlike many young pitchers, his
command, velocity and movement have improved while in the biggies.
He's shown the beginning of an agressive attitude and if he adopts the
"I own home plate - not you" attitude of a Clemens/Pedro, then the
sky's the limit for this guy. If he stays healthy and agressive,
Santana could easily become one of the 10 most dominant starters in
baseball.

Jason Stokes - .258 121 462 67 119 89 31 3 17 36 135 6
4
Prince Fielder - .313 137 502 81 157 112 22 2 27 71 80 2
BRBR

Don't forget to tell the people that Stokes did that at AAA and Fielder put up
those numbers at A ball

NO...... I wrote he is "penciled" in to the Brewer's Lineup next season.
BRBR

That's nothing to be proud of. This is the Brewers were talking about

I just dont see him hitting .280. I think you should be happy if he hits
..250
with 40 RBI's and 8 home runs.
BRBR


Probably. Mauer is the next Leiberthal, not the next Piazza.

You idiot. Dont comment on anything....EVER again. Moron.


I just dont see him hitting .280. I think you should be happy if he hits
.250
with 40 RBI's and 8 home runs.


Probably. Mauer is the next Leiberthal, not the next Piazza.

Dip****...

Jason Stokes played in CLASS A ball last year, for a team called the Jupiter
Hammerheads in the Florida State League.

Now please tell me why the sun rises in the east and sets in the west?

ok bye,
TC


"BlackJet76" wrote in message
...
Jason Stokes - .258 121 462 67 119 89 31 3 17 36 135
6
4
Prince Fielder - .313 137 502 81 157 112 22 2 27 71 80 2
BRBR

Don't forget to tell the people that Stokes did that at AAA and Fielder
put up
those numbers at A ball

Batting averages and home run totals are higher in the Midwest League
where Fielder plays because the humidity is much lower than in the
Florida State League where the batter is at a disadvantage. By the
way, Jayson Drobiak also playing in the Midwest League hit more home
runs and doubles than Fielder did last season.


"TJC" wrote in message ...
Dip****...

Jason Stokes played in CLASS A ball last year, for a team called the Jupiter
Hammerheads in the Florida State League.

Now please tell me why the sun rises in the east and sets in the west?

ok bye,
TC


"BlackJet76" wrote in message
...
Jason Stokes - .258 121 462 67 119 89 31 3 17 36 135
6
4
Prince Fielder - .313 137 502 81 157 112 22 2 27 71 80 2
BRBR

Don't forget to tell the people that Stokes did that at AAA and Fielder
put up
those numbers at A ball