Predictions for next season...?

[Jntg4]

Im going to say they win 85 games being in 3rd place...

Side note: Glad im not the most hated guy here now lol

You never were hated, I just dislikes your total irregard for prospects.

Our farm fell all the way to 18th after the Garza trade BTW.

Who is the most hated now?

 

[waldo7239117]

My predictions, trying to be realistic:

Starting lineup:
C Soto: .280, 24hr and 73rbi
1B Pena: .256, 44hr and 99rbi
2B DeWitt: .244, 2hr and 39rbi.......2B Baker: .277, 5hr and 36rbi
SS Castro: .301, 4hr and 66rbi
3B Ramirez: .287, 39hr and 110 rbi
LF Soriano: .267, 26hr, 79rbi
CF Byrd: .283, 12hr and 84rbi
RF Colvin: .270, 17hr and 70rbi

Starting Rotation:
Zambrano: 16-9, 3.7era
Dempster: 14-11, 3.9era
Garza: 17-7, 3.6era
Cashner: 12-10, 4.5era
Wells: 10-10, 4.8era

Others:
Marmol: 45saves, 2.6era and 97K's
Wood: 2.8era and 40 holds

I save the Cubs compete and will be buyers at deadline. Right now, I save 3rd place behind Cardinals and Brewers. But division wide open in my opinion. It all depends on injuries and moves the Cubs make.

I expect a down year from the Reds because I just think that and Baker is their manager.

 

[bobferg]

Dude.... they don't use batting average here. Change your stat to BABIP.

 

[The Bandit]

C Soto: .277, 20hr and 80rbi
1B Pena: .246, 49hr and 118rbi
2B DeWitt: .257, 0hr and 30rbi/2B Baker: .267, 10hr and 38rbi
SS Castro: .292, 2hr and 44rbi
3B Ramirez: .297, 35hr and 121 rbi
LF Soriano: .253, 29hr, 81rbi
CF Byrd: .300, 18hr and 90rbi
RF Colvin: .240, 10hr and 50rbi/Fuku: .265, 9 hr, and 67 rbi

Starting Rotation:
Zambrano: 12-11, 3.90era
Dempster: 16-9, 3.65era
Garza: 17-9, 3.30era
Gorzo 12-10, 4.20 era
Wells: 10-12, 5.00 era

Others:
Marmol: 39saves, 1.50 era and 110 K's
Wood: 3.25 era and 30 holds
3rd place behind cinncy and st. louis and a record of 81/81

 

[IvyPickin87]

I am not a homer with the cubs, but i say third place behind the reds and brewers... The cards are gonna battle the injury bug and if they dont get pooholes signed they will deal with that distraction. I say 6-9 games over .500. Good but not great and then come next offseason drop some cash and maybe we are talking about a contender in 2012. The moves this offseason were good for the most part i think this team is better then last year.

 

[AddisonStation]

Dude.... they don't use batting average here. Change your stat to BABIP.

whyyyy would you go there?

 

[Jntg4]

Dude.... they don't use batting average here. Change your stat to BABIP.

No, I meant you can't say his average will suck again because it went down last year, because Pena's BABIP was way to low to be repeated, and as that goes up, AVG goes up.

It's fine to project AVG.

 

[Jntg4]

My predictions, trying to be realistic:

Starting lineup:
C Soto: .280, 24hr and 73rbi
1B Pena: .256, 44hr and 99rbi
2B DeWitt: .244, 2hr and 39rbi.......2B Baker: .277, 5hr and 36rbi
SS Castro: .301, 4hr and 66rbi
3B Ramirez: .287, 39hr and 110 rbi
LF Soriano: .267, 26hr, 79rbi
CF Byrd: .283, 12hr and 84rbi
RF Colvin: .270, 17hr and 70rbi

Starting Rotation:
Zambrano: 16-9, 3.7era
Dempster: 14-11, 3.9era
Garza: 17-7, 3.6era
Cashner: 12-10, 4.5era
Wells: 10-10, 4.8era

Others:
Marmol: 45saves, 2.6era and 97K's
Wood: 2.8era and 40 holds

I save the Cubs compete and will be buyers at deadline. Right now, I save 3rd place behind Cardinals and Brewers. But division wide open in my opinion. It all depends on injuries and moves the Cubs make.

I expect a down year from the Reds because I just think that and Baker is their manager.

OK:
Soto: looks good
Pena: looks good
DeWitt: won't be THAT bad; Baker: looks good
Castro: close enough
Ramirez: lower HR
Soriano: close enough
Byrd: close enough
Colvin: looks right
Zambrano: lower ERA
Dempster: lower ERA
Garza: higher ERA
Cashner: lower ERA
Wells: lower ERA

 

[Captain Obvious]

No, I meant you can't say his average will suck again because it went down last year, because Pena's BABIP was way to low to be repeated, and as that goes up, AVG goes up.

It's fine to project AVG.

It's never fine to use AVG. Ever. It's literally the dumbest stat ever.

 

[Jntg4]

It's never fine to use AVG. Ever. It's literally the dumbest stat ever.

Ya, IK that, but he's trying to make me look like a saber Nazi hitler, if I took it right. I'll discuss classic stats, but I know saber is better and BABIP helps determine AVG. But for projections, AVG is OK, because that's the simplest to project.

 

[AddisonStation]

It's never fine to use AVG. Ever. It's literally the dumbest stat ever.

CO you know i agree with you but this is why i said "why did you go there" a couple posts ago... I don't feel like arguing BA with people tonight lol.

 

[IvyPickin87]

CO you know i agree with you but this is why i said "why did you go there" a couple posts ago... I don't feel like arguing BA with people tonight lol.

O yea? Well maybe i wanna argue that avg IS important lol

 

[AddisonStation]

O yea? Well maybe i wanna argue that avg IS important lol

Oh dear god here we go....

 

[IvyPickin87]

I'm only kidding i know you two are totally against BA, I dont hate it but its not like im in love with the stat either onbase is much more important.

 

[Jntg4]

Batting Avridge is da bestest stat in teh h0le world!


BROUWER!

 

[bobferg]

Wins as a starting pitcher is the dumbest stat in the entire world.

 

[Jntg4]

Wins as a starting pitcher is the dumbest stat in the entire world.

Saves as a starting pitcher has to be up there too.

 

[IvyPickin87]

Wins as a starting pitcher is the dumbest stat in the entire world.

not the dumbest stat in the world but deff not something to decide who the best pitcher is, cause wins all determine on how well the pitchers offense is doing.

 

[Jntg4]

not the dumbest stat in the world but deff not something to decide who the best pitcher is, cause wins all determine on how well the pitchers offense is doing.

Wins as a Relief Pitcher = FAIL

 

[IvyPickin87]

Wins as a Relief Pitcher = FAIL

totally agree with you wins as a relief pitcher mean nothing, you were on the mound when colvin hit the two run bomb congrats on lucking out not defending that argument at all saves holds and ERA count as a relief pitcher and k/9 is pretty important for RP too.