I forgot to attach the Top 10 when I sent this in. This week’s topic: Most like hitters to break out this year.
The list: Erubiel Durazo, Doug Mientkiewicz, Adam Dunn, Bill Mueller, Carlos Lee, Matt Lawton, Frank Thomas, Ken Griffey Jr., Derrek Lee, Troy Glaus.
What I did was look at youngish hitters coming off bad years with good walk rates and BB/K ratios. Last year a similar list revealed a good number of guys who had surprisingly good years in 2002, though I can’t make the case that all of these guys will thrive. But certainly to the extent that they were unlucky or injured last year, this is a good place to start looking for impact hitters, if the price is right.