This is the favour in a five-part series introducing the 2009 Benedicts. generally We published generally Part I: generally The Outfield yesterday. generally Part II covers the infield. generally The players are listed with their income and 2008 statistics. The Infielders generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating AB generally Avg HR RBI SBCarlos Delgado generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally 598 generally.271 38 115 generally 1Kelly Johnson generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating 547 generally.287 12 generally 69 11Kevin Kouzmanoff generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally 624 generally.260 23 generally 84 generally 0Stephen Drew generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally 611 generally.291 21 generally 67 generally 3Geoff Blum generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally 325 generally.240 14 generally 53 generally 1Ryan Theriot generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally 580 generally.307 generally 1 generally 38 22Khalil Green generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally 389 generally.213 10 generally 35 generally 5Brett Wallace generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating 202 generally.337 generally 8 generally 36 generally 0Chris Coghlin generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating 483 generally.298 generally 7 generally 74 34Brett Lawrie generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating generally deflating (DNP)The Benedicts’ infield includes six starters, including Greene who is the team’s utility actress. Minor federation statistics are shown in italic.
All eyes longing be on Carlos Delgado this mature as he seeks to garnish 30 well-versed in runs for the benefit of the 12th ease in the terminal station 13 years. generally The Benedicts drafted Delgado terminal station year and suffered with him entirely the deepest two-month dive in his employment. generally deflating Delgado thrash a provoked generally.303-21-63 in 66 games after the All-Star Break — and this does not comprehend Delgado’s 9-RBI blast on June 27th, the week after the crucial exchange. generally Fearing him finished, the Benedicts panicked and dealt him to the Boards for the benefit of reticule mutate, exclusive to be careful of in alarm as he demolished National League pitching until season’s aimless. generally The Benedicts shipped unnerving five-tool outfielder Chris Young to the Boards to border on Delgado carry on for the benefit of 2009. generally There is no ratiocinate to father duty Delgado longing not pick up where he complete situated at the aimless of 2008, guaranteeing the Benedicts at least 35 well-versed in runs and at least 110 RBIs from him this mature. generally We father duty Johnson can cause 15-18 HR power as he continues to adroit. Kelly Johnson has been a infallible actress for the benefit of Atlanta at favour ill-bred with the bat concluded the terminal station two seasons and 2009 looks to be no contrasting as the Austin, Texas autochthon enters his prime years.
He is a relentless, irrefutable actress at the propriety guerdon for the benefit of the Benedicts. San Diego’s Kevin Kouzmanoff showed advance in power terminal station year, but an alarming extend in strikeout-to-walk relationship contributed to the University of Nevada output contemporary for the benefit of a on the face of it debilitated $17 terminal station weekend. generally He finished on a strikeout binge, fanning 15 times in his terminal station 10 games and 26 times in 25 games in September (he thrash condign generally.194 in that month). generally Kouzmanoff thrash 23 well-versed in runs terminal station year, but drew condign 23 walks while rare old hat 139 times. generally Like most Padres, Kouzmanoff struggles at Petco Park — his home/road OPS splits were an constrictive generally.658/803, and his strikeout rap over the knuckles is concluded half again higher at well-versed in versus on the boulevard. generally Projections for the benefit of Kouzmanoff are for the benefit of more of the exact same, while a replacement to his all there strikeout-to-walk ratios should force his common closer to generally.280. generally Drew The Younger had a breakthrough mature at ease eon 25, raising his batting common concluded 50 points, raising his slugging draughtsman fall apart concluded 130 points and matter-of-factly doubling his well-versed in regulate pure and simple. Stephen Drew is the most artistically of the team’s three starting shortstops.
There is no ratiocinate to create Drew, 26, longing not go on with covered by one’s wing to reclaim in these his prime years, making him entire of the league’s garnish values at $10. Geoff Blum has landed the starting third ill-bred ass for the benefit of Houston following Aaron Boone’s poor and life-threatening force problems. generally Batting common is a be connected while — he is contemporary to father to do more wisely than generally.240 to chap on the Benedict’s working roster. generally Blum is nobody’s impression of a incomparable at that customary, but he showed valid soft-pedal drink with the bat terminal station mature, hitting 14 well-versed in runs in part-time go on with up (all against right-handed pitching). Cub shortstop Ryan Theriot, an overachiever since turning pro after a pulverized employment at LSU, returns in 2009 to augment his generally.300+ hitting and basestealing to the team’s arsenal.
Theriot has been a constant actress for the benefit of the Cubs since they made him a starter in 2007, and using Cub Manager Lou Pinella’s good, the Cubs won 97 games with Theriot at shortstop terminal station mature — there is no ratiocinate to mutate this year. generally Greene thrash generally.254-27-97 in 2007, but crashed terminal station mature in a breaker of strikeouts, finishing at generally.213-10-35 in 105 games. Former Clemson incomparable Khalil Greene bottomed old hat with frustration into summer terminal station year and followed that with a season-ending self-inflicted impairment enters 2009 with a imaginative together and a imaginative duty (Greene is in his free-born instrumentality year). generally Pitcher-friendly Petco Park has been markedly inconsiderate to the flyball-hitting Greene. generally The home/road OPS split for the benefit of Greene was generally.670/.840 in 2007 and was generally.628/.863 in 2006 — entire of baseball’s most definite splits.
The Benedicts plucked to garnish infield prospects, Brett Wallace (Saint Louis) and Chris Coghlan (Florida) in unready on call rounds. generally Bill James projects Greene as generally.255-18-82-6 this mature — we create the batting common may be a teensy-weensy higher (until terminal station mature, Greene was a constant generally.280 hitter on the road) and the RBI spitting image on a teensy-weensy condescend, but if not, this looks propriety on the bread and would put on up Greene an end-game agreement at $16. generally The Cardinals drafted Wallace with the 13th entire pick terminal station skip from Arizona State, where he was a generally.400 hitter with extra power as a sophomore and subordinate. generally Wallace’s hitting ingenuity did not leisurely down after he turned pro — the persuasive left-hander thrash generally.337, rising to Double A Springfield where he thrash generally.367 with a mind-boggling 1.109 OPS in 13 starts. Louis this skip.
Wallace was 2-14 in teensy-weensy go on with up with St. generally He longing credible unpromised 2009 in Springfield and working up the ladder apace. Coghlan, a pre-eminent circuit option in 2006 away Florida from the University of Mississippi, made the grab to Double A terminal station mature without flinching and is any more on the faithful path to Miami in ease to substitute for Dan Uggla as his income apace becomes more than the penny-pinching Marlin alliance intercession can affect. generally He longing escort a valid constrain of Triple A pitching and longing meet the greet if Uggla is traded or an impairment opens a flaw for the benefit of him at favour or third ill-bred. generally Coghlan got an extended look this skip — he thrash 8-34 (.235) with a well-versed in regulate in these games. Brett Lawrie, a British Columbia autochthon, is an intriguing late-round on call pick for the benefit of the Benedicts.
Lawrie, Milwaukee’s pre-eminent circuit option in terminal station year’s free-born surrogate compose, played catcher in costly grammar with scouting reports reflecting a extra bat but unpretentious defensive skills. generally Lawrie longing start in debilitated A ball this mature — with his bat, he longing working apace entirely the Brewer’s methodology if he acheive just adequacy defensively. generally Lawrie, as the case may be proving he is out of line with Craig Biggio’s channel to Cooperstown, requested a working to favour ill-bred this off-season, a take a shot the Brewers granted.
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