Bill James on 2010 Reds
The Bill James Handbook 2010 is out and the respected baseball statistician has his Reds forecast for key hitters and pitchers.
Key Reds Hitters (by OPS)
Player At-bats R HR RBI SB Avg. OPS
Joey Votto 502 80 27 90 7 .311 .947
Jay Bruce 574 92 38 95 10 .274 .877
Todd Frazier 507 61 17 69 9 .278 .807
B. Phillips 613 85 21 81 22 .269 .756
Drew Stubbs 544 76 11 51 51 .267 .726
Notice the No. 3 guy on the list — James thinks very highly of prospect Todd Frazier. The infielder/outfielder could be an interesting subplot when Spring Training gets here.
Key Reds Pitchers (by ERA)
Player IP W L K SV ERA
Bronson Arroyo 210 11 12 144 0 4.11
Aaron Harang 211 11 12 179 0 4.18
Johnny Cueto 174 9 10 155 0 4.40
Mark Sheldon
Regarding Frazier, he’s had no major league ab’s, am I right? Wouldn’t 574, 507 and 544 ab’s require playing everyday? Meaning, is BJ really projecting a starting outfield of Bruce, Stubbs and Frazier? Really? Or is he looking at Frazier at 2B and Phillips moved to SS? Is it time to try trading Dickerson? Or has he got little to no value? Enquiring minds want to know!