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TreAnt985
03-12-2002, 10:19 PM
Who do you think may have a breakout season, like Boone did last year, in the 2002 season?
SmedIndy
03-12-2002, 11:06 PM
I'm usually wrong on these kind of things (I once counted on Jeff Stone and Brad Komminsk in the same rotiss draft) but this may be the year people sit up and really take notice of Shannon Stewart.
bill wisnosky
03-12-2002, 11:24 PM
Tony Clark
Corie Koskie
Fritz Buelow
03-12-2002, 11:35 PM
Like Rickey Henderson helped Mattingly when they first got together, I can see the same thing with Damon and Trot Nixon. Just a hunch.
gyb13
03-13-2002, 01:32 AM
i dunno if i'd call boone's season a breakout one...but this year, here's a possible all-breakout group:
C Toby Hall
1B Carlos Pena
2B Jose Ortiz
SS Jimmy Rollins
3B Adrian Beltre
OF Adam Dunn
OF JD Drew
OF Trot Nixon
SP Josh Beckett
RP Matt Anderson
bill wisnosky
03-13-2002, 10:37 PM
Gusto..........not a bad lineup there........an extra piece of pie for you......:rolleyes:
WiredTiger
03-14-2002, 10:36 AM
Daryl Ward
Corey Koskie
Preston Wilson



in a different class but I think Kerry Wood is going to have a lights out year.
BuzzBuzzard
03-14-2002, 12:07 PM
Originally posted by WiredTiger
Daryl Ward
Corey Koskie
Preston Wilson
Preston's year will be record-breaking (K), not break out.
Fuzzy Bear
03-14-2002, 12:34 PM
Ben Grieve: I think he'll have his best season yet, for three reasons:

1. He's coming off a bad year.

2. The Devil Rays appear to be more committed to youth.

3. Expectations are diminished, reducing the pressure to perform.
pathogan
03-14-2002, 12:59 PM
Trot Nixon...I like his game, anyway
Fuzzy Bear
03-14-2002, 05:55 PM
Originally posted by pathogan
Trot Nixon...I like his game, anyway

Several others mentioned Trot. I don't think Nixon is going to be a major star, but I think he will have the best season of his career this year.

Ditto Shea Hillenbrand. I think he'll develop enough patience to draw 50 walks, which will be a career high. I suspect that next year, he'll think he's all that and go back to hacking. The Dick Schofield Jr. Syndrome.
sweaver
03-14-2002, 09:08 PM
Paul Konerko
Duque
03-14-2002, 10:52 PM
Jason Marquis
Adam Dunn
Carlos Beltran
Fritz Buelow
03-14-2002, 11:28 PM
Funny, I almost said J. Marquis - but, figured I'd catch crap about being a Staten Island homer.
WiredTiger
03-15-2002, 09:23 AM
Originally posted by BuzzBuzzard
Preston's year will be record-breaking (K), not break out.
He may strike out a ton but I have a feeling he may run a lot more this year. 40-40 is not out of the realm of possibilities.
Fritz Buelow
03-15-2002, 10:50 AM
Let this be the first post where I jump on the Bret Myers and Mike Rivera bandwagon. The Phils and Tigers have an couple of potential guys there.
BuzzBuzzard
03-16-2002, 08:40 AM
Originally posted by WiredTiger

He may strike out a ton but I have a feeling he may run a lot more this year. 40-40 is not out of the realm of possibilities. I could see 40-40. The 40 SBs might be toudh for a career .334 guy, although he did have 36 in '00.
Fuzzy Bear
09-15-2002, 02:47 PM
Originally posted by Fuzzy Bear
Ben Grieve: I think he'll have his best season yet, for three reasons:

1. He's coming off a bad year.

2. The Devil Rays appear to be more committed to youth.

3. Expectations are diminished, reducing the pressure to perform.

:loud: :loud: :loud: :loud:

At least I can laugh at myself.
sweaver
09-15-2002, 10:01 PM
Originally posted by Duque
Jason Marquis
Adam Dunn
Carlos Beltran
I think either Duque or I (Paul Konerko) had the best picks here.

The rest of you should be ashamed. :p
Duque
09-16-2002, 02:15 AM
Oh yeah - like Adam Dunn was such a hard pick.

For my next prediction, I estimate Barry Bonds will finish up with a lot of homeruns this season.