Who will have a breakout season this year?

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.

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

03-13-2002, 10:37 PM

Gusto..........not a bad lineup there........an extra piece of pie for you......

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

Quote:

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

Quote:

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

Quote:

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.

03-12-2002, 10:19 PM	#1
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bill wisnosky Posts: n/a	breakout season Tony Clark Corie Koskie

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gyb13 NS Omnipresent Brasilian Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Crazy George's playground Posts: 10,903	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 __________________ Gustavo NDF Moderator Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

03-13-2002, 10:37 PM	#6
bill wisnosky Posts: n/a	breakout Gusto..........not a bad lineup there........an extra piece of pie for you......

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SmedIndy NetShrine's Historian Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Zionsville, IN Posts: 10,569	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.

03-14-2002, 10:36 AM	#7
WiredTiger Guest Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The city of Kaline, Cobb and Greenberg Posts: 3,395	Daryl Ward Corey Koskie Preston Wilson in a different class but I think Kerry Wood is going to have a lights out year.

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Fuzzy Bear NetShrine's Evangelist Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Living by faith, and not by sight! Posts: 2,194	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.

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pathogan william Blake's Innkeeper Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 2,828	Nixon's the one Trot Nixon...I like his game, anyway

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