Player expectations this year?

[gedred69]

To bounty37H and signalhome: Thanks for your deft handling of reality for me!!

[OGB]

Arroyo 17-8 3.98 ERA
Cueto 14-11 4.34 ERA
Volquez 13-7 4.23 ERA
Wood 12-9 3.87 ERA
Bailey 10-8 4.66 ERA
Leake 8-9 4.53 ERA

Wow, maybe you were just trying to have cautiously low expectations here, but if Cueto takes that big of a step back, this team doesn't have a prayer of competing for the NL pennant.

Call me overly optimistic, but I see Cueto having a 17 win, 3.28 ERA, 175 K season.
He's improved significantly in almost every statistical category (other than Ks) over the last three years.
ERA IP BB HR WHIP K
4.81 174 68 29 1.414 158
4.41 171.1 61 24 1.360 132
3.64 185.2 56 19 1.276 138

and for the true nerds, his WAR was a career high last year, too after dropping from his rookie season.

[757690]

Just for the record, Rolen was an above average 3B in the second half of last season when you figure in his fielding.

While it's doubtful he'll repeat his offensive production from last season, he doesn't need to in order to be a very useful and important part of the team in 2011.

[PhillipsHead]

he had 3 HR and 26 RBI in the 2nd half last year, I think that is about the production we will see next year.

9-12 HR
50-70 RBI


Francisco is see more playing time than Baker will like this season and will be the starting 3rd baseman in 2012

not only did his bat go south in the 2nd half, he defense was also horrible

I have a hard time believing any non-pitcher who weighs more than 250 lb. barely hits 10 in GABP. That defies the laws of physics...