What kind of season do you expect from Magglio?

[Blackout]

predict what you expect his stats to look like

[deadcenter~440]

If healthly all year...

.318/.378/.530

25 HR's, 122 RBI, 40 doubles

[Blackout]

not even a .400 OBP??

[slugger33]

not even a .400 OBP??

Before 2007, Ordonez's best OBP in a season was .382.

[Blackout]

Before 2007, Ordonez's best OBP in a season was .382.

he's going to have Miggy either above or below him in the same lineup from last year

[Go get em Tigers]

I'm expecting another MVP type season

Maybe not as good as last year's "career year", but with Cabrera and a healthy Sheffield hitting behind him, who knows?

93 Runs, 191 hits, 41 2B, 26 HR, 119 Rbi, .331/.380/.575

While those numbers probably won't be enough for an MVP award, they'll certainly be enough for another All Star appearance, and another step closer to the Hall of Fame.

[slugger33]

he's going to have Miggy either above or below him in the same lineup from last year

Exactly. Do you think teams are going to intentionally walk Maggs a lot?

[Blackout]

Exactly. Do you think teams are going to intentionally walk Maggs a lot?

they will be walking him more because his pitch selection will go down

[Damus/777]

Before 2007, Ordonez's best OBP in a season was .382.

Exactly. Do you think teams are going to intentionally walk Maggs a lot?

It took Maggs an extended time to get fully healthy. Be wary of his Detroit 2006 stats - his late season 2005 stats. He never trusted that damaged knee until 2007.

Also look at how he learned to hit within Comerica Park in 2007. His swing remains a masterpiece.

Lastly, with Miggy and Sheff surrounding Maggs, Ordonez will see better pitches.

[deadcenter~440]

It took Maggs an extended time to get fully healthy. Be wary of his Detroit 2006 stats - his late season 2005 stats. He never trusted that damaged knee until 2007.

Also look at how he learned to hit within Comerica Park in 2007. His swing remains a masterpiece.

Lastly, with Miggy and Sheff surrounding Maggs, Ordonez will see better pitches.

I don't deny any of that. And it is certainly obtainable for Ordonez to climb over .400 OBP again this year. These are just predictions.

The reason I chose to predict him with less then a .400 OBP though, is when you look at the entire career of Ordonez, you see him consistently around a .380 OBP, when healthy, and about a .315 BABIP. Last year, a career year, he posted a .380 BABIP, which direclty related to his OBP. He also walked a few more times last year due to teams pitching around him.

I think this year he comes back down a bit, maybe a better season than most considering the lineup, but that's the reasoning behind my predict.

[tigers527]

.421 BA, 59 HR and 184 RBI....that would make Maggs the single season leader in Tigers history in all those stats....WOOOHOOOO!!!!!!!! GO MAGGS!!!

[Dalkowski110]

".421 BA, 59 HR and 184 RBI"

Such pessimistic predictions? Tsk tsk tsk.

[Tigre303]

I think that's pretty close dc

[deadcenter~440]

If healthly all year...

.318/.378/.530

25 HR's, 122 RBI, 40 doubles

I don't like to gloat, but I'll take this one.........

He sat out 14 games due to a strained oblique, and his power was down, but the BA and OBP were almost spot on.

Now, where's my cookie?

[Captain Cold Nose]

I don't like to gloat, but I'll take this one.........

He sat out 14 games due to a strained oblique, and his power was down, but the BA and OBP were almost spot on.

Now, where's my cookie?

Being baked right now in a hollow tree somewhere. I'll send the truck when it's ready.