Here are some of my best and my worst projections for the O’s offense from prior to the 2009 season.
Best:
Projected Roberts to bat .295, with 10 homers, 60 rbi, a .807 OPS, 80 walks, 35 steals, and 45 doubles.
Roberts finished 2009 with a .283 batting average, 16 homers, 79 rbi, a .807 OPS, 74 walks, 30 steals, and 56 doubles.
Projected Scott to have a .275 batting avg, 25 homers, 75 rbi, .845 OPS, 33 doubles.
Scott finished 2009 with a .258 batting avg, 25 homers, 77 rbi, .828 OPS, 26 doubles.
Projected Izturis to have a 255 batting avg, 1 homer, 30 rbi, 620 OPS, 20 steals, 10 doubles.
Izturis finished 2009 with a 256 batting avg, 2 homers, 30 rbi, 622 OPS, 12 steals, 14 doubles.
Projected Jones to have a .285 batting avg, 20 homers, 80 rbi. a .800 OPS, 45 walks, with 15 steals.
Jones finished 2009 with a .277 batting avg, 19 homers, 70 rbi, .792 OPS, 36 walks, with 10 steals.
Projected Pie to have a .270 batting avg, 12 homers, 60 rbi, .738 OPS, .320 on-base, .418 slugging, 35 walks, 140 k’s, 20 doubles, 7 triples, 15 steals, 7 caught steals.
Pie finished 2009 with a .266 batting avg, 9 homers, 29 rbi, .763 OPS, .326 on-base, .437 slugging, 24 walks, 58 k’s, 10 doubles, 3 triples, 1 steal, 3 caught steals.
Worst:
Projected Mora to have a .275 batting avg, with 15 homers, 75 rbi, .745 OPS, and 23 doubles.
Mora finished 2009 with .260 batting avg, 8 homers, 48 rbi, .679 OPS, and 20 doubles.
Projected Wieters to end 2009 with a .300 batting average, 15 homers, 57 rbi, a .850 OPS, 53 walks, 65 k’s, 19 doubles, 100 games, and 395 at-bats.
Wieters finished 2009 with a .288 batting average, 9 homers, 43 rbi, a .753 OPS, 28 walks, 86 k’s, 15 doubles, 96 games, and 354 at-bats.
Projected Markakis to have a .315 batting avg, with 28 homers, 100 rbi, .925 OPS, .425 on-base, .500 slugging, with 45 doubles.
Markakis finished with a .293 batting avg, with 18 homers, 101 rbi, .801 OPS, .367 on-base, .470 slugging, with 45 doubles.
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