February 26, 2007
Indians Outlook
Grady Sizemore
Baseball Savant has a detailed preview of the 2007 Cleveland Indians, and he's fairly bullish on the Tribe. It's nice to hear this kind of prediction from someone who has a more detached perspective than mine. After last year I don't trust my own instincts. He projects the Indians at 92-70, and figures them to be a major player in the division race. On Sizemore:
In my mind, Sizemore is the very best young player in the game today. Or at least that is what the matrix told me! For all the talk about how great a seasons that Vernon Wells and Carlos Beltran has in 2006, Grady Sizemore had the best season by a CF in all of baseball according to VORP. Did I mention he was 23 years old? Sizemore broke into the majors at 21 and became a full time starter at 22. He became a legitimate MVP candidate at 23 and is one of the few players in the game that has a chance to be an historical player who we look back on as one of the best centerfielders to have played the game. If he can avoid injury and his progressions keep going, just sit back and enjoy the ride. Those 53 doubles last season should translate into more HR if he can hit a few more fly balls. He's got speed so he should be a perenial 30-30 guy with great plate discipline. Is there a 40-40 in his future? I definitely see MVP Trophies.
Here are his previews of the other AL Central contenders, the Twins, White Sox, and Tigers.
Posted by dan at February 26, 2007 9:01 PM