Community Projection - Jason Bartlett

by ubelmann on Mar 8, 2007 12:39 AM EST in News

Perhaps there was no more divisive issue last year than Castro vs. Bartlett. Regardless of which way you leaned, you probably felt strongly about this issue. Sometime last June, Castro was sent out of town, and by playing well "at the major league level," Bartlett made sure that there's no SS controversy going into this season.

Bartlett hit pretty well in the minors. Will he continue that success (and his success last season) in the majors? Will he improve above and beyond what he did last year? Or will he turn out to be a replacement level SS?

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I'll say...

600 PA, .285/.345/.410, 5 HR, 20 SB, 10 CS

I'm a little worried about what seems to be a somewhat eroding walk rate, but I still think JB will be pretty productive and flash enough leather that we won't be pointing fingers in his direction at the end of the season.

by ubelmann on Mar 8, 2007 12:45 AM EST reply actions

I mainly agree...

I'll say .290 or so for average, the rest pretty similar. And he ups his doubles and sb's this year, using that speed. I'll even up his SB's to 23 this year. I think we'll see him in the 2-hole before long, unless Gardy decides to put Kubel there at some point, which I also wouldn't mind.

by djskilbr on Mar 8, 2007 2:47 AM EST reply actions

Bartlett...

...will be a solid shortstop defensively, better than any we have had for awhile. His bat will be similar to what he projected from the minors:

585PA, 50BB, 535AB, 165H, 33-2B, 4-3B, 4-HR, 55RBI, 18SB, 6CS, .308Ave/.368OBP/.407SLG

by roger @ Twinkie Town on Mar 8, 2007 7:39 AM EST reply actions

Bart

Let's see...

622 PA, .278/.341/.389

3 HR, 18 SB, 7 CS.

I think he'll drop off slightly at the plate, but should still be solid on D. Plenty of PAs as Gardy will be hesitant to give him time off with nothing of significance at back up.

by Diggity Dino on Mar 8, 2007 8:17 AM EST reply actions

Bartlett

I expect him to start slow and hit a stride as pitchers are starting to adjust to him. When he adjusts back, he'll be about where he ended up last season.

610 PA
.305 AVG/ .355 OBP/ .390 SLG
2 HR
25 SB
8 CS

by TheMattWilke on Mar 8, 2007 10:21 AM EST reply actions

He'll have a good year...

...and Gardy will have no choice by about June to swap his and Punto's positions in the batting order.

I'll say .315/.365/.400
2 or 3 HRs
~30 2Bs
~20 SBs
and he'll lead the team in PAs with around 640 and games played at 150+ since he has no dependable backup.

by JP @ Twinkie Town on Mar 8, 2007 10:38 AM EST reply actions

See

Players don't usually get worse after their first season. I'm projecting a calmed down version of last year that doesn't include his spetember slum from breaking down. Go look at his splits and see how good he was until then.

650 PA .310 BA/ .390 OBP/.410 SLG 34 doubles. 4 triples. 3 homers. 18 SB's. 8 CS.

Not to mention he's a fast guy in the infield playing very solid defense.

Baseball is great because you cant take a knee or kill the clock. You gotta put the ball over the plate and give the other guy his damn shot E Weaver abridged

by AdamOnFirst on Mar 8, 2007 12:22 PM EST reply actions

I'll say

600 PA
.310/.390/.410 30 2B, 5 3B, 4 HR, 15 SB, 5 CS

Looking up, I guess it's nearly identical to Adam's.

Joe Mauer for MVP (for real).

by cmathewson on Mar 9, 2007 4:14 PM EST reply actions

Bartlett

650 PA
.285/.356/.398 5 HR 24 SB 7 CS

He'll get a few extra at bats when he moves up to the 2nd spot in the lineup. Won't get .300 as pitchers will start to adjust to him the second half of the season.

by Waldo on Mar 9, 2007 5:13 PM EST reply actions