2013 Tigers Hitting Projections

POSITION	PLAYER	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	R	SB
C	Alex Avila	16	70	280	361	65	3
1B	Prince Fielder	42	118	310	423	96	1
2B	Omar Infante	9	53	285	329	79	10
3B	Miguel Cabrera	40	128	337	420	116	5
SS	Jhonny Peralta	19	76	279	330	62	1
LF	Andy Dirks	14	64	294	349	72	7
CF	Austin Jackson	18	70	304	390	102	16
RF	Torii Hunter	21	82	287	359	80	5
DH	Victor Martinez	17	100	317	378	83	0
C	Brayan Pena	3	23	265	301	18	0
UT	Don Kelly	7	36	258	298	25	7
IF	Ramon Santiago	2	22	247	290	23	2
UT	Matt Tuiasosopo	10	34	270	309	20	2
OF	Quintin Berry	1	22	247	307	29	13

2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: First Base

RANK	PLAYER	$	TIER
1	Joey Votto	36	1
2	Prince Fielder	34	1
3	Albert Pujols	33	1
4	Adrian Gonzalez	30	1
5	Billy Butler	28	2
6	Edwin Encarnacion	26	2
7	Freddie Freeman	22	2
8	Paul Konerko	19	3
9	Adam LaRoche	19	3
10	Anthony Rizzo	18	3
11	Paul Goldschmidt	16	3
12	Eric Hosmer	15	4
13	Ryan Howard	14	4
14	Allen Craig	14	4
15	Mark Teixeira	12	4
16	Ike Davis	11	4
17	Justin Morneau	11	4
18	Corey Hart	10	4
19	Brandon Belt	10	5
20	Brandon Moss	9	5
21	Kendrys Morales	9	5
22	Lance Berkman	8	5
23	Chris Davis	8	5
24	Garrett Jones	8	5
25	Mark Reynolds	7	5
26	Chris Parmelee	7	5
27	Chris Carter	6	5
28	Justin Smoak	5	5
29	Mitch Moreland	5	5
30	Tyler Colvin	4	5
31	Brett Wallace	4	5
32	Carlos Pena	3	6
33	James Loney	2	6
34	Yonder Alonso	2	6
35	Adam Lind	2	6
36	Todd Helton	1	6
37	Gaby Sanchez	1	6
38	Casey Kotchman	1	7
39	Tyler Moore	1	7
40	Darin Ruf	1	7
41	Mike Adams	1	7
42	Ty Wiggington	0	7
43	Brett Pill	0	7
44	Mike Carp	0	7
45	Daric Barton	0	7

MLB HR Derby Predictions

Round 1
AL
Jose Bautista 7 HR
Robinson Cano 9 HR
Prince Fielder 8 HR
Mark Trumbo 5 HR
NL
Carlos Beltran 3 HR
Matt Kemp 6 HR
Andrew McCutchen 6 HR
Carlos Gonzalez 5 HR
Swing Off- Kemp over McCutchen

Round 2
Jose Bautsita 8 HR (15 HR)
Robinson Cano 5 HR (14 HR)
Prince Fielder 17 HR (25 HR)
Matt Kemp 6 HR (12 HR)

Finals
Prince Fielder 9 HR (36 HR) over Jose Bautsita 8 HR (23 HR)

Tigers Quarter Mark

THE IDEA: Famous Tigers Manager Sparky Anderson said you will know a lot about your team after 40 games, that’s true a lot of the time, but not always as proven by the 2011 Tigers
THE LOOK SO FAR: They are 20-21 through 41 games, but last season they struggled like this too and they have some slow starters that are starting to hit and pitch better such as Fielder, Young, Valverde and Scherzer.  Now just Avila and Peralta plus the bottom of the order, which it will sort out and the Tigers will win at least 90 games, very likely more and along with the line-up the bullpen will get a bit better at least and some acquisitions could boost the team a lot.  The rotation is really taking shape and the five arms in it, I like a lot.  This team is still good, they just need to put it all together for a few game and it will all take off, just like last year.  They might have already done that with Verlander and Scherzer’s great games and we will see if they can build a winning streak on this road trip, which could turn them around.
WHO’S HOT?
Miguel Cabrera: Average will rise and so will OBP, but he’s here for being the top offensive performer like usual and being above average, slightly, at third base.  He’s done what everyone’s expected and more, and he will do even better too.
Austin Jackson: He is hitting like 2010 again and with power, and that is the real Jackson and his defense is as good as usual
Andy Dirks: His will cool down a little bit but his power will stay and he will still hit very well.  He can stay in LF and may be able to keep starting and he’s been great
Justin Verlander: You know why he’s here
Drew Smyly: He wills struggle some, but for the most part he’s a dominant lefty and that’s what he will develop into too and he will be very useful this year
WHO’S COLD?:
Jose Valverde: Will warm-up
Prince FIelder: Not cold but will warm-up
Alex Avila: Will warm-up
Ryan Raburn- Second half will be his
Delmon Young- Will warm-up, do decent
Jhonny Perlata: Will warm-up
RECAP: Boesch will also be a big and good factor and the first 40 games aren’t that telling this year, this tigers team will heat up and June and July could be some of it’s best months.

Tigers Hitters: Going Up, Down, or Same?

Austin Jackson: Same
Brennan Boesch: Up
Miguel Cabrera: Up
Prince Fielder: Up
Delmon Young: Same
Alex Avila: Up
Jhonny Peralta: Same
Ramon Santiago: Up
Ryan Raburn: Up
Brandon Inge: Up
Gerald Laird: Down
Don Kelly: Same
Andy Dirks: Up
Jackson is becoming a great leading guy find Fielder and Cabrera should get better by the end of the month and get their power back with it. Boesch should click with them. Behind them contributions big and small should be made and Avila, Young and Peralta will keep it going. This offense will get going big and tear it up all summer.

Tigers Predictions for 2012

MVP: 3B Miguel Cabrera
CY: SP Justin Verlander
Breakout Player: SP Rick Porcello and OF Brennan Boesch
Chance at Dissapointing: Nobody really bad but if I had to pick one guy, Brandon Inge
Rising: OF Austin Jackson
Falling: 2B Brandon Inge
Chance at 100 Wins: 65%
Better:
Benoit or Valverde: Valverde
Fielder or Cabrera: Cabrera
Young or Peralta: Young
Avila or Young: Avila
Scherzer or Porcello: Porcello
Boesch or Jackson: Jackson, in a really close one
Home Runs Hit: 209
Verlander K’s: 268
Valverde saves: 42
Benoit Holds: 30
Jackson K’s: 144
Boesch HR: 22
Cabrera AVG: .347
Avila Games Caught: 127
Fielder HR: 45

Note: Inge could still make some contributions this year

Tigers Spring Thoughts

I went to the Tigers home spring finale today and I saw a lot of good things, here’s a recap of some thoughts.
1. Andy Dirks should get the final spot on the roster and if he doesn’t Worth should
2. Austin Jackson can really hit well and this year and beyond could be his if he cuts his strikeouts and is aggressive at good pitches and not bad ones
3. Drew Smyly could be huge as a fifth starter and he looked amazing today. Didn’t see anything really bad about him
4. Prince Fielder can hit some really, historically long homers and has some HUGE power, I wouldn’t be surprised if he had another 50 HR season, Comerica won’t harm is homer numbers much at all
5. This offense can really click and do big things and the defense doesn’t look to bad
6. Tyler Collins looked good as a prospect note
7. Brett Cecil will probably be streaky, the AL East isn’t the best place for him.
8. Deleon Young will have a big contract year
9. Both teams look and are good but the Tigers are better and will show it.

The Top 10 Detroit Tigers Right Now- March 2012

Top 10 Right Now- March 2012

1 3B Miguel Cabrera
2 SP Justin Verlander
3 1B Prince Fielder
4 RP Jose Valverde
5 C Alex Avila
6 SP Doug Fister
7 SS Jhonny Peralta
8 LF Delmon Young
9 SP Max Scherzer
10 RP Joaquin Benoit
HM: Jackson, Porcello, Boesch, Dotel, Coke, Inge

The guy with the biggest possible jump is either Austin Jackson or Rick Porcello.  Porcello may be the team’s version of Avila only for pitching this year and Scherzer and Jackson could return to their 2010 ways and climb.  Cabrera is the best hitter in the game right now and JV the best pitcher, it’s so hard to decide between them but Cabrera is just a little better.  Avila and Peralta and Young should all be great offensive forces with power.  Valverde and Benoit are both bullpen aces and this team is just stacked.  Boesch could do great, so could Turner or Smyly or Crosby or even Oliver and Below.  Fister should regress a little but not much and he should still be very dominant.  Fielder should be Fielder and make the offense do big, big things.

2012 Fantasy Baseball- 1B Rankings

RANK	PLAYER	TIER	ROUND	$	STOCK
1	Miguel Cabrera	1	1	43	Up
2	Albert Pujols	1	1	41	Same
3	Joey Votto	1	1	40	Up
4	Adrian Gonzalez	1	1	38	Up
5	Prince Fielder	2	1	36	Up
6	Mark Teixeira	2	2	30	Same
7	Paul Konerko	3	3	23	Same
8	Eric Hosmer	3	3	25	Up
9	Lance Berkman	3	5	20	Same
10	Freddie Freeman	3	6	17	Up
11	Carlos Lee	4	8	14	Down
12	Ike Davis	4	9	12	Up
13	Ryan Howard	4	11	12	Same
14	Gaby Sanchez	4	13	11	Same
15	Adam Lind	4	14	10	Same
16	Carlos Pena	4	14	10	Same
17	Paul Goldschmidt	4	15	9	Up
18	Brandon Belt	5	16	8	Up
19	Justin Morneau	5	17	7	Down
20	Kendrys Morelas	5	17	7	Down
21	Mark Trumbo	5	17	7	Up
22	Mitch Moreland	5	19	6	Up
23	Justin Smoak	5	20	5	Up
24	James Loney	5	22	5	Same
25	Adam LaRoche	5	23	5	Same
26	Todd Helton	6	24	4	Same
27	Brandon Allen	6	25	3	Up
28	Derrek Lee	6	27	1	Down
29	Anthony Rizzo	6	28	1	Up
30	Bryan LaHair	6	28	1	Up
31	Mat Gamel	6	29	1	Up
32	Brett Wallace	6	30	1	Up
33	Matt LaPorta	6	30	1	Same
34	Chris Davis	6	30	1	Same
35	Casey Kotchman	6	W	1	Same
36	Daric Barton	7	W	W	Same
37	Chris Carter	7	W	W	Up
38	Jason Giambi	7	W	W	Down
39	Lyle Overbay	7	W	W	Down
40	Brett Pill	7	W	W	Up
41	Chris Parlemee	7	W	W	Up

2012: Will These Players Be Better, Worse, or the Same- Tigers

What this is is rating on if a player will improve in 2012 on thier 2011, stats and contributions and such.

Alex Avila- Worse, just a little bit
Prince Fielder- Better, by a little
Ramon Santiago- Better
Jhonny Peralta- Same
Miguel Cabrera- Better
Andy Dirks- Better
Austin Jackson- Better
Brennan Boesch- Better
Ryan Raburn- Better
Gerald Laird- Same
Don Kelly- Same
Brandon Inge- Better

Justin Verlander- Worse, will still be best pitcher in the league
Doug Fister- Same
Max Scherzer- Better
Rick Porcello- Better
Jacob Turner- Will be good (Rookie, not MLB stats to rate)
Jose Valverde- worse, but will still be great
Joaquin Benoit- Same
Octavio Dotel- Worse, just a little
Phil Coke- Better
Collin Balester- Better
David Pauley- Better
Al Alberquerque- Better (upon return)
Daniel Schlereth- Better
Duane Below- Same