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dudeman is gone. said 02/19, 10:23 AM
How did I know you were gonna choose those players?

Anyone else notice they are all n the NL East?

Well, they are all so good, so I'll choose the same players.....but a different order.

1. Hanley Ramirez
2. Jimmy Rollins
3. Jose Reyes

dudeman is gone. said 02/19, 11:04 AM
The rookie looks to be one of the most promising players in the MLB today. Because of the Cabrera trade, he will now have to step up. He has power, speed, and now he will learn the qualities of a great leader. Hanley will be the leader of his team, while Rollins has Howard and Utley that can also be the leaders of the Phils.

Stats from '07...Ramirez first:

AVG - .332 vs. .296 (Ramirez)
HR - 29 vs. 30 (Rollins...that's a wash)
RBI - 81 vs. 94 (Rollins)
Runs - 125 vs. 139 (Rollins)
SB - 51 vs. 41 (Ramirez)

Rollins had 716 at-bats....Ramirez had 639, that's 77 more at-bats. So, let me do some math, and figure out what his 716 at-bat rojected stats would be.

Ramirez had a hit every 3 at-bats. He had 212 hits. So, if you divide 77 by 3, you get about 25 more hits. That gives him 237 hits in 716 at-bats... that's a .331 average.

Ramirez had a HR every 22 at-bats, so, if you divide 77 by 22 it equals about 3 more homeruns, that gives him more homeruns than Rollins.

Ramirez had a RBI every 8 at-bats, so if you divide 77 by 8, it equals about 9 more RBIs.

Now we have:

AVG - .331 vs. .296 (Ramirez)
HR - 32 vs. 30 (Ramirez)
RBI - 90 vs. 94 (Rollins)

no space

dudeman is gone. said 02/19, 11:22 AM
Hanley has already proved what he can do...plus, if he has better stats than Rollins than, how isn't he better? Now I know everyone is gonna say that stats aren't everything. Well, he's also the leader and a great player to have in the clubhouse.

Speaking of stats, we resume with the projection of stats.

We left off with the new stats being:

AVG - .331 vs. .296 (Ramirez)
HR - 32 vs. 30 (Ramirez)
RBI - 90 vs. 94 (Rollins)

So, now Ramirez is up 2-1...but, we aren't done.

Ramirez had a run every 5 at-bats. So, if you divide 77 by 5, Ramirez gets 14 more runs...that gives him 139 runs.

Ramirez had a stolen base every 13 at-bats. So, if you divide 77 by 13 Ramirez gets 6 more stolen bases...that gives him 57 stolen bases.

So, the projected 716 at-bat stats would be:

AVG - .331 vs. .296 (Ramirez)
HR - 32 vs. 30 (Ramirez)
RBI - 90 vs. 94 (Rollins)
Runs - 139 vs. 139 (Tie)
Stolen Bases - 57 vs. 41 (Ramirez)

So, Ramirez wins 3-1-1.

Ramirez is the leader of his team. He has the power and speed that any coach would want in a shortstop.