Community Projection: Freddy Sanchez

by Charlie Wilmoth on Jan 18, 2009 9:55 PM EST

Next up in our Community Projections is Freddy Sanchez. Guess how he'll do in 2009 in the comments by predicting his 2009 batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage, in that order. Sanchez has a 2010 option that automatically vests if he makes the All-Star team and has 600 plate appearances, so for our bonus let's predict the number of plate appearances Sanchez will have in 2009.

Here are Sanchez's career numbers. If you've been lurking at Bucs Dugout, Community Projections are an easy and fun way to get involved, so get to it.

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Here are the results of the Community Projections so far, including the Adam LaRoche projection, which is now closed:

NAME	POS.	COMMUNITY	BONUS
Ryan Doumit	C	.289/.346/.477	115 games played
Adam LaRoche	1B	.279/.350/.508	10th HR on June 11

The Pirates are playing the Braves in Atlanta on June 11th. The community's projection would be a tick better than LaRoche's performance last year, when he hit .270/.341/.500 and hit his 10th homer off Doug Brocail nearly a month later, on July 8. It sounds like you believe that this is the year LaRoche's first half / second half madness stops.

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depends on the shoulder

I’ll say he’s most of the way back: .290/.330/.415

by Chad Bahamas on Jan 18, 2009 10:47 PM EST reply actions

Still has a slightly "ouchy" shoulder...

.285/.315/.400

Falls just short with 550 at bats.

by EndlessMike on Jan 18, 2009 11:02 PM EST reply actions

I see a rebound in the average:

.305/.340/.420

Plate appearances-and not at-bats being the operative term if I read Charlie correctly-I’d say 525 because he’ll miss some games he and there with minor injuries.

by patthatt on Jan 18, 2009 11:10 PM EST reply actions

That’s correct—it’s plate appearances, not at bats.

by Charlie Wilmoth on Jan 18, 2009 11:17 PM EST up reply actions

Well, I was a celebrating the steelers slightly...

and couldn’t figure out how to spell appearances, so I wasn’t really thinking.

by EndlessMike on Jan 19, 2009 8:02 AM EST up reply actions

And I'll remind everyone - don't drink and post.

I’ll stick with my numbers though…

However, I hope my BA/OBP/SLG predictions are low and Freddy rebounds and plays much better – maybe even taking a few walks.

by EndlessMike on Jan 19, 2009 3:02 PM EST up reply actions

Time to see the old Freddy...

.301/.339/.409

He’s only had one full season with the Pirates in which he had under 600 plate appearances from what I saw….492 in ’05

I’m going to say 612 plate appearances.

by Justin84 on Jan 18, 2009 11:21 PM EST reply actions

.315/.360/.424 -- 565 PA

No matter how good he hits this year, they’ll play the fragility card and never let him close to having the option kick in. If he’s healthy, I see a pretty good year.

by azibuck on Jan 18, 2009 11:23 PM EST reply actions

.283/.335/.396

585 Plate Appearances

by Isotopes on Jan 18, 2009 11:54 PM EST reply actions

.280/.308/.415

hmm…600 plate appearances

by DITO on Jan 18, 2009 11:56 PM EST reply actions

.295/.330/.420

550 plate appearances and 1 trip to the DL.

by Thunder on Jan 19, 2009 12:19 AM EST reply actions

.303/.341/.398

579 plate appearances

by fatmink on Jan 19, 2009 12:41 AM EST reply actions

.290/.310/.330

About as hollow a .290 as you can put up. Dude doesn’t walk and has no power.

512 PAs.

by bucdaddy on Jan 19, 2009 12:54 AM EST reply actions

Almost forgot

No speed either.

by bucdaddy on Jan 20, 2009 8:25 PM EST up reply actions

.308/.330/.433 - 583 PA

He’ll be a bright spot for the general public and about average for people who actually like runs.

I also think he’ll be the Pirate all-star, for what that’s worth…can we get bonus points for predicting that too?

by bigjpiot on Jan 19, 2009 2:01 AM EST reply actions

.330/.350/.440

630 PA.

Injury free and swinging at everything.

by RDV across the sea on Jan 19, 2009 7:27 AM EST reply actions

.280/.320/.395

at least he got two good years.

546 PAs

by Blyleven Curve Ball on Jan 19, 2009 9:27 AM EST reply actions

.290/.340/.420

500 PA.

by Vlad on Jan 19, 2009 9:40 AM EST reply actions

.285/.310/.390

525 pa

by johnnycuff on Jan 19, 2009 10:59 AM EST reply actions

.287/.314/.403

555 pa

I made most of my life decisions at a Foghat concert... I stand by them.

by Chester J Lampwick on Jan 19, 2009 12:18 PM EST reply actions

He can't have a high...

OBP with out a high average. He doesn’t walk enough. Therefore swing away Sanchez, swing away. Will be spelled by Vazquez enough not to reach the required PA’s. Unless he gets the All-Star nod. At which point let’s hope we can move him. 8mil for 2010, is way too much!

.329/.373/.478

Side note 58 2B.

by BSpar on Jan 19, 2009 12:25 PM EST reply actions

Clairification

If Sanchez is an all-star choice, his contract PA’s drop from 654 to 600. If he doesn’t make the all-star team the PA’s are set at 654. His career high is 653.

PA’s (Plate Appearances) not AB’s (At Bats)

by BSpar on Jan 19, 2009 12:32 PM EST up reply actions