2009 Chicago Cubs Projection

by Eli Greenspan on Feb 18, 2009 5:41 PM EST

C Geovanny Soto

.289 AVG, 26 HR, 92 RBI

1B Derrek Lee

.294 AVG, 21 HR, 81 RBI

2B Mike Fontenot

.283 AVG, 8 HR, 43 RBI

3B Aramis Ramirez

.292 AVG, 30 HR, 104 RBI

SS Ryan Theriot

.303 AVG, 2 HR, 47 RBI

LF Alfonso Soriano

.274 AVG, 33 HR, 78 RBI

CF Kosuke Fukudome

.277 AVG, 11 HR, 63 RBI

RF Milton Bradley

.287 AVG, 19 HR, 68 RBI

CF Reed Johnson

.278 AVG, 7 HR, 43 RBI

2B Aaron Miles

.286 AVG, 3 HR, 31 RBI

SP Carlos Zambrano

12-9 W-L, 3.62 ERA, 148 K

SP Ted Lilly

15-8 W-L, 3.86 ERA, 174 K

SP Ryan Dempster

13-10 W-L, 3.68 ERA, 156 K

SP Rich Harden

10-5 W-L, 2.93 ERA, 148 K

SP Sean Marshall

8-5 W-L, 4.24 ERA, 69 K

SP Aaron Heilman

6-4 W-L, 3.65 ERA, 62 K

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Cub fan much?

by Anonymous on Feb 18, 2009 10:34 PM EST reply actions

With your projections which seem a little conservative, is it too early to predict where the Cubs will finish in the division and hopefully in the playoffs?
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by Anonymous on Feb 19, 2009 2:07 PM EST reply actions

Does this look like a World Series team to you?

by Anonymous on Feb 19, 2009 5:02 PM EST reply actions

"Cub fan much?"

I don't really see that. These projections seem fairly reasonable to me. There's probably a little more production out of the center field and 2nd base spots than I would expect, but I would also anticipate a little more out of Zambrano and Dempster than what's projected.

From these projections, it's not all that obvious to me that Eli's a Cubs Fan. Of course, I could be biased myself, since I'm one too.

by Anonymous on Feb 23, 2009 8:54 AM EST reply actions