Obviously all the talk around here is about Mike Darr. Everything you hear about the guy from those who knew him is good. There are some folks taking shots at him now, I guess because a dead man can’t defend himself. Regardless of the circumstances regarding the accident, his loss is tragic and is affecting a lot of people in the community, to say nothing of those close to him.

On a lighter note, how about some WAG projections for 2002? Okay, here goes…

                     AB   BA  OBP  SLG
Gonzalez, Wiki      375  252  319  398
Lampkin, Tom        175  238  315  382
Walbeck, Matt       100  221  274  309

Nevin, Phil         550  298  376  566
Jimenez, D'Angelo   400  280  361  404
Burroughs, Sean     450  289  352  421
Vazquez, Ramon      400  267  338  380
Cruz, Deivi         300  256  283  406
Jackson, Damian     300  248  330  367

Lankford, Ray       500  262  359  488
Kotsay, Mark        550  298  365  461
Klesko, Ryan        550  294  398  554
Trammell, Bubba     300  276  352  508
Gant, Ron           250  249  331  457
DeHaan, Kory        150  218  274  335

I’m most comfortable with the numbers for Nevin, Kotsay, and Klesko. Almost everyone else is being thrust into a new role in 2002, and it will be interesting to see how they respond. The playing time for all the infielders except Nevin is up in the air. My suspicions are that Wiki will see his production go down with increased playing time, while Jackson and Trammell will improve in more limited roles. It also wouldn’t shock me (although it probably would surprise most everyone I know) to see Burroughs post a 450+ SLG. Not that it will happen, just that if it does, I won’t be as surprised as most folks.

Maybe if I’m feeling real adventurous I’ll try pitchers in a few days.