6 Positions Project to 90+ RBI

[Derwood]

According to the ESPN.com projections, Soto, Lee, DeRosa, Ramirez, Soriano and the CF platoon (Johnson/Edmonds) all project to 90 or more RBI. Fukudome projects to 60 and Theriot to 45.

 

When was the last time that happened on the Cubs?

[UK1679666180]

The '84 Cubs had hitters 2-7 all over 80 RBIs, we prob. won't see that again.

[Derwood]

The '84 Cubs had hitters 2-7 all over 80 RBIs, we prob. won't see that again.

 

not unless we see a serious upgrade in the OF. Fukudome is certainly capable of 80 next year, but there is no obvious 80+ guy for CF

[David]

The '84 Cubs had hitters 2-7 all over 80 RBIs, we prob. won't see that again.

 

not unless we see a serious upgrade in the OF. Fukudome is certainly capable of 80 next year, but there is no obvious 80+ guy for CF

 

Even then, Theriot isn't going to be eclipsing 80 RBI anytime soon and Soriano will be doing it out of the one spot.

 

Seemed to me Ping was pointing to the batting order part of it too (the fact that all of 2-7 did it)...

 

Otherwise there'd be no point to pointing that out, since what this year's team is doing is better.. *shrug*

[anabiono]

The '84 Cubs had hitters 2-7 all over 80 RBIs, we prob. won't see that again.

 

not unless we see a serious upgrade in the OF. Fukudome is certainly capable of 80 next year, but there is no obvious 80+ guy for CF

 

i think twisted testicle will come into his own

 

:bomb:

[Derwood]

The '84 Cubs had hitters 2-7 all over 80 RBIs, we prob. won't see that again.

 

not unless we see a serious upgrade in the OF. Fukudome is certainly capable of 80 next year, but there is no obvious 80+ guy for CF

 

Even then, Theriot isn't going to be eclipsing 80 RBI anytime soon and Soriano will be doing it out of the one spot.

 

Seemed to me Ping was pointing to the batting order part of it too (the fact that all of 2-7 did it)...

 

Otherwise there'd be no point to pointing that out, since what this year's team is doing is better.. *shrug*

 

If you bat theriot 1st and Fukudome 8th, then I could say 2-7 gets 90+ RBI this year. It's just semantics.

 

Either way, this team sure beats those "Sosa gets 135, Grace gets 85, everyone else has 40" teams of not so long ago

[bukie]

Not only that, but there's a good possibility that 6 Cubs hit at least 20 HRs, and yet none hit 30.

[David]

Not only that, but there's a good possibility that 6 Cubs hit at least 20 HRs, and yet none hit 30.

 

Couple that with a team OBP ~.350, and you have one hell of an offense.

[cubs121]

Not only that, but there's a good possibility that 6 Cubs hit at least 20 HRs, and yet none hit 30.

As hot as Soriano is and at his pace right now, i see him getting to atleast 30 hrs. And, that would be awesome knowing he missed sooo much time due to injuries. He's at 21 right now, and 6 since he came back from the DL. Also about less than 2 months left to play, i say he gets to 30.

[rawaction]

If the Cubs go to a 3-man rotation for a full season, Zambrano would get 90 RBIs.

[Derwood]

Updated projections:

 

C Soto -                90 RBI
1B Lee -                93
2B DeRosa -             97
3B Ramirez -           115
SS Theriot -            43
LF Soriano -            86
CF Edmonds/Johnson -   127
RF Fukudome -           62

[Cynosure]

/drool

 

Wish Soriano was healthy all season, he would be having a beast of a year.

[Jehrico]

We also might have 6 pitchers in double digits for wins. That's not to say wins has any worth at all as a stat, but it's got to be pretty rare that more than 5 guys reach 10 wins on a team in the same year.

[otis89]

CF Edmonds/Johnson -   127

 

:shock:

[jersey cubs fan]

/drool

 

Wish Soriano was healthy all season, he would be having a beast of a year.

 

Not sure how what your definition of beast is, but I don't see how anybody could assume Soriano would be one. A SLG heavy sub 900 OPS, with a 124 OPS+. There's a fair amount of LF in the NL performing as good or better than Soriano, and who is to say that his rate stats would be as good as they are with more playing time. It's quite possible the time off actually helped keep him fresh and he may have gone through his traditional cold spells in the games he didn't play.

[jersey cubs fan]

CF Edmonds/Johnson -   127

 

:shock:

 

What are you using to project that number? Edmonds/Johnson aren't one player. They have played at the same time. Combined, Cubs CF have 87 RBI this season, which is on pace for 108 RBI for the season.

[Derwood]

CF Edmonds/Johnson -   127

 

:shock:

 

What are you using to project that number? Edmonds/Johnson aren't one player. They have played at the same time. Combined, Cubs CF have 87 RBI this season, which is on pace for 108 RBI for the season.

 

just going by ESPN.com's projection that Edmonds will have 65 and Johnson will have 62. I realized they've had overlap

[jersey cubs fan]

CF Edmonds/Johnson -   127

 

:shock:

 

What are you using to project that number? Edmonds/Johnson aren't one player. They have played at the same time. Combined, Cubs CF have 87 RBI this season, which is on pace for 108 RBI for the season.

 

just going by ESPN.com's projection that Edmonds will have 65 and Johnson will have 62. I realized they've had overlap

 

You shouldn't then say that Cubs CF are on pace for 127 RBI.

[Derwood]

CF Edmonds/Johnson -   127

 

:shock:

 

What are you using to project that number? Edmonds/Johnson aren't one player. They have played at the same time. Combined, Cubs CF have 87 RBI this season, which is on pace for 108 RBI for the season.

 

just going by ESPN.com's projection that Edmonds will have 65 and Johnson will have 62. I realized they've had overlap

 

You shouldn't then say that Cubs CF are on pace for 127 RBI.

 

Technically, I didn't. I said that Edmonds and Johnson combined are on pace for 127. None of the other positions are played exclusively by the players I listed either. It's just semantics

[fromthestretch]

CF Edmonds/Johnson -   127

 

:shock:

 

What are you using to project that number? Edmonds/Johnson aren't one player. They have played at the same time. Combined, Cubs CF have 87 RBI this season, which is on pace for 108 RBI for the season.

 

just going by ESPN.com's projection that Edmonds will have 65 and Johnson will have 62. I realized they've had overlap

 

You shouldn't then say that Cubs CF are on pace for 127 RBI.

 

If you want to break it down by position, the Cubs are on pace for the following RBI production per position over 162 games this season:

 

C - 94

1B - 93

2B - 94

3B - 130

SS - 59

LF - 115

CF - 108

RF - 72

P - 28

[jersey cubs fan]

[b]CF Edmonds/Johnson -   127[/b]

 

:shock:

 

What are you using to project that number? Edmonds/Johnson aren't one player. They have played at the same time. Combined, Cubs CF have 87 RBI this season, which is on pace for 108 RBI for the season.

 

just going by ESPN.com's projection that Edmonds will have 65 and Johnson will have 62. I realized they've had overlap

 

You shouldn't then say that Cubs CF are on pace for 127 RBI.

 

Technically, I didn't. I said that Edmonds and Johnson combined are on pace for 127. None of the other positions are played exclusively by the players I listed either. It's just semantics

The thread title is 6 positions on pace for 90+ RBI, and you cited the CF platoon in your first post.

It looked to me like you were insinuating that the CF position was on pace for 127. Also, not all of Edmonds RBI have come as a Cub. I don't think it's semantics, I think it's a good bit unclear. Although they were quite different prior to coming to the Cubs, it would be akin to including Harden's K totals with the A's in the Cubs total K totals.

[Derwood]

i see what you're saying. The point of it all was just that this Cubs offense is probably the most evenly balanced I've ever seen and it's exciting to see that Soto and DeRosa are way above expectations and that two CF's that Hendry picked off the scrap heap have had positive contributions (and made us forget about Pie for awhile)

 

my intention wasn't to misinform

[CubbieBum]

is it me or people nitpicking and continuing feudal arguements a lot more lately. He made a slight mistake, you pointed it out don't see why a small argument was needed.

 

Anyways Z given a 500 at bat season would at his current pace have exactly 90 RBI's this year. I vote we try for his next two starts that he bats in Lee's spot and Lee bats 9th :).

[third eye]

is it me or people nitpicking and continuing feudal arguements a lot more lately. He made a slight mistake, you pointed it out don't see why a small argument was needed.

 

Anyways Z given a 500 at bat season would at his current pace have exactly 90 RBI's this year. I vote we try for his next two starts that he bats in Lee's spot and Lee bats 9th :).

 

 

It's not you. I think it is a function of the board collectively having less to b**ch about. That is a good thing. We are an argumentative type here.

[David]

yea...we're all a little testy

 

damn dog days.... hope it stays boring, though. ho hum, another 9 run win.