Expectations of Eleven: Carlos Beltran

[Edgy MD]

So, I'm flashing on two precedents:

George Foster 1985: An aging corner outfielder/slugger who is stil an important part of the lineup but sits out day games after night games.

Bobby Bonilla of 1999: An aging corner outfielder/slugger who has a few good games early in the season, but whose knees prevent him from staying in shape and he becomes more irrelevant as the season progresses.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: So, I'm flashing on two precedents: George Foster 1985: An aging corner outfielder/slugger who is stil an important part of the lineup but sits out day games after night games. Bobby Bonilla of 1999: An aging corner outfielder/slugger who has a few good games early in the season, but whose knees prevent him from staying in shape and he becomes more irrelevant as the season progresses.

I'd rather the Foster scenario with the results of Bonilla, who made the playoffs. Beltran had a nice night on Saturday, I wonder if the extra week of games after a stunted Spring Training are a result of that. He'll likely sit on Thursday's day game, it'll be intresting to see if he plays the finale on Sunday in Atlanta before an offday.

[Frayed Knot]

With 13 pitchers now on the staff and Jason Bay being as cloudy in the future as Hudson Bay was 400 years ago, I certainly hope Beltran is going to be available if not every day than at least something close to it.
This can't be a two days on / one day off scenario.

[Edgy MD]

Well, as the weather gets warmer, there'll be fewer day games, right?

RIGHT?

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Well, as the weather gets warmer, there'll be fewer day games, right? RIGHT?

That was the idea. warmer weather and muscle strength in the knees built up. 5/7 to start. Atlanta's warmer and you get an off day on Monday so taht'd be 5/6 days. Then home again for another 6 games, which I imagine 5/6 is reasonable before another off day. and then you've got another 6 game set. You'd hope at the end of that he's playing mostly regularly and it's warmer out and what not.

[Edgy MD]

And it'll sure help if Hairston finds some traction as the lefty masher we're all hoping he'll turn out to be.

Hairston or Harris in the lineup doesn't bother me. Neither is useless (though Hairston hasn't done jack yet).

But both of them in the same lineup? Yikey.

[Benjamin Grimm]

What's the latest ETA on Jason Bay?

I don't expect that he's going to provide much, but the sooner he comes back the better, just in case he's better than I'm expecting him to be.

[Edgy MD]

attgig wrote: he'll be a starting outfielder for the all star game. he'll hit just south of .300, with 15 home runs, and 58 rbi's. He'll have about 3 steals/3cs, while playing good, but not great CF - losing the speed he once had, but taking great routes to the balls to make up for it. Come trading deadline, we'll see him get traded along with Krod to anyone who'll give us a top middle infield prospect. the rest of his season numbers will be moot at that point, but he'll get into the post season, and once again hit 8 homeruns in the LCS leading to another huge payday.

Pretty good job here by attgig.

he'll hit just south of .300

.289.

with 15 home runs

Dead on.

and 58 rbi's

.

66

He'll have about 3 steals/3cs

3/0

while playing good, but not great CF - losing the speed he once had, but taking great routes to the balls to make up for it.

Wrong on the position. More or less correct about the rest.

Come trading deadline, we'll see him get traded along with Krod to anyone who'll give us a top middle infield prospect.

He and the Rod are gone, but no infielders in hand.

the rest of his season numbers will be moot at that point, but he'll get into the post season, and once again hit 8 homeruns in the LCS leading to another huge payday.

Go, Giants!

[Edgy MD]

Edgy DC wrote: .266 --- 24 HR --- 89 RBI --- 9 SB --- RF, primarily.

Ooh, bat him second. Giants. I'm doing pretty good here.

[TransMonk]

I re-read this thread yesterday. In March, I feared we might have all been a little too optimistic on Beltran, but there were a lot of great predictions in this thread.

Wheeler is a far better prospect than I thought we would receive for him back in Spring Training.

[Guest attgig]

I'm feeling like a winner with that pirates thread that came up recently and now this .

I'm definitely rooting for beltran to have an awesome playoffs. While I don't necessary like the giants and don't really want them to repeat, I'd love to see him win a ring (just wish it was with the mets).

[Vic Sage]

.280/20hrs, traded at the deadline. I missed on the position, too, but otherwise in the ballpark,so to speak.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I think he'll end up in center field instead of right. By mid July, he'll have 12 to 15 homers and he'll be hitting around .280, and he'll be traded for three young players, one of whom will be a top-rated prospect.

Wrong on the position, good on the homers and batting average, pretty good on the trade date, a little off on the return.