Fantasy season means players projections are ubiquitous right now. This is part of a multi-week series where we will go over projections player by player, averaging what we can to see how the computer models and pundits think the 2014 Mets players will do.
Eric Young is one of the players fighting for a spot in the outfield. Terry Collins wants Young’s bat in the lineup as much as possible, as he one of the closest players the Mets have to a leadoff hitter, and he is is the reining leader in stolen bases. Anyway, we’ve already gone over Juan Lagares, who is his main competition and tomorrow we’ll go over Chris Young. Lets look at EYJ’s stats:
2013: 539 AB, 70 R, 2 HR, 32 RBI, 46 SB, .249 BA, .310 OBP, .336 SLG
ESPN: 450 AB, 61 R, 2 HR, 27 RBI, 38 SB, .251 BA, .319 OBP, .338 SLG
MLB: 450 AB, 60 R, 2 HR, 25 RBI, 34 SB, .244 BA, .310 OBP, .311 SLG
Steamer: 419 PA, 46 R, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 28 SB, .250 BA, .317 OBP, .341 SLG
Oliver: 600 PA, 76 R, 2 HR, 36 RBI, 48 SB, .256 BA, .320 OBP, .332 SLG
PECOTA: 378 PA, 334 AB, 48 R, 3 HR, 24 RBI, 29 SB, .234 BA, .307 OBP, .317 SLG
Average: 466 PA, 411 AB, 58.2 R, 2.4 HR, 28.4 RBI, 35.4 SB, .247 BA, .315 OBP, .323 SLG
The computers see a drop in power, and a slight raise in his OBP. There is a drop in speed, but that’s normal after a big speed season. He looks to have a solid season, maybe not a solid season for a person aiming for lead off, but it’s not terrible either.
(Seems like a good place to mention this article was written on 2/21)
