Predict Ryan Howard's numbers, will bump in 6 months

[Warner2BruceTD]

This site loves to pick on Ryan Howard. Let's have some fun with him.

Post his 2013 slash line & counting stat totals.

.248/.329/.500, 38 HR, 101 RBI, 85 R

I predict a big power year. His HR% really didn't dip when he came back last year, and he's hit several HR's off of lefties in the spring.

[Youk]

This site loves to pick on Ryan Howard. Let's have some fun with him.

Post his 2013 slash line & counting stat totals.

.248/.329/.500, 38 HR, 101 RBI, 85 R

I predict a big power year. His HR% really didn't dip when he came back last year, and he's hit several HR's off of lefties in the spring.

That sounds about right to me, except I would go with maybe 30 HR, 80 R, but around .245-.250 BA, just over 100 RBI, maybe a .340 OBP, obviously a lower SLG than you have (.475ish)

So then:

.245/.340/.475, 30 HR, 101 RBI, 80 R

[Pitty]

Depends on the year Domonic Brown has, with that variable, if Brown is hitting as well as he has in Spring and Howard is protected, I'll say between .255-.265 with 40-45 HR's, if Brown flops and there is no protection, .240, 34 HR's.

[MVPete]

Depends on the year Domonic Brown has, with that variable, if Brown is hitting as well as he has in Spring and Howard is protected, I'll say between .255-.265 with 40-45 HR's, if Brown flops and there is no protection, .240, 34 HR's.

.260/.350//480 30/95/85

[Goober]

I am withholding my prediction until we know whether or not Yuneske Betancourt will make the team. I think it's impossible to project Howard's numbers until we know whether or not Yuni will be there to get on base ahead of him and give him those RBI opportunities.

[Goober]

.245/.315/.460 28 HRs, 80 runs, 95 RBIs.

No where close to being worth 5 WAR.

It looks like you guys are expecting his walk rate to return to his career average, which I think is unrealistic.

[shag773]

.260/.350//480 36/110/85

I expect a bounce back year. He seems locked in right now.

[Rudi]

.263/.360/.487. 43HR 107RBI 83R

[Warner2BruceTD]

I thought I was shading a bit optimistic on the OBA, but only gob has come in lower.

Here is Bill James: .251/.344./.494, 36 HR, 82 R, 102 RBI

He's bullish on the OBA too.

[dell71]

Hmmm...I'll go .260/.350/.500, 32 HR, 80 R, 100 RBI

[Primetime]

I'm gonna go with an injury riddled year in which his numbers do not qualify.

[NAHSTE]

At the 1/4 point, here's what ZIPS projects for year's end:

.243/.308/.450, 23 HR, 88 RBI

[Villain]

[NAHSTE]

He'll have surgery on his knee, so the book is probably closed on this thread.

.269/.319/.465, 11 HR, 34 R, 43 ribeyes

Edit - seeing 6-8 weeks recovery time, so he may return this year.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Edit - seeing 6-8 weeks recovery time, so he may return this year.

Yeah, but even if he does, after rehab and everything else, his numbers wont even approach the least optimistic projections here.