Fan Projection Targets – 01/13/10
Today’s projection targets are all either living free or dying: Chris Carpenter, Brian Wilson, and Sam Fuld
Carpenter overcame injury concerns to make 28 starts en route to a 17-4 record and 2.24 ERA. His 3.38 xFIP was almost exactly in line with his career numbers.
Wilson overcame regrettable facial hair and an unseemly faux-hawk to post a 3.23 xFIP and 2.4 WAR over 72.1 mostly high-leverage innings.
Fuld overcame, uh… Okay, Sam Fuld is a stretch, but it was either him or Chad Paronto basically everything, it turns out. And let the record show that he posted a 122 wRC+ in limited time with the Cubs last year!
[Thanks to readers Jon and JoeR43 for setting the record straight on Fuld.]
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Carson Cistulli has recently been abducted by the editors of Rogue's Baseball Index.
In dedication to yesterday, why is Fred Lewis not one of the targets today?
Sam Fuld has overcome Type 1 Diabetes…
He’s also a stat freak and last I heard he was pursuing a master’s degree in statistics. He also worked an internship for Stats, Inc. He should be a favorite on this site!
One random note, one not so random.
First off, I think the fangraphs readership should be alerted to This kid as a “kid who gets it” award.
Less randomly, check out Fuld’s wikipedia page. Someone likes them some Fuld.