Home Runs for Prince

[Mitchrapp]

This was an INSIDER talking about Pujols and Fielders potential home runs..

 

[kingofdetroit57]

The yellow ones are likely gonna be doubles here for Prince. I'm expecting him to hit a lot of them out to RF, and to drive in lots of runs with doubles like Miggy does.

 

[kalinecountry]

Thanks for posting the graphics of homeruns.

Staying healthy and playing the amount of games they each have past few years...
I think both Cabrera and Fielder are capable of about 35 homeruns and 40+ doubles.
The way they hit...their track record....150 to 160 XBH's between both of them.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I know its not the easiest to see and I agree, they could hit 90 doubles between them. Its going to be fun to watch..

 

[motownwebguy]

Right after the trade I predicted 34 HRs for Fielder in 2012.

 

[jdeb]

I think he nails 40 Hr, plus 40+ Doubles. Would not be surprised if he gets 10 triples either.

 

[tomdalton22]

When they first signed him I thought he would lose some HRs due to the differences in the size of Comerica Park. Someone brought up a good point regarding prevailing wind. I'm not sure but if I remember correctly he said the wind comes in from RF at Miller Park and tends to blow out a bit at Comerica. Not sure if this is true but is sounded good at the time!

 

[motownwebguy]

When they first signed him I thought he would lose some HRs due to the differences in the size of Comerica Park. Someone brought up a good point regarding prevailing wind. I'm not sure but if I remember correctly he said the wind comes in from RF at Miller Park and tends to blow out a bit at Comerica. Not sure if this is true but is sounded good at the time!

Yep - that was I. But I never said Comerica Park winds blow out normally. The prevailing wind here runs foul pole to foul pole.
Miller Park does a little better job shielding the wind when the roof is open. Plus there's many dates when the roof is closed.

Prince won't hit as many for Detroit.... unless he gets away from hitting all fields. The 'triple' increases scare me a little. I worry about additional muscle pulls/strains legging them-out. More 1st base-line foul ball area at Comerica Park than Miller Park too. That will create longer/faster foul ball chases.

Stay healthy Prince! Don't overextend too much and don't dive into flies or stands like (for instance) Brandon.

 

[lonesometiger]

It's not so many homeruns Fielder hits,as to how he inpacks the overall lineup,that helps the Tigers. Fielder batting 4th moves Cabrera up into 3rd spot where the Tigers had trouble last season. Also moving Cabrera up and Young down allows Boesch to be moved to 2nd in the lineup that helps the top three out so much better than last season. Which will create more RBI's for the 3,4 and 5 hitters, and result in getting more AB's for most in the lineup,IMO.

 

[jdeb]

Boesch is going to break out

 

[kingofdetroit57]

Boesch is going to break out

I think so too. He's shown flashes of being a really good hitter. I think this is the year where he makes a jump.

 

[tomdalton22]

I think so too. He's shown flashes of being a really good hitter. I think this is the year where he makes a jump.

My pick for a surprise player is DY. I said in the off season that he would post career numbers....better than 2010. He is in a great lineup and in a contract year. I think he hits 30+ HR, 40+ doubles and 100+ RBI while batting around .290.

 

[motownwebguy]

My pick for a surprise player is DY. I said in the off season that he would post career numbers....better than 2010. He is in a great lineup and in a contract year. I think he hits 30+ HR, 40+ doubles and 100+ RBI while batting around .290.

The surprise in Delmon's package has already been exposed.
See 32 ribbies in 40 games for the Tigers after trade.
Now Jim has decided to bat Delmon immediately after two guys that average 100 walks per season...... Oh My!
I'm sure Brennan is mumbling about that move. Boesch was probably drooling when Leyland considered using him in that #5 spot. Jim has so many lineup options that may work satisfactorily.

 

[Thumb]

The surprise in Delmon's package has already been exposed.
See 32 ribbies in 40 games for the Tigers after trade.
Now Jim has decided to bat Delmon immediately after two guys that average 100 walks per season...... Oh My!
I'm sure Brennan is mumbling about that move. Boesch was probably drooling when Leyland considered using him in that #5 spot. Jim has so many lineup options that may work satisfactorily.

I don't see why Brennan would mumble, he's going to get better pitches hitting in front of Cabrera and Fielder than behind them.

And I'd rather see Avila 5th than Delmon, DY 5th means a lot of inning ending GIDP's for the Tigers this year.

 

[Thumb]

My pick for a surprise player is DY. I said in the off season that he would post career numbers....better than 2010. He is in a great lineup and in a contract year. I think he hits 30+ HR, 40+ doubles and 100+ RBI while batting around .290.

You really think Delmon is going to add almost 10 HR's to his career best season total, in Comerica?

There is wishful thinking, and then there is delusional thinking, guess which this is.

Try to remember Delmon has only hit more then 13 HR's in a season one time.

 

[tomdalton22]

You really think Delmon is going to add almost 10 HR's to his career best season total, in Comerica?

There is wishful thinking, and then there is delusional thinking, guess which this is.

Try to remember Delmon has only hit more then 13 HR's in a season one time.

I'm going out on a limb. He has a lot of talent and is in a contract year. He did have 5 HR in 10 post season games last year and has 6 in spring training. He has the power to do it and the incentive of a contract year.

 

[motownwebguy]

I'm going out on a limb. He has a lot of talent and is in a contract year. He did have 5 HR in 10 post season games last year and has 6 in spring training. He has the power to do it and the incentive of a contract year.

I agree. People tend to forget he last played at 25 years-old.
Delmon's biggest demon is the injury bug. If he stays healthy and now entering his prime years, this could be an expensive player for someone to sign next winter. He's really not that bad in LF. That catch yesterday was one that Boesch or Raburn may not have caught.

My biggest problem with Delmon is his arm. People say it good. I say it''s subpar. It's about 10 yards longer on an average throw than Johnny Damon's or Rondell White and those two arms were miserable.

 

[spockmaster]

my biggest problem with him is every part of his defense, his complete inability to take a walk, and his proclivity for GIDP. he should DH only and hit about 8th in the lineup behind avila, raburn, and peralta. i hate the fact that he's even on the team. maybe he'll prove me wrong this year, but i still think he will never live up to the potential he had as a #1 pick and continue to be a waste of a roster spot for what he produces.

 

[Thumb]

I agree. People tend to forget he last played at 25 years-old.
Delmon's biggest demon is the injury bug. If he stays healthy and now entering his prime years, this could be an expensive player for someone to sign next winter. He's really not that bad in LF. That catch yesterday was one that Boesch or Raburn may not have caught.

My biggest problem with Delmon is his arm. People say it good. I say it''s subpar. It's about 10 yards longer on an average throw than Johnny Damon's or Rondell White and those two arms were miserable.

Puff, puff, pass

 

[Thumb]

I'm going out on a limb. He has a lot of talent and is in a contract year. He did have 5 HR in 10 post season games last year and has 6 in spring training. He has the power to do it and the incentive of a contract year.

So you're saying because it's a contract year he's all of a sudden going to hit over 50% more home runs than his career average? And in a much larger ballpark?

Delmon's going to be productive this year, more though because of the line up than because of his actual skill set, but i don't see him hitting near .300 or 30+ bombs.

I'd say .273, 16 HR 93 RBI, which would be respectable, the bad part is probably 33 GIDP, and 18+ errors.