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Who are the top 10 projected hitters and pitchers for 2010?

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March 12, 2010

We’re back with the Bill James Handbook: Projections Update 2010! We publish our projections each November in the Bill James Handbook, then we run them again around this time of year, updating them for the latest transactions and playing time estimates.

As you can see, we’re expecting Tim Lincecum and Albert Pujols to repeat their award-winning seasons. Ben Sheets and Rich Harden should pitch fine with their new teams, provided they can stay healthy. Youngsters Clayton Kershaw and Evan Longoria should take their place among baseball’s best players.

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Top Projected Hitters for 2010
Hitter, Team Age HR RBI AVG Runs Created
Albert Pujols, StL 30 44 129 .333 162
Miguel Cabrera, Det 27 36 124 .318 137
Ryan Bruan, Mil 26 39 119 .315 135
Prince Fielder, Mil 26 44 124 .286 132
Ryan Howard, Phi 30 48 143 .278 129
Hanley Ramirez, Fla 26 27 86 .315 127
Mark Teixeira, NYY 30 36 121 .295 126
Matt Holliday, StL 30 27 109 .316 123
Joe Mauer, Min 27 20 103 .339 122
Evan Longoria, TB 24 37 120 .287 120


Top Projected Pitchers for 2010
Pitcher, Team Age W L IP SO ERA
Tim Lincecum, SF 26 18 7 228 261 2.80
Chris Carpenter, StL 35 16 6 195 154 2.95 Johan Santana, NYM 31 16 9 225 224 3.12 Justin Duchscherer, Oak 32 10 6 151 113 3.16 Jake Peavy, CWS 29 15 9 215 217 3.18 Clayton Kershaw, LAD 22 13 7 180 188 3.25 Ben Sheets, Oak 31 14 8 196 160 3.26 Rich Harden, Tex 28 10 5 135 147 3.27 Zack Greinke, KC 26 14 11 225 209 3.32 Matt Cain, SF 25 14 11 225 194 3.36 Felix Hernandez, Sea 24 16 9 225 207 3.36


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