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The Strike Zone
March 9th, 2007 (03:09 pm)
Here are the starting Pitcher’s previews. MLB’s Fantasy Preview.
Year W L SV IP H BB K ERA WHP
Carlos 2006 16 7 0 214 162 115 210 3.41 1.29
Zambrano Proj. 15 6 0 200 156 87 185 3.14 1.22
This will be Carlos’s seventh year as a Cub. For the last three years is numbers have climbed. His ability to put his attitude on the baseball has been great. Watching Z pitch is amazing these days. When pours every thing he has into a game you know that he is not going to let you down. The only thing is, Z has some bad days too. Those seven loses were examples of that. I can see Zambrano having less bad days this year. The Cubs new coaching staff will have a lot to do with how consistent Z will be. His consistency has improved over the year and I think that he will be up for a Cy Young when this year over with.
Year W L SV IP H BB K ERA WHP
Rich Hill 2006 6 7 0 99.1 83 39 90 4.17 1.23
Proj. 12 8 0 175 154 60 175 3.89 1.22
Rich Hill has yet to really prove himself in the major leagues. The number projected I think are accurate. He has completed a rough rookie year and he can wash away any of the jitters that he had. He knows that this year is the year to get down to business. No more screwing around. I think that Rich Hill has the makings of what Mark Prior once was and 2007 will be good to him.
Year W L SV IP H BB K ERA WHP
Mark Prior 2006 1 6 0 43.2 46 28 38 7.21 1.69
Proj. 7 6 0 125 114 51 139 4.27 1.33
Mark has spent most of the last two seasons trying to come back from an injury. Ever since he was hit by that line drive it has seemed like a Cubs night mare. Prior is the Cubs most prize possession. The preview gives him a decent year but not what we have seen in the past. As much as I want to say that the projection is probably accurate, I think that he will be back in the double digit winning catagory. If he stays healthy.
Year W L SV IP H BB K ERA WHP
Ted Lilly 2006 15 13 0 181.2 179 81 160 4.31 1.43
Proj. 13 12 0 175 168 79 147 4.52 1.41
This is an interesting projection. Why is everyone so pessimistic about Ted Lilly. I think that his numbers bring back the Greg Maddux foundation that the Cubs once had. The Cubs would love to have Greg back as a Cub but they know that it is not geographically possible. So Lilly fits the grade that the Cubs are looking for. I would have to say that he will probably be pretty close in numbers but I think his wins will out weigh his losses by more than one game.
Year W L SV IP H BB K ERA WHP
Wade Miller 2006 0 2 0 21.7 19 18 N/A 4.57 1.70
Proj. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
For some reason Wade Miller is not pitching this year but Carlos Murmol and Angel Guzman are. The two rookies will probably see some time in the minors or time in the bullpen. The way spring training has gone I would say that Miller will most likely be back to form. He may not pitch like his 2001 16 – 8 season but he sure to be making a come back this year.
