2010 BREAKOUTS

[BernieWilliams]

Re: 2010 BREAKOUTS

BMore: Matt Wieters(or is that too obvious)?, Nolan Reimold
Boston: Marco Scutaro(a breakout player at 34? Yes, I know but I think he could have his best season this year), Daniel Bard
Yankees: David Robertson
Tampa: Wade Davis
Toronto: Travis Snider, Kyle Drabek
White Sox: Mark Teahen
Cleveland: Asdrubal Cabrera, Michael Brantley, (also not really a breakout since I consider his 2009 his "breakout" year, but Choo is going to be big)
Detroit: Fu-Te Ni
Kansas City: Billy Butler
Minnesota: Matt Tolbert
Angels: Brandon Wood(not entirely sold on him yet, but he's the only one I can think of on that team)
Oakland: Kurt Suzuki, Gio Gonzalez(even with the possibility of Ben Sheets being a hugmongous bust, they could still have the best stable of young starters in Anderson/Cahill/Gonzalez/Mazzaro)
Seattle: Brandon League
Texas: Derek Holland, Chris Davis
Atlanta: Aside from the obvious...
Miami: Chris Volstad, Cameron Maybin
Washington: Tyler Clippard
Mets: N/A
Philadelphia: N/A, Victorino is their youngest starter at 29...
Cubs: Tom Gorzelanny
Cincinnati: Drew Stubbs
Houston: N/A, going to be a joke of a franchise in a few years
Milwaukee: Casey McGehee, Alcides Escobar
Pittsburgh: Ross Ohlendorf, Pedro Alvarez, Lastings Milledge
St. Louis: Jason Motte, David Freese
Arizona: Ian Kennedy, Gerardo Parra
Colorado: Carlos Gonzalez(side note: Jimenez clears up control problems, is Cy Young candidate)
Dodgers: N/A, guys who broke out last year just get better
San Diego: Mat Latos
San Francisco: Nate Schierholtz

Just a few guys who I think have an chance to break out. More than half of them probably wont though, lol. Depends what you consider a breakout season.

[ktd1976]

Re: 2010 BREAKOUTS

Austin Jackson, CF Detroit Tigers....he is gonna have a HUGE year, making Tiger fans say Curtis Who?

Scouts say that Jackson is already more polished defensively than Granderson is, and Jackson seems to have worked out the kinks in his swing, and is mashing the ball in ST.

[Crash1207]

Re: 2010 BREAKOUTS

Wow guys....way to go out on a limb on some of these guys. I would say anyone having a "breakout" season shouldn't show up in BA's Top 10 this year or be in the Rookie of the Year voting last year (Beckham). A real breakout season is one that comes as a complete surprise or well above expectations, like Mike Aviles in 2008.

I like the Brett Anderson choice. I think he'll be a good one.

I also like Nick Blakburn or Kevin Slowey in Minnesota. Both have had some success in the past but I think one of them will step up and put it all together.

[FluffyTonka]

Re: 2010 BREAKOUTS

Ian Desmond - SS; Nationals.

[Clarityman]

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I think Wade Davis is going to have a huge year for the Rays, and he's going to make that team very scary.

[douggoud]

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Ditto. And Jason Bulger, he won't get recognition but he should be solid in the pen this year

yeah, and mathis (pretty much only if something happens to napoli, but with how mathis performed in the postseason, i think he would do just fine)

[fluffdaddy]

Re: 2010 BREAKOUTS

I think Lastings Milledge will be a breakout player. He is having an okay spring training, just under .300 BA, with 4 RBIs and a SB. He is quick with good contact and should actually provide decent offensive numbers for the Pirates

[Mr. Franchise]

Re: 2010 BREAKOUTS

Scott Sizemore. Next Pedroia.

[FindingTim]

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-Matt Latos
-Carlos Gonzalez
-Justin Upton (breaks out even more: I predict a .297, 42, 120 line with 20 stolen bases)

[duanebecca]

Re: 2010 BREAKOUTS

Within two years, Tommy Hanson for the Braves will be a Cy Young candidate.

[Bellsprout]

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Alcides Escobar has been raking in spring (to the tune of .385). He could prove to be much improved this year. [/HomerPick]

[NotaGuru]

Re: 2010 BREAKOUTS

Jaime Garcia LH Pitcher Cardinals

[ktd1976]

Re: 2010 BREAKOUTS

Scott Sizemore. Next Pedroia.

As a Tigers fan, I hope you are right, though he hasn't been hitting all that well this spring.

[yungmizzou]

Re: 2010 BREAKOUTS

Billy Butler, and dare I say Mitch Maier.

[ktd1976]

Re: 2010 BREAKOUTS

Billy Butler, and dare I say Mitch Maier.

Billy Butler pretty much broke out LAST year (.301, 21hr, 93 RBI)