48. John Maine – New York Mets (26 years old)Maine is an extreme fly ball pitcher who had a ridiculously lucky .225 BABIP last season. His strikeout and walk numbers were solid (6.5 K/9, 2.2 K/BB), so there is some reason to think he could be successful down the road, but there is no way he repeats his performance from last season. You simply cannot give up 30 or more homeruns in a season and expect sustained success.
John Maine 2007 Projections
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GP
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GS
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W
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L
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Sv
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CG
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Sho
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IP
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RA
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
|
26
|
26
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
141
|
81
|
74
|
61
|
103
|
1.49
|
4.73
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49. Livan Hernandez – Arizona Diamondbacks (32 years old)Hernandez is a horse who hasn’t pitched less than 200 innings since his rookie year in 1997. At 32 years old, he’s lost some of his previous strikeout ability, but he stands a good chance of winning double digits, and putting up an ERA south of 4.00. Not a bad late pick if you’re looking for some stability, though I imagine you might be able to find him on waivers.
Livan Hernandez 2007 Projections
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GP
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GS
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W
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L
|
Sv
|
CG
|
Sho
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IP
|
RA
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
|
33
|
33
|
11
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
210
|
130
|
119
|
76
|
117
|
1.55
|
5.12
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50. Tom Gorzelanny – Pittsburgh Pirates (25 years old)Gorzelanny rates as having the best stuff of all of the young Pittsburgh pitchers, but his marginal 5.84 K/9 and 1.29 K/BB from last season sure don’t support that. His minor league numbers suggest he will improve his strikeout rates, and he did do a nice job of keeping the ball in the park. Given time he could develop into a very strong power lefty, but he must learn to control his stuff as well as it begins to translate into strikeouts at the Major League level.
Tom Gorzelanny 2007 Projections
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GP
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GS
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W
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L
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Sv
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CG
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Sho
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IP
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RA
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
|
24
|
24
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
135
|
66
|
61
|
58
|
96
|
1.41
|
4.04
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