9. Roy Oswalt – Houston Astros (29 years old)233 innings pitched,18 wins, 185 strikeouts, 3.14 ERA, 1.20 WHIP. Those are Oswalt’s three year averages. Oswalt is still in his prime and should see better than the 5.22 runs/game he saw in 2006 with the addition of Carlos Lee in the offseason. Oswalt should be one of the first five pitchers taken in the draft.
Roy Oswalt 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
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ER
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BB
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K
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WHIP
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ERA
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32
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32
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16
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9
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0
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0
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1
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219
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97
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90
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42
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161
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1.21
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3.68
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10. Aaron Harang – Cincinnati Reds (28 years old)Harang really turned a corner in 2006 and placed himself securely on the short list of legitimate fantasy studs who play in bandboxes. He sported an excellent K/9 and K/BB ratios (8.30 and 3.86 respectively), winning 16 games and leading the National League with 216 strikeouts. Harang is a slight groundball pitcher who further protects himself from the effects of that hitters park by allowing relatively few free passes. He will give up his share of homeruns (28 last year), but considering the rest of his production, don’t let that scare you off.
Aaron Harang 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
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ER
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BB
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K
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WHIP
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ERA
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32
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32
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13
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12
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0
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0
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1
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216
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111
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102
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53
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177
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1.30
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4.27
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11. Brandon Webb – Arizona Diamondbacks (27 years old)There are quite a few experts in the industry that would place Webb as high as the top five in the Major Leagues. He is an EXTREME groundball pitcher with an excellent defense behind him and the ability to strikeout seven batters a game. One of Webb’s closest comps is Roy Halladay, and that should tell you something about his upside. If everything breaks his way, Webb could realistically win 19 games and strike out close to 200 batters.
Brandon Webb 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
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ER
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BB
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K
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WHIP
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ERA
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32
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32
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14
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10
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0
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0
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2
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226
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100
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92
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55
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162
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1.25
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3.66
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12. Randy Johnson – Arizona Diamondbacks (43 years old)Johnson returns to the desert where just three years ago he won 16 games striking out 290 batters with a 2.60 ERA. Now it’s highly unlikely that he comes close to that production again in his career, but he wasn’t as bad in 2006 as the Yankees and the media portrayed him to be. He won 17 games and struck out 172. For 2007, expect him to miss a few games due to minor injuries, but 15 wins, 170 strikeouts and an ERA around 4.00 are legitimately possible.
Randy Johnson 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
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ER
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BB
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K
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WHIP
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ERA
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33
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33
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15
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10
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0
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0
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0
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204
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114
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105
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53
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172
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1.28
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4.63
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