Sleeper (Con’t)

(I will try to add a new sleeper every couple of days until the season starts, and will also be coming out with a draft strategy later this week)

Shin-Soo Choo –  Choo enters the 2009 season as the starter in RF for the Indians.   Tommy John surgery kept him out of the lineup until May last season.  All he did from May on was hit .309 with 14 HR’s, and 66 RBI.   More impressive was how Choo finished the season.  He batted .343 with 11Hr’s and 48 RBI in the second half and finished the year with a .946 OPS, ranking him ahead of Hanley Ramirez, David Wright, Josh Hamilton, and Ryan Howard in that category.  Along with that, his home/road splits and batting avg against lefties / righties splits are extremely similiar, making it more likely this was not a fluke.  Looking ahead to 2009, with a lineup that includes Grady Sizemore, Victor Martinez, Mark Derosa, Jhonny Peralta and possibly a healthy Travis Hafner, this Choo Choo  should continue on the track to production.   I project 22 HR’s, 70 RBI with a .300 avg, not bad for a late round pick. 

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