Bobby Abreu's power is declining rapidly year after year. Once upon a time Abreu could be relied upon for a solid 30 Homers and be right around the century mark in the RBI department with around 30 stolen bases.A fantasy baseball owners dream come true.
Now, Abreu smacks around 15 dingers but still can be relied upon for the 100 RBIs (Even though That number is tainted, any decent hitter in the middle of the Yankee lineup should drive in at least 80)
Most importantly, Bobby maintains his above average on base percentage which gives him an edge over many hitters.
Defensively, Abreu definitely has his issues. Every time he comes close to a wall or player he shys away like a girl, but his arm is still among the league best.
Overall, Abreu is still one of the elite right fielders in the game . Home run power or not.
I'll tell you one more thing. Being on a walk year is definitely not going to hurt him.
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THE METS SIDE OF RF..THE METS STARTING RIGHT FIELDER IS RYAN CHURCH..in his career ryan has never had 500 ab's in a season..least year he had a career high in ab's with 470... and batted .272 with 15 hr and 70 rbinot the greatest numbers...but one thing to remember is that he was playing in the biggest ballpark known to mankind in washington...a place where u have to hit the ball 400 ft down the right field line for a homer...unlike yankee stadium (294 ft)...which shows when u account for his 43 doubles..with RISP lat yr he batted .282ryan doesnt have much to pick from he has only had one full season in the bigs...but many sports columnists, fantasy "experts" and espn anchors are calling him a sleeper this year...i dont know what it is about guys like this...but minaya has been known to get guys like this and they end up having good years...so i am skeptical to see what church can do...
OUTCOME
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First Base -Mets
Second Base- Yankees
Short Stop- Reluctantly Yankees but very skeptical ( Jeter will probably have the better year but Reyes has the potential to be GREAT. )
Third Base- Yankees without question
Catcher- Yankees (Yanks win this in a laugher)
Center Field- Mets (In a landslide)
Right Field-Yankees (Church is unproven and Abreu is on his walk year)
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i agree with this outcome for this year...but i am very interested to see how church does with a full year in right field this year...if the yankees resign abreu for 09' then this argument could get a little heated...
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