Give us your best guess on Edwin Encarnacion's 2014 season.
| Year | Age | Tm | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27 | TOR | 96 | 332 | 47 | 81 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 60 | .244 | .305 | .482 | .787 | 109 |
| 2011 | 28 | TOR | 134 | 481 | 70 | 131 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 77 | .272 | .334 | .453 | .787 | 111 |
| 2012 | 29 | TOR | 151 | 542 | 93 | 152 | 24 | 0 | 42 | 110 | 13 | 3 | 84 | 94 | .280 | .384 | .557 | .941 | 153 |
| 2013 | 30 | TOR | 142 | 530 | 90 | 144 | 29 | 1 | 36 | 104 | 7 | 1 | 82 | 62 | .272 | .370 | .534 | .904 | 145 |
| 9 Yrs | 1079 | 3803 | 561 | 1007 | 219 | 6 | 195 | 606 | 49 | 11 | 436 | 686 | .265 | .348 | .479 | .827 | 117 | ||
You do have to like the strikeout rate dropping.
On the glove side, he played 79 games at first base, 55 at DH and surprisingly 10 at third base. Playing 142 games makes him an iron man in Blue Jay terms. He did end the season with a sore wrist, which isn't the best marker for next season, but I'd imagine he'll be healthy and 'in the best shape ever' by spring training.
He had a pretty low BABIP, at ,247, his career number is .275. The second half of his 2013 season (.286/.401/.538) was a little better than his first half (.264/.353/.532). We took a closer look at Edwin's 2013 numbers back here.
Edwin just turned 31 last week and we have him signed through 2015, with a team option for 2016.
Bill James figures Edwin to play 150 games, hit 34 homers, 98 RBI with a .274/.366/.520. That looks pretty good, but I'm going to be a little more optimistic, hoping the BABIP comes up some. .290/.380/.540 in 150 games, 35 home runs, 105 RBI (hoping that we have a few more guys on base for Edwin). I'm also hoping we don't feel any need to play him at third base this year.
So give us your guess. Give us games played, homers, RBI and slash line and I'll put it into a spread sheet and come out with a community average.