Dan Haren’s spot can be found in my archives, as I have already projected him after his trade to AZ.

Johan Santana - Let’s see… Where to start…. The best pitcher in the game goes from the AL to NL, and goes to a team which should give him good run support. The park factor is slightly worse, but still clearly a pitchers park. Since he is going to be striking out many many men the park will factor less into his production than the average pitcher. Since we always assume a monster year for Johan, lets assume a gound breaking one since a lot of guys haven’t had the (dis)pleasure of facing him yet. Also, take what you had him K’ing in the AL, divide by 9, and add that on to the original number…. scary if he strikes out the pitchers like he should.

Erik Bedard - I am sure Mr. Bedard is thrilled to be out of Baltimore. Now that he gets to not be in the AL east, and have some more support (not by much, but still). Having King Felix to lean on every once and a while won’t he bad for him either. This trade will only help him in terms of wins and perhaps a bit of ERA. K numbers should go up slightly because of the natural progression of 28 year old pitchers and because he wont see such potent offenses as frequently in the west.

Nick Swisher - US Cellular is a considerably better hitters park than McAfee in Oakland. Then again, what isn’t? I’d peg him for a few more home runs than last year, with an outside (again, outside) shot at 25-30. All this is of course assuming he doesn’t go in to a 2007 June/July-esque slump and get replaced by Alexei Ramirez. Did I mention that 25-30 was an outside shot? Anyway, he is a solid bet at this point to perform better than he did last year based on the trade, just as long as he finds ABs all year (which he should).

Miguel Tejada - Leaving Baltimore for this former bird will not work out as well. With the Mitchel distraction looming and the dimensions of Minute Maid not in his favor, I doubt a 31 year old Tejada will be able to regain his former swing. Since 2004 (what kind of tests did MLB start that year?… Oh, thats right) he has not come anywhere near his RBI totals. I am usually not one to throw stones on the steroid front, but come on, this is as close to a layup as you’re going to get.

Edgar Renteria - Here are the top 5 reason Renteria will have another year like he did on 07: Cabrerea, Sheffield, Guillen, Ordonez, Granderson, Polanco, Pudge, Thames. Okay, I suppose that was 8 reasons, but there are no outs in that lineup. In a park that has plenty of room for doubles triples and bloopers Edgar should have a field day and put up some serious RBI numbers no matter where he lands in this lineup. Every play will tell you hitting is contagious, no one will benefit more (lineup wise) from the site switch than….

Miguel Cabrera - If you thought he was a monster in the lineup Florida trotted out there (no offense Hanley) then imagine what he is going to do with some protection.* Factor in that he has lost 20 lbs.and this 24 year old phenom is poised for a career year. Well, until 2009 rolls around anyway. I’ll be brave and project an RBI crown this year (okay, maybe not that brave, but you still heard it here first).

Orlando Cabrera - The less exciting of the Cabreras is good for a steady 285-300 and not a bunch of power. He still will not hurt your team, and will be given the green light on the bases to move up for the big bats. I’d look for about the same from him as in 06. He is aging but still shows good speed and hasn’t had much of an injury history to speak of. Realistically he is a safe bet when all the big guns are gone at SS.

Torii Hunter - The move from The Metrodome to Angel Stadium will benefit him. 06 and 07 were both very solid years, the change on lineup and scenery should only help. At 32 he is still safe, since clearly his legs are not leaving him (18 SB and a fist full of web gems). He will find himself in the middle of a nice little lineup in Anah….. um, LA. Vlad, Kendrick, and Chone should all help him more than say, an injured Mauer and Morneau. Don’t reach too far, as he seems to be a “sexy pick” at this point, which means someone is always willing to reach higher, but for the right price he won’t let you down.

Andruw Jones - Sir Andruw is still going to hit bombs, there is no doubt about that. I just find it hard to believe that any park (and certainly not Dodger Stadium) is going to fix his average problems. His RBI’s should jump a bit as a result of having more people on base. Not high enough to make up for his crippling sub 240 average. He is a good fit for some teams, I would hope not for yours. There are plenty of people who hit home runs and bat over .263 on their career.

Aaron Rowand - Why any player who plays as hard and cares as much about the game as Rowand does would ever leave Philly for San Fran is lost on me. I mean, except for the whole millions of dollars thing, that is. He goes from a young, fast lineup to hitting between the likes of well…. Rich Aurilia? For someone who is willing to give up his body (and nose) to win I cannot imagine why he would leave a lineup like the Phil’s. Anyway, enough with the commentary, the point is, I think he is going to be miserable and get no protection. In that lineup he is very easy to pitch around. Even if it is the “non intentional intentional walk” pitching, it will still drop his totals a bit (most notably RBIs and Runs).

*Now that you are done, go look at that Tigers offense again… I have goosebumps.

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