CP Results: A Little High For Dustin Pedroia

by Randy Booth on Feb 8, 2010 6:00 AM EST in Community Projections

Continuing our community projection results (I promise to be done before Spring Training starts), we continue with everyone's favorite second baseman, Dustin Pedroia.

If you noticed, I was going backward around the infield and I skipped shortstop. That's because we predicted for Jed Lowrie, and of course we don't want to revisit that, so we won't. It's not even worth our time.

Instead, let's see how everyone did predicting for the then-reigning AL MVP Scrappy Doo. Results after the jump.

The categories predicted for Pedroia were AB, HR, BA, OBP and SLG. His actual numbers were:

AB: 626
HR: 15
AVG: .296
OBP: .371
SLG: .447

And here's how the predictions looked:

NAME	AB	HR	BA	OBP	SLG
Randy Booth	650	16	.320	.390	.495
drabidea	640	15	.320	.375	.500
0157H7	600	12	.300	.360	.440
bstngy24	600	15	.320	.390	.450
badlydrawnjeff	610	9	.297	.380	.425
walkoff baltimore chop	550	15	.332	.390	.517
RSNexile	620	20	.320	.380	.490
DANNDANN	613	20	.344	.415	.520
MatthewRI	640	13	.305	.382	.466
bs.uf15bosox9bears23	575	25	.325	.435	.570
Schulz	615	16	.320	.370	.480
Greg	616	18	.319	.402	.508
BoSox415	600	21	.330	.400	.500
A2004LoveAffair	630	21	.327	.397	.495
BTLove	615	15	.308	.374	.479
That5foot9inchMVP	645	18	.323	.388	.497
DougieWentDeep	575	12	.297	.360	.445

Stats bolded and italicized were within five units of the actual result. Stats with a red background were exactly correct.

For the most part, predictions were a little high for the then-reigning AL MVP. Still, though, Pedroia had a great season. It wasn't MVP worthy, but I think it's a year we'll take from our second baseman. He also played excellent defense, making him one of the best in the game.

The winner? ~~I'll make it a three-way tie between BTLove, drabidea and bstngy24~~. Oops. I made a mistake. Your new wiiiiinnnnneeeerrr.... Dougie. Went. Deep. Here are your winnings, sir (NSFW):

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Actually

Dougie’s predictions were the most accurate. His BA was one point off, and the rest of his guesses aside from AB were very close.

by Black Yen Power G-Man Spy on Feb 8, 2010 7:35 AM EST reply actions

no love

i see how it is… me and my mathematical formulas get no respect i tell ya

Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.

by DougieWentDeep on Feb 8, 2010 9:46 AM EST reply actions

Dougie, Dougie, Dougie

I apologize. You, sir, are champeen.

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by Randy Booth on Feb 8, 2010 11:17 AM EST up reply actions

Ya - you need to respect Dougie's BA and OBP predictions!

Show the man some luv (or at least some bold text). :-D

by mmmmm on Feb 8, 2010 10:07 AM EST reply actions

I was the same as BTLove

if anything i was closer.
just sayin…

by Schulz on Feb 8, 2010 10:53 AM EST reply actions

meant to say drabidea

but yeah dougie deserves it

by Schulz on Feb 8, 2010 10:45 PM EST up reply actions

Dougie is a Stud Who Projects Bombs

Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.

I have a five-tool player in my pants.

by Bloggy on Feb 8, 2010 12:13 PM EST reply actions

Pedroia

I have no problem with him trying to hammer the inside pitch, particularly at Fenway.
However when he swings the same at the pitch that is away, he hits too many
routine fly balls. He needs to do himself a favor and learn to punch those away
pitches into right center, or learn to foul more pitches off, get a few more walks
and probably runs scored.

by Splinters on Feb 8, 2010 10:36 PM EST reply actions