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Fun with Projected Numbers!

With the All-Star break upon us, let's look at some projected stats for our Red Sox.

Curt Schilling - RHP
Current:   127.1 IP, 10-3, 15 BB, 115 SO
Projected: 224 IP, 18-5, 26 BB, 203 SO

Jonathan Papelbon - RHP
Current:   46.0 IP, 25 H, 3 ER, 8 BB, 47 SO, 26 SV
Projected: 81 IP, 44 H, 5 ER, 14 BB, 83 SO, 46 SV

Josh Beckett - RHP
Current:   110.0 IP, 11-4, 100 H, 26 HR, 92 SO
Projected: 194 IP, 19-7, 176, 46 HR, 162 SO

Alex Gonzalez - SS
Current:   29 R, 69 H, 5 HR, 27 RBI
Projected: 61 R, 146 H, 11 HR, 57 RBI

Mark Loretta - 2B
Current:   351 AB, 44 R, 107 H, 19 2B, 3 HR, 37 RBI
Projected: 672 AB, 84 R, 205 H, 36 2B, 6 HR, 71 RBI

Mike Lowell - 3B
Current:   316 AB, 44 R, 97 H, 31 2B, 11 HR, 46 RBI
Projected: 605 AB, 84 R, 186 H, 59 2B, 21 HR, 88 RBI

Kevin Youkilis - 1B
Current:   317 AB, 60 R, 94 H, 22 2B, 10 HR, 43 RBI, 5 SB
Projected: 607 AB, 115 R, 180 H, 42 2B, 19 HR, 82 RBI, 10 SB

Trot Nixon - RF
Current:   264 AB, 48 R, 82 H, 20 2B, 6 HR, 43 RBI
Projected: 521 AB, 95 R, 162 H, 39 2B, 12 HR, 85 RBI

David Ortiz - DH
Current:   327 AB, 65 R, 91 H, 15 2B, 31 HR, 87 RBI
Projected: 616 AB, 122 R, 171 H, 28 2B, 58 HR, 164 RBI

Manny Ramirez - LF
Current:   291 AB, 52 R, 89 H, 16 2B, 24 HR, 65 RBI
Projected: 561 AB, 100 R, 171 H, 31 2B, 46 HR, 125 RBI
I bolded some of the more impressive numbers. Anyone think these guys will keep pace, fall off, or even exceed these numbers? I think Lowell will probably hit more than 21 home runs. I would love it if Loretta did have 200+ hits. That'd be quite impressive.