Aaron Judge 2018 Predictions on Avg/Homers and RBI's
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I'm going to go with .294 / 58 HR / 121 RBI..... I think without the shoulder injury from last years HOME RUN Derby he has an even better season in all three categories...I wouldn't be shocked with 60 plus taters. I think he strikes out 20-30 fewer times and gets the benefit of more low below his knee cap pitches called a ball UNLIKE last year. 1.100 OPS or better.
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So, you're saying he'll have one of the greatest offensive seasons ever? I hope so, but your predictions are very optimistic.
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I think he will get better calls low, and finish with over 40 bombs and over a .275 average. Anything above that is gravy.
No man has ever started a career with 50, and back to back 50 HR seasons has been achieved only by Ruth (twice), Griffey, and McGwire/Sosa I believe (that’s off the cuff so forgive me if wrong). So if Judge started a career with back to back 50-bomb seasons, that would be wild. Certainly I will be rooting hard for him to make that history, and will be very happy with 40+.
Some additional historical context: the record for most homers after three seasons is I believe 114 for Kiner and Pujols, so if Judge hits 40 in 2018 and 2019 he will break that record handily. Not a bad way for a slugger to come out the gate.
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Man would I love to see that. I think it's more realistic to expect a slight dip in the HRs to go along with a nice dip in his strike outs. Another spectacular OBP and OPS and a .275 - .295 average. seems realistic.
Given the added protection in the lineup and his limited but clear track record of making solid adjustments, I think he avoids any real sophomore slump.
That said, if he is going to go off for 58-60 HRs I would really appreciate a nice beefy slump to start the season so sellers panic again and let me take advantage of their pessimism lol.
@dontippet Well considering 73 HR's have been hit, 191 RBi's has been driven in and a player has hit .439 in a season .... my stats tho optimistic seem attainable.
Wrong forum- this should be in sports talk forum.
Not trying to be the board police- but we have enough threads about
Aaron Judges' hundreds of different rookie cards here, which is the correct
forum, so no argument on that. But talk of his future stats is a sports talk appropriate thread.
I copy that ! 10-4.
One of Buster Olney's "Bet the Family Farm Predictions" of 2018 MLB Season:
I’d bet the family farm that: Aaron Judge will improve. The other day, Boone was asked which player he has learned the most about that he didn’t know before, and he responded without hesitation: Judge. What Boone has learned, he said, is that beneath Judge’s polite and respectful personality, the slugger is relentlessly competitive. “He wants to tear your heart out,” Boone said. Judge’s understanding of the strike zone is so good that even in a bad year, he could post an on-base percentage of .360 to .375.