2009 FBS Sleeper Player: Kevin Kouzmanoff
Team: San Diego Padres
Kevin Kouzmanoff is barely a sleeper and on the verge of a breakout player. The reason we include his as a sleeper is we feel so many will over look him because of east coast bias. In his rookie season Kouzmanoff smacked 23 homeruns with 84 RBIs. His batting average of .260 was nothing to write home about, but in 2009 he will improve that. Kouzmanoff will suffer offensively because he is on a bad team in the Padres and plays in a pitchers ballpark, but he has the skills to produce even in that setting. Kouzmanoff has tremendous pull power and is a great breaking ball hitter. What that translates into is more hits and less outs. Most pitchers use breaking balls as their out pitch. For Kouzmanoff if a pitcher leaves one hanging breaking ball on a two strike pitch, its most likely gone. He did have a high strike rate of 22% last year, but we feel that will come down in 2009. Look for another solid season from Kevin Kouzmanoff.
Bats: Right
Position: 3B
Kevin Kouzmanoff is barely a sleeper and on the verge of a breakout player. The reason we include his as a sleeper is we feel so many will over look him because of east coast bias. In his rookie season Kouzmanoff smacked 23 homeruns with 84 RBIs. His batting average of .260 was nothing to write home about, but in 2009 he will improve that. Kouzmanoff will suffer offensively because he is on a bad team in the Padres and plays in a pitchers ballpark, but he has the skills to produce even in that setting. Kouzmanoff has tremendous pull power and is a great breaking ball hitter. What that translates into is more hits and less outs. Most pitchers use breaking balls as their out pitch. For Kouzmanoff if a pitcher leaves one hanging breaking ball on a two strike pitch, its most likely gone. He did have a high strike rate of 22% last year, but we feel that will come down in 2009. Look for another solid season from Kevin Kouzmanoff.
The True Guru Projections: 26 Hrs, 91 RBI, 80 Runs, .281 Avg, 2 SB
We feel he will achieve these projections through our formula based on our secret formula of 11 herbs and spices (its locked at Fort Knox). Of course we are assuming he stays relatively healthy for the entire season.
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Monday, January 26, 2009
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