'09 Draft Prep: The age that's all the rage

If you are like us -- intensely competitive -- you do the same exercise we do after every baseball season. You scratch your head and say, "I would have won my league if I had so-and-so."

Or better yet, you pat yourself on the back with a: "So-and-so won me a Fantasy Baseball title and some drinking money."

You play to win the game, as Herm Edwards so eloquently put it. You don't just play to play it.

Choosing players who outperform their draft position or auction dollar is the No. 1 objective, in any Fantasy sport. That is why we are here; to help you find those individuals.

The owner that won your league a year ago was either a scoundrel who found the most suckers in lopsided trades during the season, or the genius who unearthed the most gems on Draft Day -- maybe even a combination of both. Since you cannot count on finding suckers -- and frankly shouldn't be out to rip off your friends or leaguemates -- we try to help you find those potential sleepers and breakouts on your own.

Start with players in their prime, our favorite Fantasy rule of thumb.

Obvious, right? Not necessarily ...

Name the Fantasy MVPs that helped win Fantasy Baseball leagues last year?

Got 'em?

Did you say Josh Hamilton and CC Sabathia, perhaps?

You should have. That pitcher and hitter weren't picked atop their positions last spring, but they were among the top four winningest players in CBSSports.com's Fantasy Baseball Head-to-Head leagues. Save for sophomore sensation and NL Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum (.561 winning percentage) and injury-risk sleeper/comeback player of the year Cliff Lee (.560), Hamilton (.558) and Sabathia (.556) won the most games for Fantasy owners on our website last year.

None of the top five biggest winners, including injury-risk sleeper Rich Harden, were Fantasy first-rounders. Only Sabathia was rated remotely close.

Yet, some of the most indelible images of 2008 were provided by Hamilton -- hearing his name chanted during the Home Run Derby at old Yankee Stadium -- and big Sabathia, fist pumping and exulting as he pitched (on three days rest yet again) the Brewers to the postseason for the first time in ages.

Know what they had in common?

They both were 27 years old last season. It is not a coincidence to us.

Age 27 is a great way to pinpoint a breakthrough. Were you surprised by the Rays last season? Maybe you shouldn't have been. The average age of the AL champion was 27.

The theory behind breakouts at that age is based on medical research that suggests a man's body reaches its physical peak at that point. Also, after years of seasoning and pro experience, everything comes together for career highs across the board.

It was certainly the case for Hamilton and the second-half world-beater Sabathia. They were good players going in, sure, but great ones coming out.

Moneymakers, in fact.

OK, hindsight is 20-20 and other 27-year-olds like Alex Rios, Curtis Granderson and Ryan Garko didn't quite live up to lofty expectations. There are exceptions to every rule. And some, including A's GM Billy Beane, define a player's prime as 26 to 31 years of age, a year earlier than we do.

"But you're right there; I am 100 percent with you on that," he told us last September.

You can't argue with Beane, or nature. The strategy of picking players entering their prime physical years is a great one if you are trying to choose between a veteran in decline or a comparable player statistically who is now just 27 and yet to be a true MVP (see No. 1 below).

Here are our top 10 27-year-olds to target on Draft Day:

Note: All of the players mentioned here are either 27 years old on opening day or will turn that age during the season.

1. Grady Sizemore
Outfielder | Cleveland Indians
27th birthdate: Aug. 2, 2009
Career highs by category: .290 AVG, 33 HR, 90 RBI, 134 R, 38 SB, 390 OBP, .533 SLUG

OK, this selection of a sure-fire Fantasy first-rounder atop this list looks like a copout. Of course Sizemore is going to have a big year, right?

The point is just how big.

"The sky is the limit for him," teammate Travis Hafner says. "There is really nothing on a baseball field that he can't do. He has already had some phenomenal seasons, but I think he just can keep getting better and better.

"He's put together pretty well. ... All kinds of athleticism in him."

Look at his career highs and compare those to the projections of our No. 1 player in our 2009 Top 300, Hanley Ramirez: (.308-31-75-120-40-.399-.553). Since Sizemore is just now reaching his prime, you could argue he will be the best pick of the first round in all leagues. Our modest Sizemore projections (.279-30-80-115-35-.378-.491) slot him sixth in our Rotisserie-leaning Top 300 -- behind only Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, Jose Reyes, David Wright and Albert Pujols.

Sizemore is better than we are giving him credit for, especially at this age. We said years ago, whether you were listening or not, when he turns 27, he will be a 40-40 man, an MVP candidate and a potential No. 1 overall pick. Like Beane suggested, it could have happened in his age-26 season as Sizemore was cruising at last year's All-Star break (.273-23-54-60-22-.374-.539).

It didn't.

The Indians struggled in the second half, mostly due to the losses of Victor Martinez and Hafner, the guys Sizemore sets the table for from his leadoff spot. The Indians were well out of the race and, with a noncontender, Sizemore went just .261-10-36-41-16 after the break, falling short of that 40-40 pace he was on.

"Last year, with me and Vic out of the lineup for a good part of the year, he was the one guy that you didn't want to beat you," Hafner said. "He wasn't seeing the pitches that he normally does. I think with me and Vic back that's going to make a big difference for him. He is a guy you don't want to pitch around and put him on base because he's going to steal 40-50 bases as well."

While Sizemore leads off for the Indians and doesn't get the benefit of as many runners in scoring position as some of Fantasy's other sluggers and RBI kings, it cannot be overlooked he does get the added at-bats of hitting first in the order. He was third in baseball in plate appearances in 2008 for an offense that vastly underachieved. His past three seasons of plate appearances rank in the top 50 of all time. That is a lot of opportunities to score Fantasy points, or tally for Rotisserie leagues.

"I think his average will continue to get better and better," Hafner said of his table-setter Sizemore, whose average last season was weighted down by hitting .224 vs. lefties. "If you want to hit .300, you're going to have to hit left-handers."

You heard it here first: Sizemore will be more consistent at age 27, the Indians' supporting cast will be far better and Sizemore will be someone we consider ranking No. 1 overall next spring ... just as we projected years ago.

Everyday health, immense talent, great opportunity and the prime age make for an outstanding combination.

2. Ian Kinsler
Second baseman | Texas Rangers
27th birthdate: June 22, 2009
Career highs by category: .319 AVG, 20 HR, 71 RBI, 102 R, 26 SB, .375 OBP, .517 SLUG

When Kinsler was getting started, we called him the next Chase Utley -- the gold standard of second basemen for this generation, perhaps any generation. But Kinsler got started a lot younger, while Utley didn't breakthrough as a Fantasy star until he was 27, going .291-28-105-93-.376-.540 in 2005. Utley has continued to get better ever since.

Kinsler might even be better, in addition to being more accomplished at a similar stage of their careers. Kinsler has more steals potential of course, but he could very well prove to be a .300-30-100-100-30 star the year he is turning the prime age. This one.

Don't forget Kinsler's first half a year ago (.337-14-58-84-23-.397-.548). Those are Utley-plus numbers. If not for Kinsler's injury-plagued second half of .258-4-13-18-3-.300-.417, we might have been inclined to rank him atop the second base position this spring -- especially since Utley is coming off offseason hip surgery that could affect the start of his season.

As it is, Kinsler is a close No. 2 at second base but will be available a round or two after the more proven MVP candidate Utley goes off the board, injury risk and all. It is hard to find bargains in the top 25 hitters in Fantasy, but Kinsler can be one for you. That hitter's ballpark in Texas and the protection of Hamilton certain weigh in his favor.

3. Alexei Ramirez
Shortstop | Chicago White Sox
27th birthdate: Sept. 22, 2008
Career highs by category: .290 AVG, 21 HR, 77 RBI, 65 R, 13 SB, .317 OBP, .475 SLUG

Ramirez is one of the two-time 27-year-old breakthrough candidates, having celebrated his 27th birthday during last season and entering a season at 27 for the first time. It was quite a breakthrough for the Cuban defector, surging to Fantasy prominence after an April where he wallowed on the bench at .138-0-2-1-0-.138-.207.

You never know what you're going to get from players who don't have a minor league track record. Starting in May, we got quite a bit from Ramirez and might even get more this go around, especially since he is slated to pick up the added position eligibility at shortstop.

Merely writing this story led us to upgrade Ramirez's projections from being a top 60 hitter to one in the top 45. Take a look at Dustin Pedroia's Rookie of the Year campaign in 2007. He started real slow for a month and a half, only to take off and surge the rest of the way -- much like Ramirez did.

The Red Sox stayed patient with Pedroia and those splits post-slow start wound up being the type of numbers he posted throughout his 2008 AL MVP season. Now, we aren't saying Ramirez will have the same exponential Fantasy value growth, but if he truly is the player we saw after April, his full-season numbers could amount to a .300-25-100-100-20 monster.

Certainly a great consolation if you miss out on Sizemore, Utley, Kinsler or Pedroia in rounds 1-4.

4. Carlos Quentin
Outfielder | Chicago White Sox
27th birthdate: Aug. 28, 2009
Career highs by category: .288 AVG, 36 HR, 100 RBI, 96 R, 7 SB, .394 OBP, .571 SLUG

Someone in Arizona (everyone?) needs to be fired for letting this one get away before he was 27. The White Sox got a steal with this slugger who looks like a perennial MVP candidate. Had Quentin not gotten hurt last August, he would have won Pedroia's MVP.

Quentin came out of the gate mashing and he would have challenged those CBSSports.com Fantasy winning percentage leaders we talked about above. Instead, his loss crushed many Fantasy teams down the stretch.

We won't hold it against him, but we are guessing the Fantasy public will. See, the difference between Hamilton and Quentin at the outfield position at the time of the broken wrist was indeterminable. But this spring, and in our projections, Hamilton is a sure-fire first-rounder, while Quentin might be considered a reach in Round 2.

Perception might be the only reason we have Quentin so far away from Hamilton in our rankings. If you miss out on Hamilton in Round 1, you can get Quentin in Round 2 or maybe even Round 3 -- likely with the same kind of production.

5. Conor Jackson
First baseman | Arizona Diamondbacks
27th birthdate: May 7, 2009
Career highs by category: .300 AVG, 15 HR, 79 RBI, 87 R, 10 SB, .376 OBP, .468 SLUG

The top four on this list will be highly sought in all Fantasy leagues. They pretty obviously can carry a Fantasy team. Jackson, not so much.

This is where the 27-year-old strategy can be genius, finding a diamond in the rough. Jackson might not look like much, especially at his deep position that is filled with big-time sluggers, but he has far more power and run production potential than he has shown. Remember, when moving through the D-Backs system, there was a debate whether Jackson or Quentin would be the better masher in the major leagues. The D-Backs picked Jackson and sent Quentin out.

Clearly, that is a big fat oops right now, but Jackson can catch up now that he is reaching his prime. There were points last season Jackson actually looked like a 30-homer slugger. He went .348-5-24-24 in April and .343-5-15-20 in July. Granted he only hit only two homers in the season's other four months -- one in May, one in June and none in August or September -- but five homers a month is a pace of 30.

Baseball history has taught us that streaky young hitters become big-time stars later, because hot streaks get longer and cold streaks get shorter with experience.

Also, Jackson is a master at working the count, drawing walks and posting a strong OPS. You know all the Sabermetrics that say OPS equals run production, but Jackson was explaining his power surges by pitch recognition. When you take a lot of pitches and become more established in the league, you can sit on fastballs to hammer for homers.

We project just .287-15-91-85-5, because he has yet to prove consistent enough, but the hunch here is he proves to be a bargain in the middle rounds and proves more potent in the power categories than ever before.

6. Kelly Johnson
Second baseman | Atlanta Braves
27th birthdate: Feb. 22, 2009
Career highs by category: .287 AVG, 16 HR, 69 RBI, 91 R, 11 SB, .375 OBP, .457 SLUG

The Braves finally let Johnson play vs. left-handed pitching last season and all he did was hit .333 with a .366 OBP -- not too shabby. Granted, he hit just one of his 12 homers off lefties, but the point is Johnson is a burgeoning OPS hog hitting his prime and on the verge of becoming one of the game's stars at a thin position in Fantasy.

Like so many inexperienced hitters -- Johnson has only had two full seasons -- he is a bit streaky. As we said, that is good news and could mean big things in his prime.

It hasn't proven to be true yet, but Johnson is a better pick than Mark DeRosa and maybe even Robinson Cano -- two second basemen sure to be scooped up before Johnson. Our Johnson projections of .273-15-70-82-9-.355-.440 slot him 11th at his position, but frankly they are far too modest. He has the talent to go .300-20-90-100-15, which would make him a Fantasy MVP when you consider his modest draft position.

7. Rickie Weeks
Second baseman | Milwaukee Brewers
27th birthdate: Sept. 13, 2009
Career highs by category: .279 AVG, 16 HR, 46 RBI, 89 R, 25 SB, .374 OBP, .432 SLUG

Hmm ... this could be a really big year for breakthrough second basemen, eh? Four of the top seven 27-year-olds are second base eligible (although Ramirez is moving to shortstop).

You can player-hate on Weeks because of his strikeout rate, suspect defense and .245 career average, but you should not completely forget how big of a talent he is. The two-time NCAA Division I batting title winner can hit for a better average, and his Triple-A manager once went on record as saying Weeks has better power than eventual 50-homer man Prince Fielder. Oh, Weeks can also run.

In the not-so-impressive prediction category, when Weeks was called up, we said he could be a .300-30-100-100-30 player in his prime. We are still waiting, but only now is Weeks finally near that point.

Weeks has had wrist issues that hindered him the past few years, but he turned the corner after the All-Star break last year. After a hitting .217 in the first half, Weeks posted a more respectable .263 average, .378 OBP and .451 SLUG after the break. Those are reachable levels that can make Weeks a top five Fantasy second baseman because of his rare speed-and-power mix.

8. J.J. Hardy
Shortstop | Milwaukee Brewers
27th birthdate: Aug. 19, 2009
Career highs by category: .283 AVG, 26 HR, 80 RBI, 89 R, 2 SB, .343 OBP, .478 SLUG

Sticking with Brewers, middle infielders and notoriously streaky hitters, Hardy is every bit of those and capable of putting an even bigger year together. It is likely your opposing Fantasy owners think Hardy has reached his potential and is ready to plateau, but since when is a 26-year-old ready to level off?

Hardy had just two homers through June 1 of last year, but he surged with an amazing nine in July alone. He is a four-homers-a-month guy ordinarily, but do you remember his .280-18-54-48 first half in 2007, one that featured a six-homer April and a nine-homer May?

His homers come in bunches and we will continue to beat you over the head with the rule of thumb that streaky young hitters become big-time stars in their prime -- Jeff Kent-style. Kent once went from a 15-20 homer guy to an annual MVP candidate, not to mention a future Hall of Famer.

We project Hardy as a top 10 Fantasy shortstop at .272-24-75-93-4-.331-.447, but we would not be surprised in the least to see him produce more consistently great numbers and go .275-30-100-100. Those numbers would make Derek Jeter look like Rey Ordonez -- and you just know Jeter is going to go around five rounds earlier in most leagues on name recognition alone.

9. Jhonny Peralta
Shortstop | Cleveland Indians
27th birthdate: May 28, 2009
Career highs by category: .292 AVG, 24 HR, 89 RBI, 104 R, 4 SB, .366 OBP, .473 SLUG

It is pretty remarkable that Peralta is only now reaching his prime. It seems he has been around for years -- and productive at that.

When V-Mart and Hafner went down last season and Sizemore was tailing off a bit, Peralta became the heart of the Indians' order, becoming a rare shortstop that hits cleanup. There aren't many shortstops in baseball that hit cleanup right now, or in history for that matter.

Peralta thrived in the cleanup spot, going .300-12-58-63-1-.360-.506 in his 84 games there. Also, his batting average jumped from .261 before the break to .295 after.

We slot Peralta just behind Hardy in our top 10 shortstop rankings, but Peralta hits with more runners in scoring position, making it more likely he can tally 100-100. He has reached 89-104 and a full year of health from V-Mart and Hafner should only help matters.

"We got a lot of guys that can drive 80 to 90-plus runs in," Hafner said.

10. Jason Kubel
Outfielder | Minnesota Twins
27th birthdate: May 25, 2009
Career highs by category: .273 AVG, 20 HR, 78 RBI, 74 R, 4 SB, .336 OBP, .471 SLUG

Kubel was a prospect arguably on the level of AL MVP runner-up Justin Morneau when he was coming up through the Twins system, but a serious knee reconstruction curtailed his development. Only in the middle of last season did he finally look like a solid big league regular.

Kubel had a huge June, going .312-6-15-21-0-.409-.636. Those are Morneau splits.

"I know those were the best numbers I have had so far, but I know I can do a lot better than that," Kubel said. "It took me a while to get adjusted. I feel a lot more comfortable about it now and I'm just looking forward to putting up better and better numbers."

Now, Kubel might never hit more than 30 homers or .300 -- mostly because of his Sizemore-like struggles against left-handed pitching (.232) -- but his projections will get him picked real late at the deep outfield position. With his first 500 at-bat season possible in his age-27 season, Kubel can go .275-25-90-90. That makes him a bargain in the late rounds.

While these 10 are favorites to have career years, the list of 27-year-olds is quite large. Here is the list and sortable career stats of players who will be 27 at some point during the 2009 season, broken down by hitters and pitchers. You should print this list out, highlight these players on your cheatsheet and target them periodically during your draft. The odds are in their favor to be their best yet and outperform their Draft Day value.

27-year-old hitter stats
Player	D.O.B	G	AB	AVG	HR	RBI	R	SB	OBP	SLUG
Anderson, Brian N.	3/11/1982	269	597	.221	18	62	76	10	.277	.379
Anderson, Drew T.	6/9/1981	9	9	.111	0	0	3	0	.200	.111
Anderson, Josh	8/10/1982	61	203	.315	3	23	31	11	.364	.419
Aubrey, Michael	4/15/1982	15	45	.200	2	3	2	0	.280	.333
Baker, Jeff	6/21/1981	219	538	.262	22	85	91	6	.319	.468
Baldelli, Rocco	9/25/1981	447	1736	.281	52	234	255	58	.325	.445
Barden, Brian	4/2/1981	32	44	.182	0	1	6	0	.217	.205
Barton, Brian	4/25/1982	82	153	.268	2	13	23	3	.354	.392
Bellorin, Edwin	2/21/1982	6	5	.200	0	0	0	0	.200	.200
Betancourt, Yuniesky	1/31/1982	525	1864	.282	25	180	230	21	.305	.400
Betemit, Wilson	11/2/1981	496	1098	.260	42	151	145	5	.325	.437
Bourgeois, Jason	1/4/1982	6	3	.333	0	0	0	0	.333	.667
Brown, Dusty	6/19/1982	0	0	---	0	0	0	0	---	---
Brown, Matt	8/8/1982	15	24	.042	0	3	0	1	.148	.083
Buscher, Brian	4/18/1981	103	300	.280	6	57	37	1	.335	.373
Cantu, Jorge	1/30/1982	514	1927	.275	74	304	242	8	.317	.460
Carroll, Brett	10/3/1982	49	66	.152	0	3	15	0	.200	.197
Carter, Chris	9/16/1982	9	18	.333	0	3	5	0	.400	.333
Casto, Kory	12/8/1981	82	217	.194	2	19	16	1	.264	.276
Chavez, Angel	7/22/1981	10	19	.263	0	1	1	0	.263	.316
Choo, Shin-Soo	7/13/1982	159	509	.291	17	94	97	9	.377	.493
Coats, Buck	6/9/1982	46	57	.193	1	3	4	1	.242	.333
Costa, Shane	12/12/1981	154	421	.254	5	42	49	2	.289	.366
Crawford, Carl	8/5/1981	925	3786	.293	70	434	559	302	.330	.435
D'Antona, Jamie	5/12/1982	18	17	.176	0	1	2	0	.263	.176
Dickerson, Chris	4/10/1982	31	102	.304	6	15	20	5	.413	.608
Doumit, Ryan	4/3/1981	335	1063	.278	36	153	144	5	.341	.456
Duncan, Chris	5/5/1981	302	887	.266	50	143	139	4	.353	.487
Ellis, A.J.	4/9/1981	4	3	.000	0	0	1	0	.000	.000
Ethier, Andre	4/10/1982	420	1368	.299	44	196	190	11	.364	.482
Evans, Terry	1/19/1982	8	11	.091	1	2	3	0	.231	.364
Fox, Jake	7/20/1982	7	14	.143	0	1	3	0	.200	.286
Francisco, Ben	10/23/1981	146	509	.267	18	66	75	4	.329	.446
Frandsen, Kevin	5/24/1982	151	358	.254	7	38	38	4	.318	.363
Fuld, Sam	11/20/1981	14	6	.000	0	0	3	0	.333	.000
Gathright, Joey	4/27/1981	408	1145	.263	1	96	168	78	.328	.304
Gonzalez, Adrian	5/8/1982	538	2024	.282	97	325	311	0	.349	.494
Gonzalez, Andy	12/15/1981	77	213	.188	3	13	20	1	.291	.258
Gwynn, Tony K.	10/4/1982	130	242	.248	0	15	23	14	.300	.298
Hamilton, Josh	5/21/1981	246	922	.300	51	177	150	12	.370	.538
Hardy, J.J.	8/19/1982	456	1661	.270	64	218	226	5	.329	.446
Hart, Corey	3/24/1982	406	1412	.277	55	212	203	53	.323	.485
Hill, Aaron	3/21/1982	475	1720	.284	28	188	225	15	.339	.409
Hollimon, Michael	6/14/1982	11	23	.261	1	2	4	0	.280	.565
Huber, Justin	7/1/1982	71	159	.220	2	15	14	1	.273	.302
Infante, Omar	12/26/1981	590	1909	.260	35	194	237	34	.304	.391
Jackson, Conor	5/7/1982	454	1525	.287	44	222	226	13	.367	.443
Johnson, Kelly	2/22/1982	384	1358	.273	37	177	223	22	.356	.440
Kinsler, Ian	6/22/1982	371	1424	.290	52	187	263	60	.360	.473
Koshansky, Joe	5/26/1982	35	50	.180	3	10	5	0	.236	.440
Kouzmanoff, Kevin	7/25/1981	315	1164	.264	44	169	132	1	.311	.442
Kubel, Jason	5/25/1982	365	1161	.268	43	176	156	8	.326	.445
Lucy, Donny	8/8/1982	8	15	.200	0	0	0	0	.200	.200
Macri, Matt	5/29/1982	18	34	.324	1	4	3	1	.361	.441
Maier, Mitch	6/30/1982	39	104	.269	0	9	12	0	.309	.298
Mather, Joe	7/23/1982	54	133	.241	8	18	20	1	.306	.474
Maysonet, Edwin	10/17/1981	7	7	.143	0	0	0	0	.143	.143
McLouth, Nate	10/28/1981	436	1305	.261	51	160	245	57	.338	.461
Melillo, Kevin	5/14/1982	1	0	---	0	0	0	0	1.000	---
Metcalf, Travis	8/17/1982	80	217	.249	11	35	36	0	.300	.475
Molina, Gustavo	2/24/1982	19	34	.118	0	1	1	0	.162	.147
Molina, Yadier	7/13/1982	529	1734	.262	29	209	144	4	.316	.360
Montanez, Luis	12/15/1981	38	112	.295	3	14	18	0	.316	.446
Morneau, Justin	5/15/1981	732	2681	.281	133	523	393	4	.348	.498
Morse, Mike	3/22/1982	107	300	.300	3	37	33	4	.365	.397
Morton, Colt	4/10/1982	10	16	.063	0	1	2	0	.158	.063
Murphy, David	10/18/1981	174	542	.286	18	90	85	7	.334	.480
Murton, Matt	10/3/1981	317	900	.288	28	106	127	8	.354	.438
Napoli, Mike	10/31/1981	252	714	.248	46	125	126	14	.362	.493
Nix, Jayson	8/26/1982	22	56	.125	0	2	2	1	.234	.161
Ortmeier, Daniel	5/11/1981	124	255	.255	6	24	25	5	.309	.412
Pagan, Angel	7/2/1981	179	409	.259	9	52	61	12	.316	.406
Palmisano, Lou	9/16/1982	0	0	---	0	0	0	0	---	---
Paulino, Ronny	4/21/1981	304	1021	.278	19	128	102	2	.331	.382
Pena, Brayan	1/7/1982	71	127	.228	2	12	16	0	.252	.315
Pena, Wily Mo	1/23/1982	560	1590	.253	77	225	196	12	.307	.447
Peralta, Jhonny	5/28/1982	681	2519	.268	85	330	383	8	.335	.437
Phillips, Brandon	6/28/1981	583	2177	.262	74	285	295	84	.308	.425
Powell, Landon	3/19/1982	0	0	---	0	0	0	0	---	---
Quentin, Carlos	8/28/1982	268	875	.262	50	163	148	10	.359	.505
Quintanilla, Omar	10/24/1981	158	442	.226	2	30	53	3	.278	.301
Quiroz, Guillermo	11/29/1981	95	234	.201	2	26	18	1	.266	.269
Raburn, Ryan	4/17/1981	153	349	.255	8	48	58	7	.306	.407
Ramirez, Alexei	9/22/1981	136	480	.290	21	77	65	13	.317	.475
Reed, Jeremy	6/15/1981	336	1061	.257	11	98	131	19	.314	.365
Reyes, Argenis	9/25/1982	49	110	.218	1	3	13	2	.259	.245
Ruggiano, Justin	4/12/1982	52	90	.200	2	10	11	2	.250	.311
Ryan, Brendan	3/26/1982	147	377	.265	4	22	60	14	.326	.345
Sandoval, Freddy	8/16/1982	6	6	.167	0	0	0	0	.286	.167
Santos, Omir	4/29/1981	11	10	.100	0	0	0	0	.100	.100
Sizemore, Grady	8/2/1982	682	2695	.279	111	349	479	117	.370	.491
Smith, Seth	9/30/1982	74	116	.284	4	15	17	1	.366	.466
Snelling, Chris	12/3/1981	93	225	.244	7	20	31	2	.360	.400
Snyder, Brad	5/25/1982	0	0	---	0	0	0	0	---	---
Stansberry, Craig	3/8/1982	23	23	.348	0	3	5	0	.423	.391
Stavinoha, Nick	5/3/1982	29	57	.193	0	4	4	0	.217	.211
Stewart, Chris	2/19/1982	24	48	.188	0	3	4	0	.235	.229
Taveras, Willy	12/25/1981	541	1973	.283	7	109	295	169	.331	.337
Teahen, Mark	9/6/1981	532	1956	.268	47	243	274	34	.332	.421
Tolbert, Matt	5/4/1982	41	113	.283	0	6	18	7	.322	.389
Velez, Eugenio	5/16/1982	112	286	.262	1	32	37	19	.303	.392
Weeks, Rickie	9/13/1982	445	1615	.245	51	158	306	78	.352	.406
Whitesell, Josh	4/14/1982	7	7	.286	1	1	1	0	.444	.714
Willits, Reggie	5/30/1981	246	583	.273	0	43	107	33	.379	.319
Young, Delwyn	6/30/1982	110	165	.267	3	10	14	1	.331	.394
Zobrist, Ben	5/26/1981	145	478	.222	15	57	50	7	.279	.370

27-year-old pitcher stats
Player	D.O.B	G	GS	INN	W	L	ERA	SO	BB	WHIP	BAA
Aardsma, David	12/27/1981	128	0	144 2/3	10	3	5.29	139	90	1.652	.269
Accardo, Jeremy	12/8/1981	173	0	178 1/3	7	16	3.99	132	57	1.262	.247
Acosta, Manny	5/1/1981	67	0	76 2/3	4	6	3.17	53	40	1.317	.223
Baker, Scott	9/19/1981	78	76	453	28	24	4.23	337	101	1.294	.274
Banks, Josh	7/18/1982	20	15	92 2/3	3	6	4.95	45	34	1.500	.294
Bass, Brian	1/6/1982	49	4	89 1/3	4	4	4.84	45	31	1.444	.280
Bergmann, Jason	9/25/1981	95	50	339 1/3	10	19	5.04	257	127	1.397	.265
Bisenius, Joe	9/18/1982	2	0	2	0	0	0.00	3	2	2.000	.286
Blackburn, Nick	2/24/1982	39	33	205	11	13	4.26	104	41	1.385	.296
Bonine, Eddie	6/6/1981	5	5	26 2/3	2	1	5.40	9	5	1.538	.333
Bonser, Boof	10/14/1981	96	60	391 2/3	18	25	5.12	317	125	1.448	.281
Boyer, Blaine	7/11/1981	126	0	115 2/3	6	8	5.06	103	44	1.409	.267
Bruney, Brian	2/17/1982	186	1	182 1/3	11	10	4.34	182	130	1.547	.228
Buchholz, Taylor	10/13/1981	126	27	273	18	21	4.42	194	72	1.205	.249
Burnett, Sean	9/17/1982	71	13	128 1/3	6	6	4.91	72	62	1.597	.288
Burres, Brian	4/8/1981	79	39	258 2/3	13	18	5.88	165	117	1.655	.297
Burton, Jared	6/2/1981	101	0	101 2/3	9	3	2.92	94	47	1.289	.224
Cabrera, Daniel	5/28/1981	147	146	841 1/3	48	59	5.05	651	478	1.549	.259
Cabrera, Fernando	11/16/1981	125	0	168 2/3	8	7	5.02	185	92	1.506	.255
Coke, Phil	7/19/1982	12	0	14 2/3	1	0	0.61	14	2	.682	.160
Cordero, Chad	3/18/1982	305	0	320 2/3	20	14	2.78	292	117	1.198	.222
Crain, Jesse	7/5/1981	249	0	262 1/3	25	16	3.26	159	87	1.239	.242
Cruceta, Francisco	7/4/1981	19	3	26	0	4	7.96	22	20	2.038	.317
De La Rosa, Jorge	4/5/1981	125	64	404	25	31	5.55	324	221	1.651	.282
Delcarmen, Manny	2/16/1982	177	0	180 2/3	3	2	3.49	167	69	1.262	.236
Dumatrait, Phil	7/12/1981	27	17	96 2/3	3	8	7.08	61	54	1.810	.310
Espineli, Geno	9/8/1982	15	0	16	2	0	5.06	8	8	1.563	.279
Gabbard, Kason	4/8/1982	34	31	163	9	7	4.53	103	96	1.546	.257
Galarraga, Armando	1/15/1982	33	29	187 1/3	13	7	3.84	132	68	1.217	.227
Germano, Justin	8/6/1982	47	35	205	8	16	5.27	119	70	1.444	.279
Gobble, Jimmy	7/19/1981	235	43	423 2/3	22	23	5.23	275	163	1.487	.279
Gonzalez, Enrique	7/14/1982	27	18	111 2/3	4	7	5.96	67	37	1.424	.279
Gorzelanny, Tom	7/12/1982	67	65	374 2/3	22	25	4.78	245	172	1.511	.273
Gray, Jeff	11/19/1981	5	0	4 2/3	0	0	7.71	4	1	1.929	.364
Guevara, Carlos	3/18/1982	10	0	12 1/3	1	0	5.84	11	9	1.784	.265
Guzman, Angel	12/14/1981	33	14	96	0	7	6.00	96	50	1.667	.293
Hammel, Jason	9/2/1982	73	28	207 1/3	7	15	5.90	140	96	1.640	.295
Hanrahan, Joel	10/6/1981	81	11	135 1/3	11	6	4.72	136	80	1.567	.254
Harden, Rich	11/30/1981	109	101	612 2/3	41	20	3.23	612	262	1.213	.216
Henn, Sean	4/23/1981	40	5	66 2/3	2	6	7.56	47	52	2.040	.307
Herrera, Yoslan	4/28/1981	5	5	18 1/3	1	1	9.82	10	12	2.564	.427
Hill, Shawn	4/28/1981	37	37	206 1/3	7	15	4.93	130	67	1.459	.286
Hirsh, Jason	2/20/1982	32	29	165 2/3	8	11	5.32	110	74	1.449	.257
Huber, Jon	7/7/1981	25	0	28	2	1	2.57	19	10	1.179	.228
James, Chuck	11/9/1981	64	55	315 2/3	24	19	4.48	234	128	1.372	.256
Janssen, Casey	9/17/1981	89	17	166 2/3	8	13	3.89	83	41	1.266	.263
Johnson, Tyler	6/7/1981	116	0	77	3	5	4.32	65	42	1.416	.233
Karstens, Jeff	9/24/1982	24	18	108 2/3	5	11	4.89	44	33	1.436	.283
Kensing, Logan	7/3/1982	102	3	125 2/3	7	7	4.94	124	71	1.528	.252
Kuo, Hong-Chih	7/23/1981	87	14	175 1/3	7	13	3.90	204	73	1.295	.234
Littleton, Wes	9/2/1982	80	0	102 1/3	5	3	3.69	55	37	1.231	.239
Livingston, Bobby	9/3/1982	13	10	61 1/3	3	3	6.31	30	14	1.630	.330
Loe, Kameron	9/10/1981	107	47	343 2/3	19	23	4.77	180	123	1.516	.288
Maholm, Paul	6/25/1982	96	96	601 1/3	30	35	4.30	387	210	1.410	.279
Maine, John	5/8/1981	84	81	464 2/3	33	27	4.18	398	202	1.306	.233
Marcum, Shaun	12/14/1981	89	64	396 2/3	24	17	3.95	314	141	1.283	.244
Marshall, Sean	8/30/1982	79	50	294 1/3	16	22	4.62	202	117	1.413	.263
Martinez, Carlos	5/26/1982	14	0	13	0	1	4.15	13	7	1.538	.271
Masset, Nick	5/17/1982	77	2	110	4	3	5.07	68	54	1.691	.307
McCrory, Rob	5/3/1982	8	0	6 1/3	0	0	15.63	5	8	2.842	.370
McGowan, Dustin	3/24/1982	75	56	353 2/3	20	22	4.71	285	141	1.374	.256
Messenger, Randy	8/13/1981	161	0	174 1/3	4	11	4.90	115	80	1.675	.305
Meyer, Dan	7/3/1981	19	7	46	0	6	7.63	32	24	1.761	.300
Miller, Jim	4/28/1982	8	0	7 2/3	0	2	1.17	8	5	1.826	.290
Miner, Zach	3/12/1982	106	30	264 2/3	18	15	4.22	155	100	1.413	.269
Misch, Patrick	8/18/1981	34	11	93 2/3	0	7	5.00	65	27	1.409	.285
Moseley, Dustin	12/26/1981	61	20	153 1/3	7	7	5.52	90	49	1.552	.309
Motte, Jason	6/22/1982	12	0	11	0	0	0.82	16	3	.727	.139
Murphy, Bill	5/9/1981	10	0	6 1/3	0	0	5.68	2	7	2.526	.346
Murray, A.J.	3/17/1982	16	4	35 2/3	2	2	4.29	23	18	1.542	.264
Newman, Josh	6/11/1982	14	0	17 2/3	0	0	8.15	11	12	2.208	.351
Nieve, Fernando	7/15/1982	51	11	107	3	4	4.63	82	43	1.374	.256
Nippert, Dustin	5/6/1981	61	11	141 2/3	5	8	6.42	113	73	1.680	.286
Ohlendorf, Ross	8/8/1982	36	5	69	1	4	6.13	58	33	1.797	.314
Osoria, Franquelis	9/12/1981	104	0	136 1/3	4	9	5.48	72	37	1.555	.315
Owings, Micah	9/28/1982	51	45	257 1/3	14	17	4.97	193	91	1.325	.254
Peavy, Jake	5/31/1981	199	199	1261	86	62	3.25	1256	407	1.186	.232
Pena, Tony	1/9/1982	172	0	188 2/3	11	10	4.05	136	56	1.246	.251
Perez, Oliver	8/15/1981	175	174	999 1/3	55	60	4.39	1027	528	1.425	.240
Perez, Rafael	5/15/1982	135	0	149 1/3	5	6	2.89	163	44	1.085	.213
Pignatiello, Carmen	9/12/1982	6	0	2 2/3	0	0	6.75	3	2	2.625	.417
Pinto, Renyel	7/8/1982	151	0	153	4	9	3.88	148	98	1.405	.217
Purcey, David	4/22/1982	12	12	65	3	6	5.54	58	29	1.477	.267
Ramirez, Ramon	9/16/1982	5	4	27	1	1	2.67	21	11	1.037	.183
Ramirez, Ramon	8/31/1981	154	0	156 2/3	9	7	3.62	146	64	1.277	.236
Ray, Chris	1/12/1982	145	0	149 1/3	10	13	3.19	138	63	1.185	.210
Reineke, Chad	4/9/1982	4	3	18	2	1	5.00	13	12	1.444	.219
Reyes, Anthony	10/16/1981	59	44	255	12	25	4.91	183	96	1.337	.254
Robertson, Connor	9/10/1981	9	0	9	0	1	8.00	4	4	2.000	.359
Rodriguez, Francisco	1/7/1982	408	0	451 2/3	23	17	2.35	587	198	1.114	.189
Roenicke, Josh	8/4/1982	5	0	3	0	0	9.00	6	2	2.667	.400
Rosales, Leo	5/28/1981	27	0	30	1	1	4.20	18	15	1.567	.271
Rundles, Rich	6/3/1981	8	0	5	0	0	1.80	6	3	1.600	.263
Rupe, Josh	8/18/1982	66	1	128	4	2	4.57	73	59	1.500	.281
Sadler, Billy	9/21/1981	38	0	48 1/3	0	1	4.28	48	29	1.407	.223
Sarfate, Dennis	4/9/1981	72	4	96 1/3	5	3	4.39	111	67	1.484	.218
Saunders, Joe	6/16/1981	64	64	385 1/3	32	15	4.04	227	120	1.342	.268
Shields, James	12/20/1981	85	85	554 2/3	32	24	3.96	448	114	1.199	.259
Simon, Alfredo	5/8/1981	4	1	13	0	0	6.23	8	2	1.385	.296
Smith, Chris	4/9/1981	12	0	18 1/3	1	0	7.85	13	7	1.364	.261
Snell, Ian	10/30/1981	113	101	612 1/3	31	38	4.67	524	264	1.517	.280
Stauffer, Tim	6/2/1982	18	17	94 2/3	4	7	6.37	57	36	1.542	.289
Tata, Jordan	9/20/1981	11	3	28 2/3	1	1	6.91	14	15	1.570	.275
Tejeda, Robinson	3/24/1982	88	47	300	16	19	4.77	226	167	1.513	.254
Thatcher, Joe	10/4/1981	47	0	46 2/3	2	6	5.21	33	19	1.586	.293
Thompson, Brad	1/31/1982	153	24	305 2/3	19	11	4.24	146	94	1.397	.281
Threets, Erick	11/4/1981	10	0	12 1/3	0	1	6.57	7	12	2.270	.327
Valdez, Merkin	11/5/1981	19	1	17 2/3	1	0	4.08	15	10	1.585	.265
Vasquez, Virgil	6/7/1982	5	3	16 2/3	0	1	8.64	7	5	1.920	.360
Villarreal, Oscar	11/22/1981	258	5	336	24	15	3.86	236	135	1.372	.256
Wagner, Ryan	7/15/1982	148	0	165 1/3	11	9	4.79	130	79	1.591	.281
Wainwright, Adam	8/30/1981	115	52	411	27	16	3.48	299	127	1.282	.254
Weaver, Jered	10/4/1982	77	77	460 2/3	35	19	3.71	372	132	1.253	.252
Wells, Jared	10/31/1981	8	0	8 1/3	0	0	8.64	5	7	2.160	.314
Wells, Randy	8/28/1982	4	0	5 1/3	0	0	0.00	1	3	.563	.000
White, Sean	4/25/1981	15	0	35 1/3	1	1	5.60	16	20	1.557	.261
Willis, Dontrelle	1/12/1982	170	169	1046 2/3	68	56	3.91	775	379	1.379	.265
Wilson, Brian	3/16/1982	118	0	116	6	7	4.34	108	56	1.431	.253
Woods, Jake	9/3/1981	84	8	162 1/3	8	5	4.60	99	79	1.571	.275
Zambrano, Carlos	6/1/1981	231	210	1382	96	61	3.48	1172	620	1.287	.228

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