SPECULATOR: The Forecaster DN: list

Our first two articles of the season have taken a look at the speculative UP: projections found in the 2015 Baseball Forecaster, for both batters and pitchers. In the spirit of equal time, this week we take a look at those players who we tagged with the dreaded "DN:" tag; indicated downside risk.

First, let's look at the DN: batters list:

Cuddyer,Michael     .270 BA, 10 HR, even if healthy
Gonzalez,Carlos     Injuries make even 2014 look good
Hamilton,Billy      35 SB or less
Hill,Aaron          Single-digit HR, part-time role
Holliday,Matt       15 HR, .260
Hunter,Torii        12 HR, .260
Joyce,Matt          300 AB
Morrison,Logan      See 2012
Napoli,Mike         2H x 2
Pence,Hunter        2nd half x 2
Perez,Juan          Back to the...

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