The Mayberry Method 2: Perspectives

This is the current projection for Aramis Ramirez:

 AB   R   H   HR  RBI  SB   BA   R$
===  ==  ===  ==  ===  ==  ===  ===
527  81  159  27  111   2  303  $22

Assuming you agree with the projection, this is the stat line that you will take into your drafts. If you are in a snake draft, that $22 price tag would be a Round number, perhaps anywhere from 3rd to 5th.

The 527 at-bats is a bit of a hedge. Over the past five years, Ramirez has posted anywhere from 306 AB (2009) to 594 AB (2006), spending time on the DL in three of those five years. In his 12-year career, he's amassed at least 550 AB four times, but never two seasons in a row. We are assuming a fairly healthy season; who knows? But in the seasons when he's stayed off the...

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