Predictions

The new Phillies team is sure to thrill in 2010 with the additions of Roy Halladay, Placido Polanco, Danys Baez, Ross Gload, Brian Schneider, and Juan Castro.

As expected, Phillies fans are optimistic heading into the 2010 season with 2x NL Championship under their belt, looking to make it three in a row.

We are just unsure of what to get. So here is a prediction post on every player on the Phillies 25-Man Roster, with a brief description.

Starting Lineup

-Jimmy Rollins
.273 Average
24 HR
80 RBI
38 SB/9 CS

Rollins has been producing at this rate for years, why should 2010 be different?

-Shane Victorino
.294 Average
12 HR
63 RBI
34 SB/15 CS

Shane Victorino is a great hitter with some growing up to do, he is a core player for years and will make an impact with a 3rd straight year of a .290+ average.

-Chase Utley
.313 Average
35 HR
110 RBI
21 SB/2 CS

Career year for Chase who has been plagued and mired by nagging injuries for the past couple years. He is fully healthy and is a prominent base stealer

-Ryan Howard
.274 Average
49 HR
148 RBI
5 SB/4 CS

Ryan Howard's production has stayed the same since his breakout 2006 MVP campaign. He doesn't show any signs of slowing down. Hat tip to the big man.

-Jayson Werth
.278 Average
24 HR
93 RBI
32 SB/11 CS

This year is not going to be like last year for Jayson Werth, lets just get that reality over with. He will provide decent #5 numbers but will not replicate '09 numbers.

-Raul Ibanez
.285 Average
28 HR
95 RBI
0 SB/0 CS

Ibby will give us what we want...the usual 25+ 95+ numbers that Pat Burrell would normally post. Jayson Werth will give us more value with his speed but Ibanez will take the power department away from Werth.

-Placido Polanco
.309 Average
16 HR
77 RBI
12 SB/ 4 CS

Placido Polanco. Fun to say. Great name to pencil in your lineup, also. I think in this atmosphere he will give us a career year. Ruben made a great signing. He will not show with the glove but his excellent hand-eye coordination will cut down our K's and move the runners over for the middle of the order (assuming he bats 2nd)

-Carlos Ruiz
.266 Average
13 HR
43 RBI
7 SB/0 CS

Chooch has regained his '06 form. He is an outstanding catcher and a solid hitter. He does not strike out a lot which is what we need down at the bottom of the order.

Bench

-Ross Gload
.254 Average
8 HR
25 RBI
1 SB/ 0 CS

The power-hitting lefty we needed in the absence of Stairs (who is basking in San Diego sun right now). I always thought of Gload as a power-hitting version of Dobbs.

-Greg Dobbs
.298 Average
9 HR
37 RBI
6 SB/ 4 CS

Greg will resume his normal outstanding PH role after having constant pain in his calf all year. He is now fully healthy and ready to contribute.

-Juan Castro
.238 Average
3 HR
19 RBI

Hey, its better than Bruntlett right? Ok stop throwing stuff at me.. Oh sorry I forgot were not aloud to say his name anymore. Castro is just a super-utility fella who is a better hitter than...Eric. that's all we wanted Rube good job.

-Brian Schneider

.242 Average

5 HR

25 RBI

The backup catcher that everyone has always wanted. He should produce at his Phillie-Killing rate that he has produced at the last 4 years.

-Ben Fransisco
.256 Average
10 HR
31 RBI
7 SB / 5 CS

Ben is our righty off the bench that resembles a Tatis. He always looks like he's going to hit the ball and Charlie once said "he has the tools to be special".

Pitching Rotation

-Roy Halladay
24 Wins
7 Losses
2.48 ERA

Hes Roy Halladay, and I know I'm being generous but hes now pitching against the likes of the Nats, Mets, Marlins. He really is that good guys.

-Cole Hamels
15 Wins
6 Losses
3.60 ERA

Not a total rebound but I still am obligated to feel he is still a very special pitcher who has the 2nd Best Circle-Change in MLB (behind Johan). He pounds the corners, nicks the dirt, and sometimes he even takes out a tiny paint brush and gets the backwards K.

-Joe Blanton
14 Wins
10 Losses
4.20 ERA

Nothing special.. Just an $8,000,000 waste of money that could have gone towards the likes of Ben Sheets, Jon Garland, Justin Duscherer, or Erik Bedard. We could of had one of them with maybe the exception of Sheets but still man!

-JA Happ
11 Wins
10 Losses
4.76 ERA

Sophomore slump. Towards the end of 2009 the NL figured Jay out and it looks as if he is in for a ride in 2010. He has promise. But just not for this year.

-Jamie Moyer (Dual Role with Jose Contreras)
4 Wins
8 Losses
5.79 ERA

"He's gittin' old." I can already see Charlie saying that. Really guys. Sometimes he is absolutely brilliant. (keyword=sometimes) just about 70% of his starts are guaranteed to suck. He will lose his job halfway through 2010.

-Jose Contreras
7 Wins
2 Losses
2.18 ERA

Be shocked. Be very shocked. Jose looked outstanding for Colorado heading into the postseason, and never really got the chance to pitch against us. But I have secretly been a fan of him and think he is very good. Booming 93+ Fastball and a dying change. He has a tight but not a killer curveball, but its a nice touch.

-Kyle Kendrick

5 Wins

7 Losses

5.14 ERA

The 2007 mystery kid who came up and dominating hasn't been the same since then. His sinker is his best pitch but he does not locate it the way he should. Nothing special from KK this year.

Bullpen

-Chad Durbin
3 Wins
5 Losses
4.65 ERA
1 SV

Average middle reliever. Average fastball. Average change. Average curve. (Snore)

-J.C. Romero
3 Wins
6 Losses
4.33 ERA
2 SV

I just recently saw a picture of J.C. on Sportsnite and he looks pretty good. He's that solid lefty that dominates other lefties. He has massive control issues and needs to address them.

-Ryan Madson
5 Wins
2 Losses
2.79 ERA
3 SV

The best set-up man in baseball is back for more in 2010. 99+ MPH fastball and an astounding Changeup that murders hitter. He has that slow Uncle Charlie that wraps around the hitter like a tether ball does on a tether ball pole.

-Danys Baez
3 Wins
4 Losses
4.50 ERA
2 SV

Feisty and fiery, right handed version of J.C. Romero. He will provide back up if Lidge goes down again.

WARNING THE NEXT PREDICTION WILL SHOCK YOU

-Brad Lidge
0 Wins
1 Losses
1.87 ERA
45 SV/ 5 BS

I know. Its nuts. Its crazy. Its insane. But its true.

Brad Lidge has the best slider in baseball. His stuff is there. Its his pitch selection and command. He has an excellent fastball to compliment his slider. He also has added in a change up and is looking to add a cutter. Guys he a great pitcher that was injured all last year. He was under a lot of stress in 2009, trying to repeat what only one other man has done.

Random Stat Predictions

-Joe Mauer
.345 Average
23 HR
97 RBI

Yeah..hes good

-Albert Pujols
.329 Average
38 HR
128 RBI

King Albert.. What can I say?

-Ichiro Suzuki
.353 Average
13 HR
53 RBI
47 SB

Best hitter in the American League. OTHERWORLDLY hand-eye coordination..Its unbelievable

NL MVP: Pujols - STL
AL MVP: Mauer - MIN
AL ROY: Austin Jackson - DET
NL ROY: Strasburg - WAS

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