Josh Hamilton will have a monster 2014 season

[FireThemAll]

This is my prediction. I'm going to get my hopes up one more time. I think he's going to mash next year. Maybe not .300/.360/.570, but I think something like .275/.345/.540 with 33 home runs. I say he figures it out somehow. I have nothing to base this on just a gut feeling...lol

 

I'm not very optimistic about Trumbo and Pujols though. I'm expecting Trumbo to be in Salt Lake by this time next year, and Pujols IMO is going to be an .800 OPS bat at best.

[CaliAngel]

Nothing to base it on, but go ahead and start a thread on it.

[FireThemAll]

Nothing to base it on, but go ahead and start a thread on it.

 

LOL calm down buddy. It's just a gut feeling. If you don't agree, or don't want to read any sort of positivity, then please do us all a big favor and ignore it. The condescending one line responses are annoying.

Edited September 5, 2013 by FireThemAll

[Brandon]

Nothing worse than the Debbie Downers that think everyone and the team will suck. Props on the thread, I hope it comes through.

[Agalloch]

I think Hamilton will figure it out too, he's a great hitter and can't continue to suck this bad. I say he has a solid year. I'm confident about Pujols as well, maybe even more then Hamilton. Trumbo is a big question mark, I say it could go either way but I'm hoping for at least a decent year.

[Troutipoo27]

Blanton going for 20-4 with a sub 3 era too?

[ten ocho recon scout]

Blanton going for 20-4 with a sub 3 era too?

yes.

In japan.

[Guest]

you say monster season, yet you go on and predict .275? awful thread.

[AngelArcher]

I can see him putting up those numbers next year too, but I don't consider a sub .900 OPS season to be monster for him.

[Angel Oracle]

Remember though that in this new era an .800 OPS is the new .900.

If Pujols, Hamilton, and Trumbo all put up an .800+ OPS in 2014, I'm a happy camper.

[Michifan]

He had a monster year this year too: Frankenstein's monster.

[Glen]

Hope for the best, expect the worst...

 

Angels baseball 2014.  You can have that one for free, Arte.

[SoWhat]

Debbie Downers like that first clown are beyond annoying.

Anyway, I hope he comes back strong but I think Pujols will have a much better year. Even with the Plantar Fasciitis, he still had his power, had a higher BB% than last year and swung at less pitches out of the zone.

Edited September 5, 2013 by SoWhat

[Halos of Anaheim]

I'm more confident in Pujols returning to form compared to Hamilton. He looked good last year (ignoring April) and hit well this year before his plantar fascitis. Hamilton has been healthy and everything seems like it has been mental. Hopefully that ''juice diet'' that he hopped on was the problem and he goes back to getting some weight back on. His plate discipline won't be fixed, but at least he'll have some more pop. He has a high flyball rate this year, but most of the balls hit end up in the outfielders glove.

[fan_since79]

you say monster season, yet you go on and predict .275? awful thread.

 

Compared to this year, that's a monster season.

[70runner]

Wishing & Hoping: since we're stuck with them, pretty much the only option available with the over-the-hill gang.

 

Unless Hamilton somehow solves his dementia against LHP, just don't see him being much of a factor at the plate.   He can still run and play D.  As to the Albert Pujols, perhaps .250/25HRs, but little magic is left in those old bones. 

[FireThemAll]

you say monster season, yet you go on and predict .275? awful thread.

 

An .885 OPS at an extreme pitcher's park like Angels stadium IS a monster season. That would translate to a .920 OPS at Arlington probably.

[joeybaseball]

Everytime i see him now, and look at those stats, I start seeing the new Dave Kingman.

[Bruce Nye]

Hamilton will have a huge year right after Adam and I play for the U.S. for the Ryder Cup.

Edited September 5, 2013 by Bruce Nye

[Adam]

I love the random HR predictions like "33".

 

I bet he draws 42 walks

[SoWhat]

Last 28 Days: .329/.418/.541 With 13 walks