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| Clayton Kershaw has quietly established himself as one of baseball's best lefties over the past couple years |
2010 Triple Crown Leaders- Andre Ethier, .292 (16th NL), Matt Kemp, 28 HR (t-13th NL), Matt Kemp, 89 RBI (t-17th NL), Clayton Kershaw, 13 wins (t-16th NL), Clayton Kershaw, 2.91 ERA (9th NL), Clayton Kershaw, 212 K (5th NL)
Key Additions- Jon Garland (RHP), Matt Guerrier (RHP), Tony Gwynn (OF), Blake Hawksworth (RHP), Dionner Navarro (C), Juan Uribe (2B), Marcus Thames (OF), Ron Mahay (LHP), Aaron Miles (IF), Lance Cormier (RHP)
Key Losses- Brad Ausumus (C), Reed Johnson (OF), Russell Martin (C), Scott Podsednik (OF), George Sherrill (LHP), Ryan Theriot (2B), Jeff Weaver (RHP)
2011 Projected Record- 80-90 wins, 3rd place NL West
Manager- Don Mattingly (1st year)
Best Player- Andre Ethier
Best Pitcher- Clayton Kershaw
Biggest Breakout Candidate- Chad Billingsley
Biggest Potential Impact Rookie- Jerry Sands
Projected Lineup/Projected Stats
Rafael Furcal, SS- .290/8 HR/60 RBI
Matt Kemp, CF- .265/26 HR/90 RBI
Andre Ethier, RF- .285/28 HR/100 RBI
James Loney, 1B- .275/18 HR/85 RBI
Casey Blake, 3B- .255/15 HR/65 RBI
Juan Uribe, 2B- .245/22 HR/60 RBI
Rod Barajas, C- .240/14 HR/50 RBI
Jay Gibbons, LF- .260/12 HR/45 RBI
Projected Rotation/Projected Stats
Clayton Kershaw- 15-10/2.80 ERA/220 K
Chad Billingsley- 14-8/3.35 ERA/190 K
Ted Lilly- 11-8/4.00 ERA/160 K
Hiroki Kuroda- 12-8/3.90 ERA/140 K
Jon Garland- 13-6/3.80 ERA/115 K
Jonathan Broxton- 3.25 ERA/30 Saves
Team Outlook- A team that has been picked by many to be a playoff team, is a team that I feel is very overrated. Right now I feel they are the third best team in their division behind San Fran and Colorado. They seem to be very suspect offensively, despite their pitching staff being very good, being led by Clayton Kerhsaw, who is one of the best lefties in baseball. It is a team that has a chance, but a team that I feel will be on the outside looking in come October.
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