Community Projection: Carlos Quentin

by The Cheat on Feb 18, 2008 12:33 AM CST

Quentin finished second in the last poll, so I figured he should be our next project.

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I took the high end on OBP

and a fairly low end on SLG. .275/.370/.445

dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.

by colintj on Feb 18, 2008 12:19 PM CST reply actions

I haven't submitted my entry yet, but..

Is Quentin the most exciting player for the White Sox right now? I say that because he is such a wild card, he could be an incredible asset and make a huge difference...or we may see a lot of Jerry Owens this season. He might be the most important player, atleast offensively, for the White Sox this season.

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by shaftr on Feb 18, 2008 2:22 PM CST reply actions

I would say that Thome

is our most important offensive player, mainly because if he's out, Kong will be the DH, Swish 1B, and Jesse CF, which is a huge difference, obviously.

But yeah, a large part of the Sox season hinges on Quentin's ability to become a major league outfielder. If Quentin can become a plus-defensive, above average OBP doubles machine, and Fields can hold his September walk rate to go along with the other skills he showed in his rookie season, the Sox suddenly become an offensive force.

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by The Cheat on Feb 18, 2008 2:34 PM CST up reply actions

Those are all

Really big "ifs", but i agree. I think it shows how starved we all are for high upside prospects. It's fun to watch someone become a star before your eyes. Will it happen - who knows.... but it's fun to hope.

by ElDiablo on Feb 18, 2008 4:07 PM CST up reply actions

Bill James says...

380 ab, 100 hits(.263 avg) with 13 HR .341 OBP .455 slg%.

But he also said that would be in Arizona so what does he know.
I wouldn't mind Quentin in left/center, Swisher in the other spot, but knowing Ozzies past, theres no way that happens. Owens will have to suck for half the year to lose the lead-off spot, and Quentin probably wont see a lot of time.
Ill give him some ABs, since Thome or Konerko might show some wear & tear, putting Swisher at 1b, and opeing a spot for CQ.
My best guess(for AB, and copying the main man):
260 ab, 70 hits(.269 avg) with 9 HR .340 OBP, .455 slg%

by Gus on Feb 18, 2008 6:39 PM CST reply actions

I predicted...

an .830 OPS with 17 or so HR's over 410 AB's. I took a high prediction on his OBP and a somewhat reasonable SLG in the mid 400's. I think he'll do pretty well in his first season. Assuming he gets the AB's...

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by Shoeless In SC on Feb 18, 2008 11:11 PM CST reply actions

posted this elsewhere

but john sickels says: "If healthy, I'd say something like .270/.340/.460."

by larry on Feb 19, 2008 1:54 PM CST reply actions

It sure is going to be disgusting to watch...

Owens stealing AB's from Quentin.

by SSH2005 on Feb 19, 2008 6:18 PM CST up reply actions

isn't that exactly what you guessed?

dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.

by colintj on Feb 19, 2008 8:41 PM CST up reply actions

I'm extremely optimistic on him

Though I don't expect Quentin to be 100% and therefore really playing till mid May, I think we'll see a 2nd half season similar to what Rowand had in 2004, when Ozzie wouldn't play him regularly till 1/3 the season was gone, then couldn't get him out of the lineup.

420 ab, 122 hits, .290 avg, 20 HR, .370 OBP, .520 SLG and a lot of Sox fans thinking he's the new Mags. Remember this is a guy that did very well everywhere he played INCLUDING his first partial year up in 2006 when he went 166 ab, .253 avg, 9 HR, .342 OBP, .530 SLG. Now he moves to one of the best hitters parks in baseball with something to prove. I believe we're lucky he had some things happen last year that allowed KW to steal him.

by Ryatt on Feb 22, 2008 10:59 AM CST reply actions