Ride The WAVE - AL West Shortstops

AVG/OBP/SLG, followed by AVG/Runs/HR/RBI/SB:

LAA: Erick Aybar - .266/.305/.336

• I'm skeptical Aybar will hold off Maicer Izturis all season long, but he seems to be the favourite for the starting SS gig heading into Spring Training. WAVE: .266/54/3/42/15 in 429 AB.

OAK: Bobby Crosby - .239/.296/.373

• Perennial injury risk, and perennial dissapointment, if he can muster 448 AB, this is how WAVE sees it going down: .239/59/12/44/9

SEA: Yuniesky Betancourt - .292/.313/.417

• Since Betancourt is solid with the glove, and Carlos Triunfel is still a few years away, you can safely expect more of the same from Yuniesky over the next couple of seasons. WAVE projects .292/75/8/63/7 in 569 AB for 2008.

TEX: Michael Young - .317/.366/.444

• WAVE is projecting a return of some of Young's lost power. He only managed a .418 SLG in '07. .317/90/13/95/10 in 657 AB.