LAA: Chone Figgins - .294/.359/.395
- Figgins had a huge second half in '07, batting .361 with 21 SB. Chone missed plenty of time due to two broken fingers, and later in the season, a sprained left wrist, accumulating only 442 AB. He should get close to the 600 AB plateau in '08, and his steals should rise as a result. WAVE projects .294/102/6/65/54 in 598 AB.
OAK: Eric Chavez - .241/.316/.430
- Chavez seems to be forever on the mend. He'll need to stay healthy for a full season in order to provide significant fantasy value, something that just isn't likely to happen. Eric had offseason surgeries on both shoulders and his back. Caveat emptor. WAVE: .241/62/19/66/4 in 461 AB.
SEA: Adrian Beltre - .269/.318/.460
- Beltre doesn't appear likely to ever come close to his career best season of 2004. His newfound ability to steal bases is a nice consolation prize for the decrease in power. WAVE pegs Adrian at .269/83/24/94/11 in 602 AB.
TEX: Hank Blalock - .274/.335/.459
- Blalock played rather well last year after returning from surgery to have a rib removed. He is supposed to be ready to field his position by the start of the season, and should be capable of playing the full schedule injury-free. Factor in his age 27 season, and Blalock should return to being a useful fantasy property in '08. WAVE sees him batting .274/85/24/94/6 in 616 AB.
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