CHC: Aramis Ramirez - .302/.359/.554
- Expect a few nagging injuries to A-Ram over the course of the season, but he's still a consistent 30 HR 100 RBI threat. WAVE projects .302/76/30/103/1 in 516 AB.
CIN: Edwin Encarnacion - .289/.362/.463
- Encarnacion seems to be a sleeper every February, but at 25, this should be the season he starts to put it all together. He should be a consistent 25 HR hitter in his prime. WAVE pegs him at .289/71/19/84/9 in 516 AB for '08.
HOU: Ty Wigginton - .287/.343/.492
- Is he really better than Morgan Ensberg? WAVE likes Wigginton to have a big season (by his standards) in a full season with HOU, projecting .287/72/25/77/4 in 537 AB.
MIL: Bill Hall - .263/.324/.466
- Hall will play all of 2008 at the hot corner, with Ryan Braun (rightfully) shifting to Left Field. Hall should perform a little better than in '07, but he's no 35 HR hitter. WAVE: .263/77/21/74/9 in 532 AB.
PIT: Jose Bautista - .263/.355/.459
- Jose Bautista was once compared to Aramis Ramirez while slugging away in the minors. While he would go on to one day replace Ramirez as the Pirates starting third baseman, the comparison really ends there. Still, WAVE calls for a bit of a breakout season for Jose in his age 27 season: .263/84/21/71/6 in 566 AB.
STL: Troy Glaus - .252/.355/.484
- Will he stay healthy? STL and TOR swapped injury prone third basemen this off-season, and Glaus will look to start fresh and prove he still has something left in the tank. WAVE projects .252/80/30/85/1 in 504 AB.
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