February 18, 201016 yr I saw this the other day on MLB Network-- they were predicting who the top players at each position would be for the 2010-2019 decade. I thought it would be cool to share our own predictions with eachother. And while nobody knows where we'll all be 10 years from now to look back on it, maybe some day someone will stumble upon this thread and laugh at how horribly bad our predictions were. Here are mine: C- Joe Mauer 1B- Albert Pujols 2B- Gordon Beckham 3B-Evan Longoria SS-Hanley Ramirez LF- Ryan Braun CF- Justin Upton RF- Mike Stanton :mischief RHP: Tim Lincecum LHP: Clayton Kershaw Closer: Jonathan Broxton I chose Pujols at first base even though he'll play his age 30 through age 39 seasons in this decade. He's just that good. And I wanted to choose Utley at second but he's going to be 31 this year and he's had a history of injuries, so I went with the up-and-coming Beckham.
February 18, 201016 yr I like your list - I think I'd sub Tex for Pujols, throw David Wright in there at 3rd, and put maybe Hunter Pence or Andre Eithier in RF.
February 18, 201016 yr Good list, only disagree with two. C- Joe Mauer 1B- Albert Pujols 2B- Dustin Pedroia 3B- Evan Longoria SS- Hanley Ramirez LF- Ryan Braun CF- Justin Upton RF- Jason Heyward RHP- Tim Lincecum LHP- Clayton Kershaw RP- Jonathan Broxton
February 18, 201016 yr This list sucks without Emilio Bonifacio I know. Really who are they gonna lead off? None of these guys have the speed. which we all know is of utmost importance. I think Price has a shot for LHP.
February 18, 201016 yr C-Mauer 1B-Pujols 2B-Cano 3B-Longoria SS-Hanley LF-Braun CF-Crawford RF-J. Upton RHP-Lincecum LHP-Kershaw Closer-Rivera
February 18, 201016 yr Author C-Mauer 1B-Pujols 2B-Cano 3B-Longoria SS-Hanley LF-Braun CF-Crawford RF-J. Upton RHP-Lincecum LHP-Kershaw Closer-Rivera Rivera? You sure about that? lol. He's gonna be almost 50 by the time the decade ends.
February 19, 201016 yr C-Mauer 1B-Pujols 2B-Cano 3B-Longoria SS-Hanley LF-Braun CF-Crawford RF-J. Upton RHP-Lincecum LHP-Kershaw Closer-Rivera Rivera? You sure about that? lol. He's gonna be almost 50 by the time the decade ends. I was joking actually, lol. It's amazing what he's doing at his age, though. My real answer would be Broxton, at this point, too.
February 19, 201016 yr I think it was crazy that on the MLB Network they had Prince Fielder hitting 350+ homers in the decade but only driving in 600-something runs ... Did anyone else notice that? That would be him hitting 35 homers a year and only driving in 60.
February 19, 201016 yr Author I think it was crazy that on the MLB Network they had Prince Fielder hitting 350+ homers in the decade but only driving in 600-something runs ... Did anyone else notice that? That would be him hitting 35 homers a year and only driving in 60. Yeah I thought that was rather odd
February 19, 201016 yr Papelbon is more likely to be the closer of the decade than Broxton. K-Rod is also ahead of Broxton, IMO.
February 19, 201016 yr Cabrera could make a run at first.. hell be more in his prime Definitely pappelbon Ill take king felix and jon lester thank you
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