We took a close look at Jose Bautista's 2011 season back here, but we could just say that he was pretty damn good. His career Jay numbers:
| Year | Age | Tm | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 27 | TOR | 21 | 56 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .214 | .237 | .411 | .648 | 70 |
| 2009 | 28 | TOR | 113 | 336 | 54 | 79 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 85 | .235 | .349 | .408 | .757 | 99 |
| 2010 | 29 | TOR | 161 | 569 | 109 | 148 | 35 | 3 | 54 | 124 | 9 | 2 | 100 | 116 | .260 | .378 | .617 | .995 | 164 |
| 2011 | 30 | TOR | 149 | 513 | 105 | 155 | 24 | 2 | 43 | 103 | 9 | 5 | 132 | 111 | .302 | .447 | .608 | 1.056 | 181 |
| TOR (4 yrs) | 444 | 1474 | 275 | 394 | 74 | 8 | 113 | 277 | 22 | 7 | 290 | 326 | .267 | .392 | .558 | .951 | 152 | ||
Generated 1/10/2012.
So what to expect this year? I don't know. Bill James' guess is 157 games, 38 home runs, 108 RBI and a .262/.385/.525 line.
I figure whatever I predict seems like an insult, but my guess: 145 games, 35 homers, 105 RBI and a .285/.420/.575 line. And second place in the MVP vote again. I get this feeling that if Jose saw my prediction he'd stare at my like a threw a pitch at his head.
So what say you?