I was going to do Travis Snider and Eric Thames together but decided to separate them.
The problem with guessing what Eric will do is it is dependent on whether he or Travis wins the left field job. I'd rather they go with Travis, as he has the potential to something special but I don't know which way the team is leaning.
We took a close look at Eric's 2011 here, but here is his line with Toronto.
| Year | Age | Tm | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | TOR | 95 | 394 | 362 | 58 | 95 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 88 | .262 | .313 | .456 | .769 | 104 |
| 1 Season | 95 | 394 | 362 | 58 | 95 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 88 | .262 | .313 | .456 | .769 | 104 | ||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 672 | 617 | 99 | 162 | 41 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 150 | .262 | .313 | .456 | .769 | 104 | ||
Bill James figures Thames will play in 111 games, hi 14 home runs, drive him 58, with a .279/.333/.489 line. That looks pretty good to me. I figure he will get playing time, even if they give LF to Travis, injuries happen, Eric will get into games. The question is how many. I'm going to hedge my bet some and say he plays 90 games, hitting .260/.320/.460 with 10 homers and 33 RBI. What is your guess?