The Hardball Times Season Preview
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Editor: Brian TsaoEditor: Carolina Bolado
Editor: Joe Distelheim
Edition: Paperback
Published: 2008-03
ISBN: 0879463465
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: ACTA Sports
Book Reviews of The Hardball Times Season Preview
Book Review: Good for a fan, but not a Fanstasy Leaguer
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this book to read a few team summaries, but mostly to read in-depth analysis for particular players to prepare for fantasy drafts. Do not get it for this last reason.
The book is divided by team, which makes finding any particular player a huge task. You can't search by position, only by name, alphabetized by team. Why could they not summarize their predictions by position in smaller font at the end, or at least give overall rankings?
And, what's with these predictions?! They are the most conservative you can find. Most of the best pitchers in MLB are predicted to win about 11 games. Chien-Ming Wang has won 19 games the last two years in a row, but Hardball Times says he will be 11-9!! In fact, the highest win total I could find was of course for Johann Santana, who is predicted to win 15 games. 15 games! Jake Peavy will win 13.
What is even more inexplicable is the summary text often disagrees with the number predictions. For example, Derrek Lee: "look for Lee to improve upon the 22 long balls but not hit more than 30 this season." Their prediction? 21. What? Erik Bedard: "it's abundantly clear that regardless of the uniform, he'll dominate." Their prediction? 12-7 w/172 strikeouts. Good, but not exactly dominant. Jeff Francouer: "this year I'd expect him to be challenging the 30 HR mark". Their prediction? 21 HR's. There are literally dozens of examples like this.
Come on, go out on a limb, make a real prediction rather than an averaging of numbers.
Summary of The Hardball Times Season Preview
The folks at The Hardball Times are well-known for their cutting-edge analysis of the season that was, but in 2008 The Hardball Times will become the information clearing house for the season that will be. The Hardball Times Season Preview 2008 provides projections for major league players and teams as well as individual players' careers. The The stable of writers at The Hardball Times offers up unique 3-year projections, commentary on every MLB player, and of course, the key rookies to watch in 2008.
Unique to The Hardball Times Season Preview 2008 is the "Team in a Box" where all 30 teams are individually analyzed and projected for the upcoming season. Get to know your favorite team and impress your buddies with the depth of your new-found insight, including:
- Strengths and weaknesses
- 2007 in a nutshell
- Tendencies of managers and general managers
- Depth of the minor league systems
- Reasons for optimism
- Most likely outcomes for 2008
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