The Patterson idea did well enough (but I'll keep it open a couple more days before putting it all together), so I'll move on to a two-for-one projection: Miguel Tejada and Melvin Mora.
For their two years together, Miggy and Melvin have been one of the best left sides in all of baseball. Both were All-Stars in 2005, though Mora was snubbed in 2004.
Here are the numbers from the last four years for both, in the lines for which I'm looking for projections on both:
TEJADA
AB AVG OBP SLG 2B HR RBI
2002 OAK 662 .308 .354 .508 30 34 131
2003 OAK 636 .278 .336 .472 42 27 106
2004 BAL 653 .311 .360 .534 40 34 150
2005 BAL 654 .304 .349 .515 50 26 98
MORA
AB AVG OBP SLG HR RBI BB
2002 BAL 557 .233 .338 .404 19 64 70
2003 BAL 344 .317 .418 .503 15 48 49
2004 BAL 550 .340 .419 .562 27 104 66
2005 BAL 593 .283 .348 .474 27 88 50
So, again:
For Tejada: AVG/OBP/SLG, 2B, HR, RBI and for Mora: AVG/OBP/SLG, HR, RBI, BB. Usually I wouldn't care much about RBI, but both guys (especially Tejada) are supposed to be RBI men for us, so I think it's useful for these guys. Tejada tied Brian Roberts' O's record for doubles in a season in 2005, so I'll go with doubles for him, and Mora's walks were down in 2005 which had a lot to do with his decline from a fantastic 2004. I'm very interested to see what you all expect from Mora at 34, if you see a rebound, a continued decline, or him holding at his '05 numbers.