What do you guy's think? I have A-rod on my team but am thinking to trade him for Crawford and a decent pitcher. Do you think he can keep his stats from Japan on the Devil Rays?
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2007-03-28 13:37:22 · 4 answers · asked by Steven 3 in Sports ➔ Fantasy Sports
He definitely has excellent stats from the Japanese league, but look at Godzilla up in New York. Matsui hit over 50 homers a year in Japan but when he came over here he hits around 20. However, Matsui still is a .300+ hitter and I expect about the same for Iwamura. He won't hit for as much power like his 35 homers in Japan, but he will still be a good contact hitter and get around 20 stolen bases if he plays most of year.
2007-03-28 13:55:57 · answer #1 · answered by overfed longhaired leaping gnome 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simply put, if Iwamura is your replacement for A-Rod, I think I'd think twice before going through with this deal. He will probably take a bit to adjust and when he does he will not match his stats from Japan. Not to mention he plays on a team with almost no offense around him......
2007-03-29 00:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by Lee W. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iwamura will have a tough time transitioning to American pitching and bigger ballparks. Expect every statistic to be slightly lower this year as he adjusts. I would expect .280, 20-25 HRs, 70 RBIs, and 5-10 SBs.
2007-03-28 20:53:31 · answer #3 · answered by Ric 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think he will hit 2.60AVG 15HR 65RBI 60RUNS
2007-03-28 22:33:00 · answer #4 · answered by Jacob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋