Found January 10, 2012 on Monkey with a Halo: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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Thanks to an ill-conceived vesting option, the Angels have the distinct, ummm... pleasure(?) of welcoming back Bobby Abreu for one more season. Will Bobby be able to go out on a high note, or will he ride the bench into the sunset of his career? (EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to the early start, not all stat projection systems are available yet, but I will update the player preview pages after the fact once they do become available) 2011 Stats: 502 AB, .253 AVG, .353 OBP, .365 SLG, 54 R, 8 HR, 60 RBI, 21 SB, 5 CS, 113 K 2012 ZiPS Projections: 480 AB, .246 AVG, .338 OBP, .385 SLG, 61 R, 12 HR, 64 RBI, 19 SB, 7 CS, 110 K 2012 Bill James Projections: 423 AB, .260 AVG, .364 OBP, .404 SLG, 61 R, 11 HR, 61 RBI, 15 SB, 6 CS, 97 K 2012 CAIRO Projections: 551 AB, .259 AVG, .342 OBP, .387 SLG, 78 R, 12 HR, 78 RBI, 23 SB, 7 CS, 121 K 2012 MWaH Projections*: 215 AB, .271 AVG, .378 OBP, .422 SLG, 36 R, 5 HR, 29 RBI, 10 SB, 2 CS, 42 K *The MWaH projections are simply my best guess based...
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