Heisey
Yonder Alonso had been penciled in as the starting left fielder for the Reds going into 2012. Unfortunately, that's not going to happen. After being dealt along with three others to San Diego for newcomer Mat Latos last weekend, the team must look elsewhere to fill the void in left. Enter fan favorite Chris Heisey.
Despite only receiving 279 at-bats in 2011, the 27-year old slugged his way to 18 homers, 50 RBIs and 9 doubles all the while sporting a modest .254 average. Now consider this, if we were to pro-rate those numbers out to 600 at-bats - which would signify Heisey playing everyday in left over the course of a season - his stats would look like this: 37 homers, 104 RBIs and roughly 20 doubles. That kind of production is worth around $10-$12 million on the open market. Heisey's salary for 2012? Try just under $500,000 -- which isn't too far off from the league minimum.
The lack of confidence placed in Heisey by the organization is absolutely puzzlin...
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PLAYERS:
Chris Heisey,
Yonder Alonso,
Mat Latos,
Cody Ross,
Ryan Ludwick,
Pat Burrell,
Dave Sappelt,
Denis Phipps,
Josh Willingham,
Michael Cuddyer,
Drew Stubbs,
Dusty Baker,
Jonny Gomes,
David Freese
TEAMS: Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals
TEAMS: Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals
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