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Player Preview 2012: Erick Aybar

Found January 03, 2012 on Monkey with a Halo: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Erick Aybar,  Bill James,  Bobby Abreu
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels

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An annual tradition like no other starts off even earlier than normal this year. Yup, it is time for the official Monkey With a Halo player previews to begin. Who better to lead off with than the man who is first in line to be leading off the batting order for the Angels than Erick Aybar. Coming off a Gold Glove-winning bounceback season and headed into a contract year, Aybar has a lot of expectations to live up to and hopefully exceed in 2012. But can he pull it off? (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: 556 AB, .279 AVG, .322 OBP, .421 SLG, 71 R, 10 HR, 59 RBI, 30 SB, 6 CS, 68 K 2012 ZiPS Projections: 553 AB, .275 AVG, .320 OBP, .392 SLG, 74 R, 8 HR, 53 RBI, 24 SB, 7 CS, 71 K 2012 Bill James Projections: 551 AB, .274 AVG, .320 OBP, .390 SLG, 74 R, 8 HR, 53 RBI, 26 SB, 10 CS, 71 K 2012 MWaH Projections*: 540 AB, ...
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