San Diego Padres 2010 Projections: Outfield

by Daniel Gettinger Yesterday I presented my forecasts for the San Diego Padres’ projected starting infield.  Today, I continue the series with a look at the four outfielders expected to receive the bulk of the playing time… Kyle Blanks: PA HR AVG OBP SLG wOBA UZR WAR 500 22 0.265 0.353 0.465 0.360 -5.0 2.0 More so than my other projections, I nudged Blanks’s numbers upwards from what the projection systems forecast.  The impact is not so much in the rate stats, but in the playing time, and its implications on homeruns and WAR.  My one concern about Blanks is how long his huge frame will be able to take the pounding of playing the outfield every day.  He will probably be fine this season, but I cannot help but think the team is taking a risk every time it sends him out there.  Eventually he needs to move to first base. Hopefully that move occurs sometime this season. Scott Hairston PA HR AVG OBP SLG wOBA UZR ...