Today's player prediction is for Jose Tabata. Once a highly touted prospect, he has fallen and risen only to sign a long-term deal and then fall again. Last season was a nice rebound, at least the last couple months were a nice rebound. So which Jose will show up in 2014? Will we get the one that had an .848 OPS the last two months of 2014 or the guy who had a .672 OPS and was constantly dealing with injuries the season and a half before that?
They say "that's why they play the games!" The only probably with the is the games don't start for another month! So feel free to take your shot now and predict what you think 2014 will bring for Jose Tabata. Here is what Steamers is predicting to give us a base-line:
BA - . 275
OBP - .342
SLG% - .400
Runs - 67
HR - 8
RBI - 52
SB - 13
PA - 576
PA - 576
If he really can put up a .742 OPS that would be an improvement on what last year's RF did as a whole prior to Marlon Byrd's arrival. So what do you think?