Corey Hart 30/30?

[logan82]

I don't think Hart will steal 30 bases this year because he will be getting so many extra base hits that there will not be enough opportunities to steal 30.

[rluzinski]

I think he has a better chance at 30 SB than 30 HRs.

[TooLiveBrew]

Hart had 23 in 30 attempts last year, and will have a significant increase in PA for 2008. I honestly don't think he'll have much trouble reaching 30, given his success rate(s).

[ozzybourne]

hart will be a 25/25 guy this year.

 

his stats could be more impressive except for the fact that he is so versatile, and the brewers may need this. i also like him as my favorite brewer because he was always the 'odd guy out' when talking about the young upcoming players--jj,weeks,prince--especially since he was such a stud in the minors.

 

BOLD PREDICTION. corey hart will be the best player the brewers have had since yount/molitor.

[ozzybourne]

corey could go 30 hr with 35 sb's. he will be fun to watch.

 

may the force be with you.

[danzig6767]

Everyone is mainly just focusing on stealing bases from guys on the Brewers, but another very great aspect of the team speed is taking extra bases. There are no really slow players on the roster that figure to play a lot, even Prince moves well for a man his size.

 

That should mean being able to get extra bases outside of stealing compared to other teams without much speed that really can't be put into a stat. The ability to go from first to third on singles, score from second on base hits instead of having to hold on third, score from first on a double, and/or being able to tag up where a slower base runner might have to stay put.

 

This is a very athletic and fast baseball team, especially given all the power in the lineup.

[logan82]

danzig6767 wrote:

There are no really slow players on the roster that figure to play a lot, even Prince moves well for a man his size.

Don't forget about the belly flops.

[Dragonbait]

Don't forget about the belly flops.

 

Man... I envy NO second baseman trying to turn

the double play with Prince on 1st.......

[Fatter than Joey]

Has any team had two 30/30 guys in the same year?

 

I know the mid-80s Mets did with Strawberry & HoJo -- and I thought the Rockies did with Walker & Bichette.

[twobrewers]

Walker did it in 1997.

 

Bichette did it in 1996. (However, Colorado had Ellis Burk with 30/30 in 1996 as well)

 

So you had the right team, just the wrong two players.

[JohnBriggs12]

I looked at splits for every team last year. No team got 30 SB out of ANY position in the order except for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Only 4 teams got 30 SB out of 2nd in order and 2 teams got 30 SB out of 3rd in the order. Unless Hart bats 2nd (or first), I'd say his chance at 30 steals is very low.

 

David Wright had more total AB's in the 4th and 5th spots (322) than he did in the 2nd and 3rd spots (282) and stole more bases (18) in those spots than he did in the other two (16).

 

Hart did run a bit more when he led off, but still had 9 steals combined in the 5th, 6th, and 7th spots, in 62 games, which over 162 translates to 23.5. So it's not that big a stretch to get to 30.

[Tbadder]

I think Fondy hits the nail on the head. The Brewers stealing bases is a fool's game. We don't make enough contact; I don't think we take enough pitches, and when we do hit the ball it's so dang hard that a guy with decent speed is going to score from 1st on a double anyways. If Yost gets enamored of the steal this year I think he'll run us out of a lot of innings.

 

Of course the exception is Rickie--run Rickie run!

[BrewCrewForever]

I think he has a better chance at 30 SB than 30 HRs.

Hmm, I actually think the 30 HR is more likely then the 30 steals.