SP Edwin Jackson: This slightly forgotten former Ray has been arguably the ace of the staff for Detroit so far this season. With 5 wins, a 2.30 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP, Jackson has become a nice 1-2 punch paired with Justin Verlander. The only knock on him so far is that he has an 0-2 record against perrenial playoff contenders (NYY, MIN, LAA). He'll have to beat some better teams before he can be declared a true force on the mound.
2B Orlando Hudson: Wasn't this guy looking for work in February? A gold glover without a team until the Dodgers picked him up to be a backup. Well, his backup role was scrapped as soon as he began swinging the bat. Hudson is playing like a man with a veangance, batting .331 with 31 RBIs and 38 R. If he can keep this up, he'll blow away his previous career highs in almost all of his offensive categories. He only needs 10 more RBIs to surpass last years total.
SS Miguel Tejada: Currently on a 15 game hitting streak and picking up RBIs seemingly every other game, Tejada looks to be in his 20s again. Perhaps he has finally put all of the age and steroid allegations behind him and reinvested all of his focus back into playing baseball. While I have my doubts that the 35 (or 36, 37?) year-old can keep up his current pace (.353 BA, 5 HR, 29 RBI, 28 R) he has given Houston fans reason to believe he was worth signing last year.
3B Andy LaRoche: The younger LaRoche was questioned as to whether he had the talent to be an everyday player in the bigs. Everyone seems to have forgotten a few years ago when he was the next big thing to come out of the Dodgers organization. He has come along nicely in the last month, batting .304 with 25 RBI and 19 R for the season. Look for him to be an All Star next season and possibly trade bait with the perennially terrible Pirates.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
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