Given yesterday's announcement by Lou Piniella that Cliff Floyd won't play until at least 7-10 days into March, how much playing time will he actually get?
Will he start the year on the DL? Will he be healthy enough to hit and play half the time?
You decide. I'll have a game thread up later this morning.
Cliff Floyd's career stats at baseball-reference.com
image Photoshopped by BCB reader madtown
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OPENING DAY!@!!
COME ON AL, LETS GET EXCITED ABOUT TODAYS GAME!first off, is it on tv or radio?
wheatfield mike - March 1, 2007
Today's game...
... is on WGN radio.I haven't posted my Floyd projection yet -- I'm not sure where to take this. Anyone else?
Al Yellon - March 1, 2007
Floyd
I'm going to wait until we see how healthy he is and such before making predictions.I think he will contribute and be valuable and worth the signing but not set the world on fire. Very valuable off the bench and some starts.
In my opinion the Cubs are better off with him than without him at worst he won't do anything for us.
kerrysotherwife - March 1, 2007
Interesting
Did anyone else catch that little tidbit that with the new CBA the trainer is not allowed to give injury updates?kerrysotherwife - March 1, 2007
I'll take a stab
at it.AB 179
HITS 49
RUNS 24
DOU 11
TRP 0
HR 9
RBIS 27
SB 0
SO 35
BB 19
AVG .274
OB .343
SLG .486
wild bill - March 1, 2007
Floyd 2007
Start the season on the DL? Could we be that lucky?Cliff Floyd should be a part-time DH in the AL. He's 34, over-weight, and but five months removed from surgery on his Achilles tendon. I'm rooting for a rebirth, as is Jim Hendry, obviously, but I think the Cubs would have been better off bringing Moises Alou back. Seriously.
In keeping with my projection about Murton, I see Floyd playing his way onto the bench where he'll be this season's Phil Nevin.
AB: 280
R: 38
H: 65
2B: 15
3B: 0
HR: 9
RBI: 42
BB: 25
K: 60
.232/.306/.382/.688
Jed Taylor - March 1, 2007
totally agree..
n/twicubfan - March 1, 2007
Now that...
... some of you have posted, I'll chime in:AB 275
R 29 (because he'll be taken out for PR)
H 70
2B 12
3B 0
HR 11
RBI 43
BB 20
SO 65
Line .255/.327/.418
Al Yellon - March 1, 2007
Holding
back, hey.wild bill - March 1, 2007
here we go
glad to be here. let me say-500 at bats
40 jacks
40 doubles
100 ribbies
the foot feels good. they just holding me back- you know- precautionary. its OK. I like the orange guy. went out to lunch a couple times with him. good kid.
lookin forward to a good year. wish us the best.
CF
Cliff Floyd - March 1, 2007
Well
I guess you have time to respond, seeing that you will be sitting the first 7 games or so.wild bill - March 1, 2007
Here's mine
Looks like I'm being a little more generous with playing time and at-bats than most but I think being on a new team and his desire to play in Chicago will bring a little more out of him than maybe we expect. I do think there will be an injury at some point though, hope not but I'd bet it's likely. Let's hope the foot holds up. C'mon Cliff, show us you've got something left and we won't be upset about you taking away playing time from Orange Guy.Ab's 300
Runs 35
Hits 76
2b's 20
3b's 0
HR's 14
RBI 45
BB 25
SO 65
Avg. .253
Obp. .311
Slg. .460
Ops. .771
TB 138
SB 2
pageian - March 1, 2007
one last hurrah in a part-time role
AB: 333R: 64
H: 106
2B: 22
3B: 0
HR: 17
RBI: 68
BB: 28
K: 67
AVG: .318
OBP: .402
SLG: .537
He will get the bulk of his playing time versus RHP and in the 2nd Half after Jones, Izturis, and Veal or Gallagher is traded to Baltimore in a blockbuster deal landing Tejada.
socalbob - March 3, 2007
Projection
AB-380R-50
H-105
2B-15
3B-0
HR-20
RBI-55
BB-30
S0-70
AVE.-.276
OBA-.329
SLG-.473
Imtrejo - March 3, 2007
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