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Ascending Numbers 2007 Season, Jeremy Hermida…
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Every year there are going to be can’t-miss hotshot rookies. This is a category that Jeremy Hermida found himself in not too long ago. Like many rookies before him he took some time to get things going. The fact that he teased us with those 41 at-bats in 2005, rendering 4 homers along with a .293 AVG/.383 OBP certainly didn’t help owners make sound decisions. After the 2005 tease, Hermida was obviously overvalued at 2006 drafts. Drafted too high, he was most likely benched, before being dropped later on in that same 2006 season. Likely he was an afterthought until the end of July’07 when he seemed to be pulling it all together. By mid-August of last season one lucky owner would have him locked in. What were left were 11 or so other angry owners uttering the famous “shoulda, woulda, coudla.”
How can we forecast when a player’s numbers will start to pop? Nothing is ever certain, but one thing we can do is track progression from the previous season and pair that with their “prospect” status. We also need to rely on our hunches at times. I’ve all but given up on Jeremy Reed, but had he posted the same .339 AVG/.401 OBP, 10 HR and 36 RBI second half line that Hermida had, well then I’d have Reed on my radar too now.
While not all of the players listed below have seen the same ascending numbers as Jeremy Hermida, they had shown promise as the 2007 season wore on. They have also met the following criteria:
- Somewhat touted in their past
- Started off 2007 slowly, then got better as the season went on
- On my radar previously
- Not too green in the experience department
I’ll be tracking the guys below as bargain potential. Other than Cano (because he plays 2B) they all have ordinary numbers, only made possible by their outstanding final months. Let’s see if that
translates into 2008 success.
While we shouldn’t expect Cano to fall through the cracks
