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By: Mack Rosenberg
There are some hitters in 2005 that had breakout seasons like
Derek Lee, David Wright, Michael Young, Carl Crawford, and Joe
Mauer. These guys are not yet in a class by themselves but by
taking it to the next level in 2006, they can separate themselves
from fray and become the bats of the new generation.
While not yet in the same category as Alex Rodriguez, the
following five batters have a chance to one day join A-Rod as one
of Baseball's elite batters. Boy, would I love to see that happen.
Here are those batters destined to make a mark in 2006:
David Wright, Mets Being a die-hard Met fan, Wright is one of my
favorite players to watch out there. He brings a lot of excitement
to the game of baseball. At just 23 years of age, he slugged 27
home runs putting him in second place in that category on the
Mets roster in 2005. He also had 102 RBI’s last year, making
2005 his best year in the majors. He has a versatile mood on the
field which can at times carry over to the dish. In the national
league, he had the eighth best batting average of .306, and he
also had the tenth best RBI total in the National league, tying
Bobby Abreu. If things keep up like this for young Wright, his
future is no where but up.
Michael Young, Rangers Young is 29 years old coming into 2006
and has some firepower that he is waiting to unleash. Young hit
24 homers last year, and drove in 91 RBI’s. This year was by far,
his best year in baseball. After a good couple of years playing
next to Alex Rodriguez which really helped, he racked up 221 hits
last year, leading baseball in that category, which really says a
lot for a young man flourishing in this league. His talent continues
to rise because his fielding percentage is very appealing, .974 in ’
05. Michael is about to enter the years of his prime, it should be
fun.
Joe Mauer, Twins Joe Mauer is an underrated veteran catcher for
the Twins who had a solid year in 2005. After a 2004 rookie
campaign filled with knee injury, Mauer it center stage when he
started 131 games for Minnesota last year. "He's healthy now,''
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said in an interview with ESPN.
com.”His knee got checked out at the end of the year. No
problems. It looks great. Everything is fantastic. He's a stud. …
This young man is a real deal.'' Well, if Mauer is going to make it
in baseball, his hitting stats will have to rise just a little bit. With
9 homers and 55 RBI’s in ’05, his hitting should either retain, or
regain in ’06.
Carl Crawford, Devil Rays On a Tampa Bay team that was trying
it’s best to rebuild in 2005, the center of attention turns slightly
to Carl Crawford. Crawford is not your average left fielder that
goes out there everyday and get’s the job done. He does much
more then that. He plays hard, versatile baseball that is not to be
fooled around with. Crawford had the sixth most hits in the
American League last year, with 194, tying none other then A-
rod. He had the third most steals in the AL last year, with 46 and
also managed to slug his way to 15 homers and 81 RBI’s. But his
most memorable stat had to 15 triples, leading major league
baseball. I told you so; this guy can do it all. He’ll have some help
this year as former Angel’s bench coach Joe Maddon comes in as
the new manager. After working with the likes of young talents
in Anaheim, Maddon should feel right at home in Tampa Bay.
Johnny Damon, Yankees This pick may have already expired if
you know what I mean as Damon has already done what has
been required to be one of the top hitters in baseball. Coming
just three hits short of 200 last year, he had the seventh best
total in baseball. Johnny also hit 35 doubles last year, which
should grow to new heights on a team like the Yankees. He is
known for his sleek presence at the top of the lineup, and New
York is no different. Signing with the Yanks this off-season,
Damon should be in for another monster year.
Those are just some of the many rising hitters coming into the
game for the 2006 season. It should be fun to watch them
progress and rise to the top of the class.
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