Crystal Ball Review: Matt Murton

Crystal Ball Review: Matt Murton

Crystal Ball: Matt Murton (posted April 7, 2006)

135 games, 489 at-bats, 143 hits, 26 doubles, 5 triples, 17 homers, 49 walks, 70 strikeouts, 16 steals, .292 average, .470 SLG, .357 rOBP, .827 rOPS, .178 ISO.

2006 Actual

144 games, 455 at-bats, 135 hits, 22 doubles, 3 triples, 13 homers, 45 walks, 65 strikeouts, 5 steals, .297 average, .444 SLG, .360 rOBP, .804 rOPS, .147 ISO.

2006 CB normalized for Actual Playing Time

144 games, 455 at-bats, 133 hits, 24 doubles, 4 triples, 16 homers, 46 walks, 65 strikeouts, 15 steals, .292.

COMMENTARY:
I was wrong about the speed but everything else looks good to me. I projected a bit more power than in reality but if you look at the normalized numbers, I predicted 44 extra-base hits and he got 38. That's a difference of ONE extra base hit per month of playing time. I count this as a hit except for the speed.