Message #2 by Rob Reed @ December 10, 2009, 09:54am how will he follow-up a great 2009? Strikes out far too much, but balances it with a nice ability to take a walk. It was his rule of 27 year last year, and he broke out with 20-20... I believe he has reached his peak. BUT, the high BABIP is a skill set, it appears, because his average BABIP since his 2006 introduction is, believe it or not, in the .370s. SBs make him a very valuable AL only OF. He definitely came into his own last year, and one of my biggest 2009 sleepers is no longer one. In multi-leagues, I still try and land him #4, #5. Might be tough to do.

Message #1 by Rob Reed @ November 25, 2008, 04:23pm Rule of 27 guy to look out for... Shin-soo, in a short stint, makes the PlayerTrack AL all-star squad at the OF position. Some might scratch their heads. Well, this kid quietly produced last season... quietly, until September, when he was named the AL player of the month. Unfortunately, his status as "sleeper" might get hit by that alone. In the minors, he stole a ton, so 15-20 SBs given a full season is not out of the question. And, he turns 27 this year which, given the Rule of 27 in fantasy baseball mythology, we can expect to see his career year next year or looming shortly. His contract with the Indians is up in March, so we will need to monitor his status in the offseason. If he once again gets a one-year deal, then this fact coupled with the Rule of 27 make him a very attractive end game option.

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PLAYERtrack player stats & ranks
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AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB CS 2010 449 132 26 2 15 63 63 .294 .381 16 5 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 90 .340 79% .461 0.842 2010 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 203

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB CS 2009 583 175 38 6 20 86 87 .300 .383 21 2 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 151 .376 74% .489 0.872 2009 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 50 2009 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 24

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB CS 2008 317 98 28 3 14 66 68 .309 .393 4 3 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 78 .373 75% .549 0.942 2008 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 10 2008 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 5

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB CS 2007 17 5 0 0 0 5 5 .294 .368 0 1 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 5 .417 70% .294 0.662 No ranking because did not play 20+ games at any position OF-5

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB CS 2006 157 44 12 3 3 22 23 .280 .356 5 3 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 50 .394 68% .452 0.808 2006 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 139 2006 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 67