Message #3 by Rob Reed @ June 4, 2011, 08:46am much better hitter than this Now is the time to grab him up... high BABIP is his claim to fame, and he is at league average right now... he should hit in the .290s+ and post 15-15 the rest of the way.

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.

x=year; y=% of available fantasy points per year x 1000

PLAYERtrack player stats & ranks
        for Shin-Soo Choo

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2013 569 162 34 2 21 54 107 .285 .402 20 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 133 .340 76% .462 0.864 2013 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 32

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2012 598 169 43 2 16 67 88 .283 .361 21 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 150 .354 74% .441 0.802 2012 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 123 2012 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 68

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2011 313 81 11 3 8 36 37 .259 .335 12 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 78 .322 75% .390 0.725 2011 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 185 2011 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 93

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2010 550 165 31 2 22 90 81 .300 .392 22 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 118 .349 78% .484 0.876 2010 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 36 2010 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 14

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2009 583 175 38 6 20 86 87 .300 .383 21 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 151 .376 74% .489 0.872 2009 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 59 2009 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 30

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

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2007 17 5 0 0 0 5 5 .294 .368 0 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 2006 157 44 12 3 3 22 23 .280 .356 5 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 50 .394 68% .452 0.808 2006 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 141 2006 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 68