Message #3 by Rob Reed @ March 13, 2010, 03:21pm later round pick who could surprise Remember: only one year removed from 37 HRs. He has right field secured... A line of .275, 30 HR, 110 RBI, 100 R, 6 SBs is entirely reasonable... ESPN's ADP has him at 155. Mid-15th round in a 10-team league... with the potential for 30+ HR power? Nice!

Message #2 by umreb86 @ 5/20/08, 6:58pm My best guess... is a crash & burn candidate. No doubt, he is a great story thus far, but let's see what happens the second time around the league. I think Mr. Ludwick will come back to Earth.

Message #1 by Rob Reed @ 5/20/08, 5:46pm Can't put a finger on him... The big question folks will have here is: Just what does a player have to do to convince you, Rob? Here is an interesting article on Ludwick from March... it is very favorable. http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/bird-land/bird-lan d/2008/03/ludwicks-wicked-case-of-deja-vu/ Will he hit 30+ HRs? No doubt. Is his average going to crash and burn? I would say yes... 80% contact rate last year that was only 67% near the end of April. But, he has mashed ever since, and is now at .350, I think. A surprising personal statistic. Did you know he turns 30 in July? This is a player that I just can't get a finger on.

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AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2013 129 31 5 0 2 12 7 .240 .295 0 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 29 .296 77% .326 0.621 2013 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 346 2013 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 82

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2012 422 116 28 1 26 80 53 .275 .341 0 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 97 .301 77% .531 0.872 2012 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 54 2012 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 30

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2011 490 116 23 0 13 75 56 .237 .309 1 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 124 .292 74% .363 0.672 2011 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 242 2011 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 121

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2010 490 123 27 2 17 69 63 .251 .318 0 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 121 .301 75% .418 0.736 2010 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 184 2010 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 98

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2009 486 129 20 1 22 97 63 .265 .323 4 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 106 .299 78% .447 0.77 2009 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 83 2009 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 39

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2008 538 161 40 3 37 113 104 .299 .372 4 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 146 .349 72% .591 0.963 2008 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 7 2008 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 4

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2007 303 81 22 0 14 52 42 .267 .325 4 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 72 .309 76% .479 0.804 2007 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 113 2007 (OF) PLAYERTRACK RANK: 52

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG OBP SB 2005 41 9 0 0 4 5 8 .220 .333 0 SO BABIP CR% SLG OPS 13 .208 68% .512 0.845 No ranking because did not play 20+ games at any position OF-11, DH-3