Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez

2007 Stats: .314/.422/.645, 54 Home Runs, 156 RBIs, 24 Stolen Bases

Last year, Alex had one of the better seasons you'll ever see. He easily won the MVP...now, can he repeat it?

Probably not, but that's not exactly a knock on him. When someone has a year like that, it's not fair to expect them to put up those numbers again. That doesn't mean he can't have another MVP caliber season however, and I fully expect him to. I think he may have turned a bit of a corner last year in that he seemed to have stopped letting the crowd and media reactions dictate how he plays. In 2006 it was clear that he was effected by the booing, and while he didn't really have to deal with it much this past season (getting off to such a strong start in April with two walkoffs will do that for you), he had plenty of other things going on that the media wouldn't leave him alone about. It didn't appear to effect him at all, and if he can keep that going, there's no reason to think he can't continue to put up MVP caliber seasons for a bit longer.

Prediction: .306/.411/.598, 45 Home Runs, 142 RBIs, 22 SBs

Yeah, it's down a little, but I'd sign for those numbers right now, and really, who wouldn't?