Triple Milestone Targets-2013

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Triple Milestone Targets – 2013

By Bill Gilbert

9/3/2013           billcgilbert@sbcglobal.net
 Here is a look at who is on target for the milestones of a .300 batting average, 30 home runs and 100 RBIs with 4 weeks to go.
Triple Milestone Targets-2013
With four weeks to go, only two players are on target for triple milestones of a .300 batting average, 30 home runs and 100 RBIs but six others are close.  Only one pitcher is on target for the milestones of 20 wins, 200 strikeouts and an ERA less than 3.00.  No other pitchers are close.
At this point in the season, a batter must have a batting average of .300, 25 home runs and 85 RBIs to be on target.  To be considered close, he must have a batting average of .290, 23 home runs and 80 RBIs.
A pitcher must have 17 wins, 169 strikeouts and an ERA of less than 3.00 to be on target.  To be considered close, he must have 16 wins, 159 strikeouts and an ERA of less than 3.15.
Here are the players who are on target or close:
HITTERS               BA-HR-RBI
Miguel Cabrera  .358-47-122.  Has it made with room to spare.
Robinson Cano  .305- 25- 89.  On target but needs home runs and RBIs.
Chris Davis  .298-47-122.  Needs a couple of points on batting average.
Paul Goldschmidt .295-31-104. Close, but short on batting average.
Adrian Beltre  .327-28-82.  A little short on RBIs.
Adam Jones  .293-28-98. Close and coming on strong.
David Ortiz  .312-24-85.  Close but needs home runs.
Mike Trout  .335-23-82.  Close but needs home runs and RBIs.
PITCHERS            W-L, Strikeouts, ERA
Max Scherzer  19-1, 201, 2.90.  On target but ERA could be a problem.
No other pitchers have more than 15 wins.  Since pitchers wins are not controllable, it’s interesting to look at which pitchers are on target on both strikeouts and ERA but not wins..
PITCHER             W-L ERA-Strikeouts
Yu Darvish           12-6, 2.73, 236
Clayton Kershaw  14-8, 1.89, 231
Felix Hernandez   12-9, 3.01, 200
Chris Sale            10-12, 2.99, 193
Matt Harvey            9-5, 2.27, 191
Adam Wainwright  15-9, 3.14, 187
Steven Strasburg    6-9, 2.85, 174
Jose Fernandez    10-6, 2.33, 173

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