Well, there is always that 22-win total he posted two season ago. He is also a guy who throws a hard sinker and good cut fastball, inducing a lot of ground balls. He also doesn't throw a curve very often, which tend to hang in Colorado. We're just going to close our eyes on this one and hope it all works out in the end. Chicago AL Bond - Konerko is player number two in our dull duo of Rick Reed and Paul Konerko.
Flyball pitchers are the most likely to profit from the new strike zone.
The lumbering Konerko will not help us in the stolen base category. Molina had a decent year last year in his first, and should improve. But I expect his numbers to do the opposite of what they were. His power numbers should drop some, while his average should climb. In the minors, Molina had less power than he showed last year, but he also hit around .350 at various spots in his ascension.