Rookie Review: Anthony Rizzo
Anthony Rizzo aka Tony Curls was a major disappointment in 2011. Rizzo is derived from the adjective riccio, meaning curly. If you read my Prospect Spotlight on him last year then you wouldn’t have been affected by Rizzo’s poor showing. I said “The odds that Rizzo becomes a must-own fantasy player in 2011 are slim to none” and that’s me quoting me. I also predicted 13 HRs with a sub-250 average in 300+ at-bats. However, when you aren’t even close to the Mendoza Line after 150 Plate Appearances, you don’t really give your manager a tough decision.
Padres fans were calling him the next Adrian Gonzalez before last season, and now they’d rather have Selena Gomez. Instead of trading for Selena, they chose to trade Rizzo for Andrew Cashner and some other guy with a hard to pronounce name. Now Cubs fans can talk about how Rizzo is the next Mark Grace. It’s just how the marvelous world of prospects work.
The good news for the Cubs is they can bring Rizzo along slowly if they need to. They have a really old guy named Bryan LaHair who is just dying for his chance to prove himself in the Majors. However, I think it will be hard to keep Rizzo caged if the Cubs find out why LaHair hasn’t broken into a MLB lineup by the age of 29. Rizzo still has the makeup of a David Ortiz, Adam Lind or Justin Morneau type of hitter. A small sample of 130 at-bats is going to change my opinion, yet.
For 2012, I think it’ll be a wait-and-see approach. It will be all about playing time and opportunity. If Rizzo wins the job out of Spring Training then look for him to drop 25+ Home Runs with 80+ RBIs. Not bad for a rookie. I think Adam LaRoche just got a woody. However, you can’t be surprised if LaHair takes the 1B job and runs with it. Draft and protect with confidence in keeper leagues, but keep an eye on the situation in re-draft leagues as well.
2012 Prediction: 360 AB – 52 R – 16 HR – 61 RBI – 2 SB – .265 AVG
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