Twins MLEs
 
Kevin Mulvey
 Year W L G GS CG SV GF IP H R ER BB K ERA HR SHO WP IBB HB BFP BK
2007  12   10   27   27   0   0   0   157.7   147   74   56   43   113   3.20   4   0   12   0   7   660   1 
MLE  11   9   27   27   0   0   0   144.3   161   76   69   48   105   4.33   5   0   12   0   8   650   1 
 
If Mulvey produces this line in '08, it'll be a solid, if unspectacular, start to his career. His BB/9 is good, as he's projected to issue 2.9 free passes per 9 innings, but he needs to harness his control a little to avoid the excessive wild pitches and hit batsmen. He only surrendered four home runs in 157 2/3 innings last year, which is why he's projected to allow only five in 2008. That isn't as far-fetched as it sounds, since the Metrodome has yielded a below average number of home runs over the last four seasons, but it's a little unrealistic to expect a rookie hurler to allow only five four-baggers.
 
Philip Humber
 Year W L G GS CG SV GF IP H R ER BB K ERA HR SHO WP IBB HB BFP BK
2007  11   9   25   25   0   0   0   139.0   129   70   66   44   120   4.27   21   0   6   0   9   586   1 
MLE  9   10   25   25   0   0   0   134.7   137   83   76   47   116   5.07   23   0   6   4   10   599   1 
 
Unlike Mulvey, Humber has a tough time keeping the ball in the park. He surrendered only eight roundtrippers last year, but he threw only 76 innings, and he allowed one homer in seven innings at the major league level. That's not terrible by any stretch of the imagination, but his projected total of 23 in only 134 2/3 innings isn't good. On the other hand, he projected to be a better strikeout pitcher than Mulvey with slightly better control and a better WHIP (1.37).
 
Deolis Guerra
 Year W L G GS CG SV GF IP H R ER BB K ERA HR SHO WP IBB HB BFP BK
2007  2   6   21   20   0   0   0   89.7   80   44   40   25   66   4.01   9   0   6   0   6   371   2 
MLE  3   5   21   20   0   0   0   83.0   95   61   56   29   61   6.07   11   0   6   0   7   380   2 
 
Nothing about the above indicates that Guerra is ready for prime time. He still needs a couple years in the minors before he's ready for the big leagues.
 
Carlos Gomez
 Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB HBP K SB CS SH SF GDP AVG OBP SLG
Minors  41   153   25   42   8   2   2   13   16   0   3   27   19   4   0   0   2   .275   .355   .392 
Majors  58   125   14   29   3   0   2   12   8   2   3   27   12   3   0   3   0   .232   .288   .304 
MLE  41   146   19   33   6   1   2   10   12   0   2   33   16   3   0   0   3   .228   .296   .326 
 
The above MLEs are based on Gomez's minor league stats and don't reflect his actual Major League performance. He suffered a broken bone in his hand last July, which required surgery, and he wasn't able to return to the Mets' lineup until September 7. He started only three games after that and racked up only 17 at-bats over the last three weeks of the season. He was hitting .250/.303/.333 at the time of the injury, but he'd just come off a very good June in which he batted .299/.351/.403, and had seven stolen bases in nine attempts. He most likely would have stayed in the lineup had he stayed healthy.