The Hardball Times has come out with six year projections for Jesus Montero.

Of course, they’re just projections and lots of things can happen.  Montero is only 20, and has yet to make an appearance over AA.

The projections, however, do seem to give some substance to the statement that: in the long run it doesn’t matter if Montero is a catcher or a DH–if his bat is that talented, you’ll find room for him to play.


Here are the projections, under the jump:

Six-Year Major League Equivalent Forecast

Year Org Lg Age PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS K BB HBP GDP BA OBP SLG OPS wOBA Field WAR
2010 NYA AL 20 441 409 61 128 24 1 22 76 1 0 67 28 3 16 .314 .361 .542 .903 .386 1.1 3.4
2011 NYA AL 21 430 398 64 131 25 1 26 83 1 0 61 28 3 15 .329 .376 .592 .968 .410 1.1 4.3
2012 NYA AL 22 453 420 71 143 28 1 30 95 1 0 62 30 3 16 .341 .388 .631 1.019 .430 1.1 5.3
2013 NYA AL 23 483 446 78 155 30 1 35 106 1 0 64 33 3 17 .347 .395 .656 1.051 .441 1.1 6.1
2014 NYA AL 24 491 452 81 159 31 1 38 112 1 0 63 34 3 18 .351 .400 .676 1.076 .450 1.1 6.5
2015 NYA AL 25 579 533 95 185 37 2 44 130 1 0 74 41 4 21 .347 .397 .667 1.064 .446 1.1 7.5