Unlike other articles here on eDraft, this one is going to focus on what each team player in Major League Baseball is currently on pace to end the season at.
There are some real surprises across the board, but one player figures to make the list in nearly every offensive category. As if it was even possible, Miguel Cabrera is one-upping his Triple Crown performance from a season ago. Meanwhile, some pitchers are on pace to hit the history books as well.
Let's take a look at the league leaders in each major statistical category and where they are projected to finish the year at just two months into the season.
There are currently only five players in baseball who are on pace to hit 40 homers. Six reached that total in 2011, while only two drove 40 out of the park in 2011. Needless to say, the "Steroid Era" in baseball might just be on the downswing right now. Those projected to hit 40 have all had success in the past hitting homers, so there isn't anything real fishy about it. Looking at you, Mr. Brady Anderson. On that note, no one is even close to breaking Barry Bonds' single-season homer record, which I am assuming is a good thing.
* Indicates record-breaking pace
As you can see above, Cabrera is completing running away with the RBI race at this point in the season. In fact, he is currently on pace to break Hack Wilson's record of 191 set in 1930. even with a down-tick in production, which should be expected, Miggy could still break this long-standing record.
Eight players are currently on pace to break the 130-RBI mark. To compare for a second, only one player broke that mark last season. Not too surprisingly, it was Miggy who did it. A total of 25 players are on pace to break the 100-RBI mark this season. Only 18 did last year.
In 2012, only four players hit the 40 stolen-base mark. Seven players are on pace to do it this season. If Coco Crisp remains healthy for the remainder of the year, he is a lock to hit that mark as well. Jean Segura is the one to watch here. He has blazing speed and possesses a .387 on-base mark, the best of any player listed above. If Juan Pierre reachs 40 stolen bases, it'd be the 10th time in his career he has done so, putting him in some elite company. Overall, it seems that the art of the stolen base has taken a back seat in recent seasons. It used to be that the league leader (thanks Rickey Henderson) would near the 80 stolen base mark. Those days surely have passed.
This isn't necessarily a pace thing. Instead, you are what you are when it comes to batting average. A total of 40 players are currently hitting over .300. In comparison, only 25 hit that mark last season. Miguel Cabrera is flirting with the .400 mark, but due to a lack of speed it seems unlikely he'll match a mark that has to be considered one of the rarest in the entire professional sports world. He is, however, a prime candidate to win a second consecutive American League Triple Crown. This would put him in the record books as one of the greatest hitters to ever put on a uniform.
Meanwhile, Jean Segura finds himself on this list once again. What he is currently doing for the Milwaukee Brewers is astonoshing at such as young age. Just missing the cut is Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles, who is sporting a ridiculous .337/.427/.723 stat line. He could be in the chase for the American League MVP should Cabrera somehow struggle later in the season and Detroit misses out on the playoffs. That's an unlikely scenario at this point.