Breakouts: 27-Year Old Hitters for 2008

Prospecting isn't always about rookies. Sometimes it's about sifting through the young veterans who are about to turn things up a notch. Historically, twenty-seven has been a magic age for ballplayer development.

Here are some 27-year old* hitters to watch in 2008. Click any column to sort.

Lifetime through 2007
Player BA HR OBP SLG OPS

Nyjer Morgan 1
Fred Lewis 3
Carl Crawford 62
Josh Hamilton 19
Reggie Willits 0
Ryan Garko 28
Chad Tracy 62
Ronny Paulino 17
Alex Rios 52
Mark Teixeira 170
Rocco Baldelli 48
Chris Shelton 35
Curtis Granderson 50
Jeff Salazar 2
Chris Denorfia 2
Justin Morneau 110
Mike Fontenot 3
Ryan Raburn 4
Mark Teahen 32
Shane Victorino 20
Hank Blalock 115
Brendan Harris 15
Maicer Izturis 13
Chris Duncan 44
Rajai Davis 1
Chris Duffy 6
Kevin Kouzmanoff 21
Mike Jacobs 48
Jerry Owens 1
Daniel Ortmeier 6
Joey Gathright 1
Austin Kearns 95
Tony Pena 3
Angel Chavez 0
Brandon Phillips 53
Cody Ross 26
Felipe Lopez 65
Jeff Baker 10
Angel Pagan 9
Jeremy Reed 9
Ryan Doumit 21
Nick Swisher 80
Russ Adams 17
Dallas McPherson 18
Scott Hairston 24
Brian Buscher 2
Luis Rodriguez 6
Jason Botts 3
Jonny Gomes 58
Kelly Shoppach 10
Jose Bautista 31
Chris Snyder 30
John Buck 53
Josh Wilson 2
Jason Repko 11
Nelson Cruz 15
Todd Linden 8
Ben Johnson 7
Ray Olmedo 2
Rob Bowen 8
Vinny Rottino 0
Freddy Guzman 1
Reggie Abercrombie 7
Garrett Jones 2
Paul McAnulty 2
Ben Zobrist 3
Drew Anderson 0
Justin Knoedler 0
Ryan Roberts 1
Larry Broadway 0

* players shown are either 27 on opening day or turn 27 during the season.