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Nick Swisher May Be A Sleeper Pick in the 2010 Home Run Derby

The 25th annual Homer Run Derby is taking place in Angels Stadium in Anaheim. Last year Prince Fielder took home the derby trophy. This year Fielder will not be back to defend his title. There will be five new derby contestants this year, it is time for a fresh young batch of players to liven things up a bit. Here are my predictions for how everyone will do tonight, starting from least favorite.

5. Nick Swisher, New York Yankees: Swisher is having his best season in the majors this year. Swisher made his first all-star team this year in the final vote. Swisher is on pace to hit 30 home runs and bat around .300. Swisher never has hit over .262 in a season. This season Swisher is hitting .298 with 15 home runs and a .524 slugging percentage. Swisher definitely has the personality for a home run derby and he is a switch hitter. Swisher will probably bat from the left side to give him a shorter distance. Even though his numbers are almost the same as Wells’s numbers, I think Swisher will hit a few more home runs because he will be batting lefty. Swisher can also be another sleeper as well.

Click here to read the full article – By Eric Heyer of Sports Fan Blog Network

July 12, 2010 - Posted by homerunheyer | Blogger, Eric Heyer, MLB, NY Yankees News, Nick Swisher | home run derby, MLB, Nick Swisher, Yankees | No Comments Yet