Matt Holliday is 41 hits away from 2,000 and 13 home runs from 300. He is projected to get to 2,000 hits in the first week of August, but it will be close on the 13 more home runs necessary to reach 300. He currently has 12 home runs in the Cardinals’ first 69 games, but his HR/FB rate is higher than it’s been since 2007, so he’s likely to slow down in the that department.
Mark Teixeira is three home runs away from 400 for his career. He’s been on the DL since June 4, but is expected to come off the DL on June 25. Teixeira’s really struggled this year. He’s currently hitting .180/.271/.263 with just three home runs in 188 plate appearances. He’s likely to hit better than that once he returns from the DL. Still, it could take him a few weeks to reach the 400 mark, likely sometime in July.
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Another player currently on the DL is Felix Hernandez, sitting on 147 wins for his career. King Felix had four wins in his first 10 starts. He’s expected back from the DL sometime around the All-Star break, so it could be August when Felix joins Bartolo Colon (224), CC Sabathia (219), John Lackey (172), Justin Verlander (164), Zack Greinke (152), and Jake Peavy (150) as the only active pitchers with 150 or more career victories (not counting Freddy Garcia, who is pitching in the Mexican League).