Back in 1984, Sparky Anderson called Bill James "a little fat guy with a beard who has no knowledge of anything." For the 4th year in a row FanGraphs has Bill James' projections available for the upcoming season. His projections have been considered to be wildly optimistic by some, especially regarding young players. As with all projection systems, take them with a grain of salt ... Here's his take on your 2012 Cincinnati Reds, after the jump.

Position Players

Devin Mesoraco - 91 games - 12 HR .262/.324/.457 - .332 wOBA

Ryan Hanigan - 108 games - 6 HR .275/.362/.367 - .324 wOBA

Joey Votto - 156 games - 31 HR - .310/.412/.547 - .408 wOBA

Brandon Phillips - 156 games - 19 HR - .279/.334/.435 - .332 wOBA

Zack Cozart - 131 games - 12 HR - .256/.306/.404 - .315 wOBA

Scott Rolen - 109 games - 11 HR - .268/.338/.434 - .334 wOBA

Juan Francisco - 64 games - 9 HR - .287/.314/.517 - .355 wOBA

Yonder Alonso - 107 games - 11 HR - .277/.345/.446 - .347 wOBA

Drew Stubbs - 136 games - 14 HR - .258/.336/.403 - .331 wOBA

Jay Bruce - 150 games - 32 HR - .270/.349/.510 - .363 wOBA

Chris Heisey - 107 games - 14 HR - .267/.328/.485 - .346 wOBA

Todd Frazier - 59 games - 6 HR - .248/.311/.444 - .331 wOBA

Miguel Cairo - 52 games - 3 HR - .253/.315/.370 - .293 wOBA

Pitchers

Johnny Cueto - 198 IP - 3.77 ERA - 4.02 FIP - 1.26 WHIP

Mike Leake - 178 IP - 4.04 ERA - 4.47 FIP - 1.29 WHIP

Bronson Arroyo - 207 IP - 4.00 ERA - 4.68 WHIP - 1.26 WHIP

Homer Bailey - 132 IP - 3.96 ERA - 3.88 FIP - 1.33 WHIP

Edinson Volquez - 155 IP - 3.95 ERA - 4.22 FIP - 1.38 WHIP

Aroldis Chapman - 54 IP - 3.33 ERA - 3.51 FIP - 1.41 WHIP

Sam LeCure - 80 IP - 4.28 ERA - 4.27 FIP - 1.33 WHIP

Bill Bray - 44 IP - 3.07 ERA - 3.26 FIP - 1.18 WHIP

Jose Arredondo - 63 IP - 3.71 ERA - 3.95 FIP - 1.41 WHIP

Nick Masset - 62 IP - 4.35 ERA - 3.97 FIP - 1.45 WHIP

Logan Ondrusek - 47 IP - 3.45 ERA - 4.04 FIP - 1.30 WHIP

Francisco Cordero - 71 IP - 3.04 ERA - 3.36 FIP - 1.23 WHIP