Active Players
by Mike TI know that Russ limited himself to players whose careers are complete, but I would be remiss to not bring up Albert Pujols. He is 29 years old, has played only 9 seasons and yet…..
- Rookie of the Year 2001
- 3 MVPs (2005, 2008, 2009)
- MVP runner up 3 times (2002, 2003, 2006)
- MVP top 5 8 time (out of 9 seasons)
- 1 Gold Glove
- Highest career Batting Average (.334) among active players
- Among active players (1st in BA, SLG, OPS, OPS+, 2nd in OPB)
- Career (already 4th in career SLG and OPS, 7th in career OPS+)
- Through age 29, most similar to Jimmie Foxx, Hank Aaron, Lou Gherig, Ken Griffey, Frank Robinson and Mickey Mantle in that order)
- For his first 6 years he was most similar to Joe Dimaggio
I know his resume is incomplete, but if he stays healthy, we are looking at one of the greatest hitters of all time.
2 comments March 01 2010 12:52 pm | Mike T | Discussion |
HGH
Unfortunately this is the result of the stupid “Steroid era.” Maybe he did, maybe he didn’t, how do we know he didn’t. It’s ridiculous. If I were a clean player that was of HOF caliber, I’d let them take a test tube of blood 3 times a season (spring training, AS Break and September) and say keep it for however long you want and test it whenever.