Considering the normal career arc of any MLB player and its many pitfalls due to injury and other factors, any list like that is ging to have a few players who didn't achieve.Originally Posted by mvp 78
Seeing Victor Martinez and AJ Pierzynski on the list (as bad an experience as we had with AJ, he was an all star caliber catcher for a very long career), consider me still intrigued.
If history tells us anything, the path to redeption for any bad baseball team is marked with a deep rotation of durable starters, a world class defense in both infield and outfield, a lineup that can generate runs in more than one way, a bullpen that won't steal defeat from the jaws of victory, and a top end catcher to hold the whole package together. These are the conditions by which victory is achieved, anything that does not accomplish these objectives is a waste of resources.
I like Devers' list better.
Similar Batters through 21
Harlond Clift (954.9)
Ron Santo (952.6) *
Juan Gonzalez (947.5)
Ken Keltner (940.6)
Cal Ripken Jr. (940.5) *
Willie Mays (940.0) *
Jose Canseco (937.5)
Larry Parrish (936.5)
Bill Dahlen (933.1)
Dick Kokos (928.8)
I think the bidding war for him would be pretty strong with teams with a lot stronger farms than the sox.
That leaves out the Red Sox. Bleacher Report ranked their farm 28 out of 30....
I knew it was only a matter of time before this rumor would start.....
https://nypost.com/2018/10/31/j-t-re...hez-swap-talk/
Yankees would never make that trade. Sanchez is a future HOFer!
That friggin Dombrowski! He has ruined our future. lol
I think Sanchez is better than what he showed this year but seriously doubt he'll be a HOF'er.
Sanchez has a special bat. He’s way better than we saw. He’s got a cannon behind the plate. He just gets lazy and he lacks quickness. If his work ethic behind the dish doesn’t improve, then I’m happy to see him DH. He will hit this year.
Based on what? Blind homerism?
Based on how he hit through the minors and the season he was called up.
Pitchers have caught up to him. Sorry, he sucks now. Just look at his last season. That's the rules. NEGATIVE OWAR DH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I guess devers doesn't have a future either then........
Sanchez wouldnt even have made our Postseason roster......
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When Sanchez was Devers' age, he was still playing in Peoria in front of 50 people. Nice try though sport!
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