One that's not eligible yet:
Since defense has been prevalent in this thread, how about a guy who is generally considered the best modern day outfielder Andruw Jones.
His offensive stats come up short- .254 BA, 1933 hits, 434 homers
however...his defense, oh his defense was something to behold!
On the All-Time Career list for dWAR, 47 of the top 50 are Shortstops, Third-Basemen, and Catchers.
The other three are two Hall-of-Fame Second-Basemen, Mazeroski (23.9) and Fox (21.0)...and one outfielder, Andruw (24.1)
It should be pointed out that infielders and catchers have the big advantage in dWAR in that they have more total chances per game than outfielders. This makes Andruw's ranking all the more impressive.
If Mazeroski and Fox deserve to be in, and I realize that has been a hot topic, certainly Andruw deserves his shot. His big disadvantage is that his peers (eligible outfielders) will be judged primarily on their superior offensive stats...so this could be a push.
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Last edited by clydepepper; 09-04-2014 at 10:05 PM.
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