One more thing to consider when comparing Drysdale and Martinez.
Hitting.
While Ramon Martinez was a weakling at the plate, Drysdale could flat out rake. Martinez had 1 home run in 596 career at bats. Drysdale is third in Major League history with 29 carer bombs in 1,169 at bats. Drysdale had 26 doubles, 7 triples, 29 home runs, and drove in 113 runs. The guy ahead of him, Warren Spahn, had 6 more homers, but over 700 more at bats.
You've got to have Drysdale on your all-time Dodgers team. And you really need to consider all the players that have ever played for the franchise. Eliminating the early part of the franchise's history because "not a lot of people know about those players" is a bad decision, in my opinion. Use it as an opportunity to educate some people.
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