01-25-2018, 12:11 PM
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"Cherry-picking" or not, those are impressive Hall of Famers
Bill Gregory posted some impressive names and their numbers (alongside Edgar's) and received a "cherry-picking" award; possibly other knocks, too, as I have not read much beyond Bill's post. When mentioning some of the all-time, all-time greats in the same breath as Edgar Martinez is considered "cherry-picking", I say: Pick away! Edgar has been criticized for being a DH. Let's just add that he had no speed, batted right-handed and hardly ever beat out a hit. I like the company in which Bill (and Edgar's stats) place him.
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Originally Posted by the 'stache
Martinez is a Hall of Famer. Toss out his last season, when he was 41, and he's got a career 151 OPS +.
This article from Ryan Spaeder of The Sporting News makes the case quite well.
Here are some numbers to mull over:
And I thought this was pretty eye opening:
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