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Old 01-23-2020, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by GeoPoto View Post
Career OBP of .361 and OPS+ of 144 are excellent. 509 SB in 9 seasons. His 12 year-peak numbers are good enough. But that is really all he played. The volume might not be enough.
Stats are only part of the story. He played the game like no one else around him. Power, speed, the way he ran the bases. Stovey was the prototype of the five tool player before it existed.
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