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Originally Posted by G1911
Lieberthal was a stud in 1999; though the effort to paint him as somehow like Rolen is of course absurd. Lots of average starters have a single season in which they hit better than a HOF player. It’s just a cheap rhetorical trick to try and associate a candidate one doesn’t like with an average player.
At least Lieberthal was a meritous starter lol. The Brogna take is the silliest claim I’ve read since I heard George Kell is significantly better than Mike Schmidt.
Abreu was a greatly underrated star in the Minoso category, very very good at many things but not great enough at any one to get acclaim. I don’t think I’d vote him in, but he’s not far away.
I guess we better tell Lou Gehrig to take a hike for not being the best on his team…
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As a Phillies fan, I watched many of the games that Rico Brogna played in. It's been over 20 years, but I thought I remember him being decent for them. However, his numbers don't indicate that was entirely correct. Either way, I don't remember ever thinking he was as good or better than Scott Rolen was. I do seem to remember him being regarded as a good fielder at first base, but his dWAR is actually negative every season he played which is surprising.