Greatest Living Player...

[packs]

Rickey played the outfield until he was 44 years old. Would a liability in the field have that kind of career in the era of the DH? I realize he played in the National League before the universal DH but he was still patrolling the field for Seattle and Boston.

He's second all time in put outs in Left Field and he's 19th all time in assists. Doesn't like a liability to me. Again, not Vlad but is that really the standard?

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by packs

Rickey played the outfield until he was 44 years old. Would a liability in the field have that kind of career in the era of the DH? I realize he played in the National League before the universal DH but he was still patrolling the field for Seattle and Boston.

He's second all time in put outs in Left Field and he's 19th all time in assists. Doesn't like a liability to me. Again, not Vlad but is that really the standard?

He played for a long time and played a lot of games in left field which would lead to a lot of putouts regardless of his fielding ability. I'm not saying he was a liability in the field just that I don't think he was ever considered an elite defender (1 gold glove) or had an above average throwing arm. The fact that he played 18 games in left field for the Dodgers at age 44 doesn't change that.