5 Tool Player

[KNH]

Originally Posted by tbob

Ty Cobb was a 5 tool player. Sure you look at his dead ball numbers for home runs and see there weren't that many but I remember watching a show on tv which said Ty was PO'ed at the Babe for getting all the publicity and fame for his long balls and Ty said "I'll show that #$%^&*@" and hit 3 home runs the next game. Cobb said he didn't hit home runs because they weren't necessary but many old-timers said he could have hit a lot of them if he tried. Guess we'll never know.

Sounds like Ichiro. He could hit a lot more HR's if he chose too. Definitely a 4 tool player and a 5 tool if he wanted to be.

Dave Parker from '76-'79.

[cardaholic]

How do you play several years at catcher and still end up with 3000 hits and 400 steals? He did.

No on Soriano IMO. He's a poor fielder.