Past, Present, Future 5 Tool Players...

[mintacular]

Han Ram maybe, Pujols not. You usually plant your most unathletic player at 1st

[bbcard1]

No argument that Bonds was a tool...

There are a lot of 40s and 50s guys whose stats don't bear out their speed because of the game. Cobb was a great power hitter in context of his day. I really think you could make a good case for Ruth...the pitching just makes it hard not to argue that he was as good all-round as you could ask for.

[Fred]

Ty Cobb did lead the league in SBs and HRs one year, albeit only 9 HRs. He did play in the dead ball era so HRs weren't very plentiful.

Willie Mays was a great 5 -tool player. He led the league in SBs and HRs 4x for each stat, but never in the same year. We know he could field and throw.

Today I'd look at Matt Kemp. He's got the potential to be a solid 5-tool player if he can cut down on his K's and keep BA above .300

[Brian Van Horn]

Two names: Tris Speaker and Sam Crawford.

[wheels56]

Nate Schierholtz. :-). Stole 2nd twice today.

[bcbgcbrcb]

For a brief period of time, Eric Davis (Cin) was as good as it gets.

[quinnsryche]

How about Clemente?

[LanceRoten]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

For a brief period of time, Eric Davis (Cin) was as good as it gets.

Brief but yes. Eric was good. 1987 for the amount of games he played was a great year for Eric. I'll give a vote to Mantle overall.