NORTHERN
STATES LEAGUE
2018 HALL OF FAME ELIGIBLE
PLAYERS
Class of 2017 Batters
Jason Bartlett- It’s pretty ominous when Jason Bartlett leads of the
ballot this year. He did have a couple
of decent seasons, though, including a .331 average in 2007 for Magic City in a
part time role and later on for Glenville in 2010 when in a more full time
role, batted .290 with 10 triples in 117 games and was elected to his first and
only All-Star team. Things went south
quickly however and after a 31 error season in 2012 for the Greys he was
gone. He was originally drafted by Magic
City in the 3rd round of the 2006 rookie draft being traded to
Glenville in 2008.
Casey Blake- I’m not sure why he called himself Casey- he had a
perfectly fine first name of William.
But Casey is what he chose and that’s the way it’ll be. Blake did have some nice power years in the
NSL as a 3B for several clubs and was in double figures in HR his entire career
save the last campaign in 2012 for Johnson.
He did get 1000 hits and I was a little surprised at the 173 bombs. 632 rbi was solid, but that batting average
(career .245) will be a downer. His
whiff totals don’t impress in these days of 200 Ks being “okay”, but averaging
more than 100 a season for 9 seasons is ugly.
Casey’s best season was 2007 for the Caanan Polar Bears. That year he batted .270 with 30 HR and 81
rbi. He had his best power year in 2005
for the Prospectors with 32 HR and 110 rbi.
He was originally drafted by Longstown in the 2nd round of
the 2004 Rookie Draft and was traded 3 different times afterwards. Though he had more than 30- HR twice, he was
never an All-Star or All-League. In the
2010 playoffs for the Knights (Johnson) he had 5 HR over 11 games and drove in
12. It was a successful career if not great.
Barry Bonds- This is his 5th and final ballot now, and here is the
repeat: As time goes by I think we’re all softening our stance slightly on the
steroid boys. Maybe you turn your head
to the others, but it’s time for a big decision here. Yes, we all hate Barry and all think he was
doping, but this is a fact- he leads the league in career HR (704), career rbi
(2022), career doubles (648), and career BB (2082). Not only that, but he’s one of the very few
players who have a positive BB/K ratio, he swiped 414 bases, and batted
284. He led the league in HR just once-
2002 with 71 and led in BB 6 times, including 2002-5. He was the #1 overall pick in the 1987 Rookie
Draft by the Expansion East York 66ers, and through his career was able to
hoist 7 Championships. He was a 11 time
All Star and 9 time All League. He was
the 2002 MVP with those 71 HR, an incredible 195 BB, 172 runs, and 174
rbi. His 32.5 automatic points are the
most I’ve ever seen on the ballot. So,
the new voting rules may affect things, and we’ll find out more about the
league opinion on players such as Bonds.
What I do know is that he was by far the best hitter in baseball and the
best hitter in the NSL for at least 12 years.
How does that equate to the NSL Hall of Fame? His career was pedestrian from 1987-92, and Mick
thought he had just a run of the mill type player. But the career turned around in 1992- his
first year of a positive BB/K ratio and the first year of the new hat
size. From then, of course, he was the
best player in the league until 2005, his final huge campaign with 46 long
balls and 89 rbi. He appeared in 118
post season games with 35 long balls and 96 rbi. It's not a question of deserving of
enshrinement as far as the numbers go.
Russell Branyan- Quick- what’s his middle name? Think bull fight. I’ll tell you in a minute. What can we say about Branyan anyway? He was certainly cheap power- 175 HR in 11
seasons- that’s not too shabby. 451
rbi? OK- it was not a lot of bang for
the buck. Oooooh. Look at the career batting average! Wouldn’t you think he could have done just a
wee bit better in that category?
Russell’s best batting average was actually his rookie year (2001) and
it wasn’t that great either (.264). From
2003-5 he batted under the Mendoza line.
In 2011 he batted .176 in 107 games for the Comanches. Oh the price we’ll pay for pop. He did smack a career best 33 long balls with
91 rbi in 2010 for the C’s, but also whiffed 156 times in 116 games. But he was peddled around the league
often. He found his way to Creekside (1st
round rookie pick in 2001), East York, York, Glenville, and finally Keystone
and was with some winning teams- notching 3 HR in 21 career post season tilts
going a predictable 10 for 62. He never
appeared in the Championship Series. So in the never ending quest for power he
received more playing time than you would have thought, and probably would have
been better just as a 25th man.
(His middle name is Oles).
Orlando Cabrera- All the Sawx fans out there will always remember the
real world and the Nomar deal. Cabrera
did just fine then, and had a nice NSL career as well. Say what you want about
Gideon S. Burnham, III and his fondness for elk, catchers, and ice hockey- not
necessarily in that order. It is true
that the elder Burnham had 7 catchers on his roster at one time- right here on
my dining room table, as catching after Gary Carter was an abyss. Yet Burnie picked a plum this time by
getting O.C. in the first round of the 1999 Rookie Draft. After a sluggish start, Cabrera moved in to
the everyday role for the Canucks in 2002 and in 2004 posted his first of 2 All-Star
seasons when he batted .315 with 196 hits and 33 SB. Burnie rode the horse for a total of 11
years, once again getting an All-Star performance from him in 2008 (.332, 210
hits). Simply a solid player with some
pop (139 career HR and 916 rbi) at a “skill” position. His career batting average of .280 is nice
and he had more than 200 SB and a whopping total of 443 two baggers. In 2010 he was moved to New England for a
season and then on to Caanan where all players went to retire. Even his final year was okay, though, at .265
in 119 games. He was 32 for 111 in the
post season but never played in a Championship Series game. So if we follow his career, he was drafted in
the first round and Burnie got 11 seasons out of him, moving him to New England
towards the end of his career- a nice “draft, career, and trade before he’s
worthless” for Burnie. Back to the elk
and ice hockey- wonder how much snow Burnie has on the ground right now?
Miguel Cairo- Holy Smokes- 14 seasons for this guy? Wow- who knew? Apparently J.B. did as he snagged Miguel in
the 5th round of the 1998 Rookie Draft. He actually became the starter at 2B for the
C’s until Pedroia would push him off the keystone sack (get it? The Keystone Comanche’s keystone position?). I’m not sure what management saw in him as
his first full year in 1999 he booted 39 plays and batted .245 with 2 HR. But settling in to more of a part time role
he was able to piece together some useful seasons without much glamour. I’m hard pressed to find a career best year
for him, but I’ll settle for 2005 when he had 8 triples and batted .231 in 112
games. J.B. cut him after the 2007
season and he was picked up on waivers by Sparrow Lake for a pair of seasons,
before finishing up in Johnson after the 2011 Free Agent Draft.
Jorge Cantu- Chad saw something here and it wasn’t midget porn. After Cantu was drafted in the third round of
the 2005 Rookie Draft, he was traded to Indiana even up for Freddy Garcia (the
pitcher). He immediately paid dividends
by posting a nice .276 mark with 42 doubles, 31 HR, and 93 rbi in 141 games,
being named to his only All-Star team.
2009 was nice when in 155 games he batted .260 with a career best 106
rbi, and that followed with 2010 and a .299 BA with a league leading 57
doubles. But after that it was a crash
and burn and he was through after 2012. He was a one time All-League (2006) but the
nice doubles career total will pale when compared to others with longer
careers.
Ramon Castro- Do you remember when your daughters were teenagers? You know, Ewwwwww. So Castro had a 13 year career with us. He appeared in as many as 64 games once. He was held on a roster as a no card twice. He was traded 3 times and selected in 2
different Waiver Drafts. He did have one
season, though, which was nice- .358 with 10 HR and 36 rbi in 2008 for Caanan,
but really otherwise was a complete Ewwwwww.
Magic City’s 3rd round pick in 2000, he rode out 6 campaigns
there before going to Albany in the Cliff Lee deal- traded with Lee to Albany
for Zach Duke, Kerry Wood, and Yadier Molina.
Not a bad pickup for Bryan I’d say.
Endy Chavez- Oh I was sure I got a winner. We all passed on him in the 2002 Rookie
Draft, and Breeze management was sharp enough to grab him in the 2003 Free
Agent Draft. He started out as a part
timer then in 2003 was an everyday OF for the ‘varks, batting a not-so-stellar
.224 in 139 games. Is it any wonder why
I lead the league in career losses? He
was peddled to Johnson in 2005 and after that went through 3 Free Agent drafts
and 2 Waiver Drafts pretty much showing you his true value. He did bat ,293 in 93 games for the 2007
Knights and .296 for the Elite in his final season of 2012, but with no power,
minimal SB skills, and not so good on base percentages, his career never really
was. There’s only so much value in a
slick fielding OF.
Alex Cora- Joey lite. Well there
are a couple of things we’ll talk about here, and none will really be his NSL
career. His real name was Jose, but that
was already taken by his brother Jose.
Remember the Bob Newhart show?
That is my other brother Darryl?
Work with me… So this is Jose Alex, new manager of the Boston Red
Sox. Huh? Yeah- you guessed it. What’s he going to do, show the guys how to
bunt? Si and the guys used to go to the
Library in York when Paul White came to speak every year. Of course, our hero, Si, would always ask
White what he thought of the York First Capitol roster. This was usually the time for everyone to
snicker, and such was the case as in 2000 York had just picked up Alex from New
England in a trade. Nice pickup- here’s
the conversation: “Hey Paul, what do you think of Alex Cora”. White: “You mean Joey Lite?” An obvious reference to his brother Jose
Manuel who didn’t hit much either. But
back to the new Red Sox manager, he was traded 8 times and was drafted in 2
different Waiver Drafts. Speaking of
value! He was originally selected by New
England in the 6th round (yes- we had more than 5 rounds then) of
the 2000 Rookie Draft. In a semi-starter
role for Caanan in 2005 he batted .305 with a career best 58 rbi. Take that, Paul White! Let’s just hope he’s a better manager than
player, But this was the best Red Sox candidate?
Johnny Damon- “Decent player” and “Gulf Breeze roster” are generally
not used in the same sentence. Yet
Johnny was the face of the Aardvark franchise over 17 years and his numbers are
a function of that longevity. No, he
didn’t mash 600 HR but he was a solid performer for some awfully poor
teams. He appeared in over 100 games 15
times in his career and was an All-Star twice, in 2001 and 2006. His career best season was 2006 when he
batted .309 with a league leading 131 runs and stole 40 sacks. He also batted .421 in the playoffs that
season and was also on his one All-League team in 2006. Other numbers are longevity type numbers but
815 BB, 1408 runs, and even more than 1000 rbi make you take notice. He was the #6 overall pick in the 1996 Rookie
Draft and was a career ‘vark. Now about
that hair… He stole 55 bases in 2001 and had a career best 88 rbi in the same
campaign. Plus- no one ran on that arm,
right?
Carlos Delgado- Here is his 3rd ballot now- I was in Myrtle
Beach for 2 years in the early 90s and they had a single A team there,
affiliated with the Blue Jays. We got to
see a couple of future stars- Huck Flenor to name one. Then there was this kid Delgado. I watched a DH one afternoon and he hit the
ball so hard that it took the RF and his glove over the fence as well as the
ball. Maybe not- but it seemed that way. I think he had 3 HR in the twin bill and even
when he whiffed it looked fantastic. Anyway,
Dave Burnham was not at that dh, yet in 1995 made Carlos the #3 overall pick in
the draft. Now Dave has been in the playoffs like 100 out of the last 101
seasons and always seems to draft 3rd or 4th. He flies under the radar- gets little credit
for his drafting and building of a team, yet is usually right there when it
counts- this coming from the original team (Chagrin Valley) which you may
recall had 16 A relievers and Pete Rose after our initial draft. Now A’s don’t stay A’s for long, but Delgado
was one of the steps in the right direction for Dave and the perfect blend of
power, plate discipline, and a solid batting average fell right to him. Methinks Dave knew what he wanted at #3. 432 HR and 1286 rbi for his career are helped
along by a .270 career batting average and 879 BB. He is currently 18th in career HR
and 39th in career BB. His
rbi total is good for 33rd place overall. He was a 4 year All-Star with Vermont and was
on 2 All-League teams. He had 14 HR in
245 post season at bats. Dave got 12
years out of him, then moved him to Wolf’s Wizards (which is now North York-
that’s right, Eric had the Wizards, they moved to Mud Creek and North York,
before settling back to E as the Warthogs- no name change). He finished up in Magic City where he helped
the Maulers to the Championship Series in 2009, including a 15 for 37 5 HR, 9
rbi in the playoffs that year. His best
season was 2001, where he smashed 46 long balls and drove in a whopping 153,
batting .353 in the process. To boot he
had a league leading 61 doubles that season and 131 runs. I think comparing Carlos to members of the
Hall of Fame already might open some eyes and he compares favorably to an awful
lot of players there. His best HR total
was 48 in 2004 and he walked 86 times in 2001.
Take a look.
J.D.Drew- Now tell me this- why wasn’t he D.J. Drew? His given name is David Jonathan. Can’t guys at least go by the correct
abbreviation? But Drew rubbed a lot of
people the wrong way. Remember when he
said he wouldn’t play for the Phillies so they shouldn’t draft him? Then, of course, he was booed mercilessly in
the city of Brotherly Hate for his entire career. As far as the NSL, however, the name was
bigger than the stats as his career just wasn’t that impressive. In 2000, he
was the #5 pick of the Green Mountain Canucks, where he played 4 seasons,
before deals sent him to Magic City and later Crosstown, finishing off his last
3 seasons with 3 different clubs. 2005
was nice to him when he was an All-Star and batted .304 with 119 runs and 115
walks for Crosstown. But still he
whiffed 134 times that year and that was before chicks did the strikeout as
they apparently do present day.
Something worked with him, though, as he appeared in 58 post season
games in 6 different seasons. The high
water mark in HR was 35 in 2005, the same year he posted his best rbi total
with 114. It’s interesting to think what
would have happened if he had gone to Philly- maybe he would be revered as Mike
Schmidt was! Even though I owned him for
the 2011 season (.198 in 136 games) I never really liked the guy because of his
John Elway stunt.
Jim Edmonds- His 2nd ballot and here’s the repeat- Diamond
Jim was taken by New England in the third round of the 1995 Rookie Draft- a
pick Bill had gotten from Vermont. Soon
after- right here on my back porch by the way- Si traded Wayne Kirby and his #3
FA pick (see, those picks are worth something) to Waller for Edmonds. History has not been kind to Bill on this
one. So for the next 15 seasons, Edmonds
posted nice numbers for a team that usually had a dynamite offense. He was a 4-time All Star and appeared in 67
post-season games for the Caps. He has
some very nice longevity numbers including HR (368), rbi (1186), and walks
(873). Although checking in with a
career BA of .254, he was a perfect fit for a team which had no OF coming in to
1995- as in none, zero, notta, I said NO OF.
He never hit over .300, but had 180 HR from 2001-2005 inclusive and his
high water mark of 131 rbi happened in 2005.
He had 16 HR in those 67 post-season First Caps games. After 2009 he was cut, and in the FA Draft of
2011, Cleveland got him for his final hurrah (.248, 12 HR). Not too shabby a career I’d say.
Nomar Garciaprra- HOF ballot #4 for Garciaparra- here’s the original
write up- Nomah! Here’s a stand up and
notice kind of guy. In the winter of
1997, Dave and Bill and their spouses got together for dinner, knowing that
Dave had the #1 rookie pick coming up in February. Lori Waller posted a sign as
she was ready to host stating no baseball talk!
Well, I’m sure somehow that Dave and Bill got something rolling and
Nomah was the subject. Indeed a few
short weeks later, Dave took him with the #1 overall pick in that 1998 Rookie
Draft and the rest is history. But you know, today, he’s only 42. His career ended in 2009 at age 36- way too
early. It was clear that he couldn’t
play SS anymore, but DH? 1B? Ah, maybe
the legend was bigger than the man. But
then again, check out the stats man! His
.317 career batting mark is good for 4th in league history. He has more than 200 hits 5 different times. We’ve
talked about offensive production from unusual positions, and as a SS 208 bombs
and 869 rbi is fantastic. He won the
batting title in 2001 (.380) and led the league in doubles with 56 in 2003. He won the 1998 Rookie of the Year with a
.328 BA, 124 rbi, and 90 XBH. He was an
All Star 6 times and All League 4 times.
He appeared in 48 post season games and had 19 rbi and 7 long balls in
those games. All this in only a 12 year
career, barely making 162 games in his final 3 years combined. Perhaps the Sawx saw something on the horizon
when they traded him in the 2004 season.
His last 5 years were sluggish and he spent 2002 basically injured, so
we have another situation of what could have been. Chances are you won’t be able to find Lori’s
sign anymore and there’s a better chance you won’t see Mia Hamm at the winter
meetings. But Nomar- a Sox fan you
couldn’t have asked for much more.
Alex Gonzalez- No, not Alex S. Gonzalez. This was the Alex Gonzalez with no middle
initial. For those of you who play the
cards- “Sea Bass”. Maybe he was an
All-Field No-Hit type of guy but his career .232 mark isn’t horrible for a SS. But ion 14 seasons he walked just 233
times. Take that, OBP! Heck in 2000 he made 46 miscues to lead the
league. Take that Fielding
Percentage! True to the no-hit thing,
Alex was taken in the first round of the 1999 Rookie Draft by the Warwick
Vipers and Jim Charles. Charles was only
in the league for one year and enjoyed Alex’ .093 batting mark that year. Along comes Coach Kerr- and honestly- Coach
rescued this 1999 expansion franchise from oblivion and has been a valuable
league member since 2000. In SE North
Carolina for whatever reason, Kerr is pronounced “Carr”. So, when Coach K comes here, is he a
different person? Nah he’s the same old
Bill Kerr and always a pleasure to be around.
Back to Alex- though Coach has had a better NSL career- he was actually
an All-Star twice- in 2004 for the Elite (.270 with 25 HR) and 2011 for TMI
(.246 with 53 doubles and career best 94 rbi).
After a 145 game 2012 for Ash he was gone- dealt to Canaan and even
Bushey couldn’t keep him on the roster.
He was traded 7 times over his career, playing his final 7 seasons on
the Tigers.
Vladimir Guerrero- Hey, if you’re just cruising along, might want to
bookmark this guy. Guerrero had a
magnificent NSL career over 15 years with a rare blend of power, speed, and
hits. Most of you know in the archives
the top 10 of each category by year are highlighted with different colors- and
Guerrero’s page is a mass of color. He
had more than 40 HR 7 times. He drove in
more than 100 runs 8 times. He scored
1359 runs. He drove in 2504. Man just look at his career numbers- they’re
off the chart! Sure, 500 HR would have
been nice. 3000 hits would have been
nice. But heck- a .310 average over 12
seasons is pretty good wouldn’t you think?
I’m sure we all would have taken that.
Then look at the other awards- 8 time All-Star, 8 time All-League. He appeared in more than 100 post season
games with 109 hits and 22 HR driving in 79.
Oh doctor…He led the league in HR in 2006 with 48 and in 2005 led the
league in rbi (154). His walk total
might not impress you, but this guy was meant to rake, and even the youngest of
us can remember his free-swinging style.
Becker picked him with the #4 overall pick in the 1998 Rookie Draft and
he stayed put for 10 seasons, moving to Cleveland for his final 2. This is a guy to spend some time on and give
careful consideration.
Willie Harris- He played in more than 100 games just once- 2005 for the
Jericho Roscoes where he stole a career best 33 bases. Drafted in the third round of the 2003 Rookie
Draft by Glenville, he was cut before appearing in a game. Hey- we can give Coach a flier on this one,
right? Then the rest of the career was
trades (5) and Free Agent Drafts (3) making little or no impact in the league
with the exception of a few stolen bases.
Brad Hawpe- His career started with the Vermont Woodchucks with his 3rd
round selection in the 2005 Rookie Draft by New England. He stayed with the Elite for 14 days (a true
New England vet with that longevity) and went to Vermont for 4 years. In his first two seasons he wasn’t a factor
but became a regular in 2007. After a pair
of non-descript seasons he moved on to Magic City in a 3-way deal (Si loves the
3-way) and Dave got Doumit in that deal.
Hawpe’s claim to fame the rest of his career was 166 Ks in 2010. I was surprised at the low HR total- I know
he had a couple of decent cards. Indeed
he hit 82 from 2007-10, which leaves not too many on the ends of the career.
Eric Hinske- Oh brother! That
was a famous line from Eric Wolfgang as he managed 2 different teams in the
league. But the statement was magnified
100 fold as E took Eric Hinske with the first pick in the 2003 Rookie Draft. Let that sink in for a minute. Oh, maybe it was a weak draft- who
knows? Hinske did have a decent career-
but certainly not what was expected as a number 1. He was an All-Star in his rookie year (.276,
28 HR, 107 rbi), but despite 27 HR in 2009 for Vermont the rookie campaign rbi
was his highest total by more than 40.
But he topped off his rookie campaign by nailing the Rookie of the
Year. I had to look it up to be sur,e
but there it is- the bronze hardware is on his mantle! But immediately after that season he was on
the trade wagon, and played on 5 different NSL teams over his next 9
seasons. I would have thought he was a
.270 or so hitter if you had asked me before I dove in to the numbers, but .233
was much lower than anticipated. 48
doubles for East York in 2004 in 125 games was nice for East York, but it’s tough
to find much else to boast about.
Orlando Hudson- Orlando was actually a pretty good player in the league
for 10 seasons, occupying a tough position with minimal errors (never more than
9 in his career) and showed some surprising on base skills. Although he stole double digit bases 7 times
in his career his numbers were a little down from what I remember. But a truly solid .279 batting average plus
his “skill” position should be enough for you to at least notice him. He spent his entire career in the midwest,
Nathaniel drafting him in the 2nd round of the 2003 Rookie Draft and
then went to Magic City, Duneland, and back to Albany to finish it off. He played in at least 97 games from 2004-12
and drove in right around 50 runs yearly.
There might not be a place for him in our Hall of Fame, but we all could
have used him at some point in his career.
In 106 post season at bats he had just 15 hits.
Aubrey Huff- Here was another Wolf’s Wizards #1 pick, E talking Huff in
the first round of the 2001 Rookie Draft- but not at #1 like Hinske. Also unlike Hinske, Huff took a while to get
rolling and after 3 lousy years he blossomed in 2004 when he was an All-Star,
batting .298 with a career best 42 long balls and a league leading 150
rbi. His career was solid if not
spectacular then the inevitable happened as he was the traded 7 times over the
next 5 off seasons finally settling in East York for the finale. He had some other nice numbers- 87 BB and a
.301 BA in 2011 for the Elite and 53 doubles coupled with 118 rbi for Longstown
in 2009. For the Caanan Polar Bears in
2010 he was 1 for 12 in stolen bases.
God Bless.
Nick Johnson- Johnson was a career East York player and we all know
why. He did pump 106 HR in his 11 year
career, but he was for the 14s man! Get
those walks and then a blast- the 66er way.
Hey, there’s a reason they aren’t the East York 65ers! Yet few can argue with the success of the
1986 expansion franchise and Mick identified Johnson as a player he had to have
long before the rest of us would. He was
drafted in the first round of the 2002 Rookie Draft and after a sluggish start,
he posted a nice 105 BB, 108 R, 29 HR, 99 rbi campaign in 2007 as the 66ers won
yet another league title. He walked 94
times in 2010 and given the fact that he was on the EY roster but didn’t appear
in 2 seasons plus a 18 game rookie season, the 466 career BB are just fine,
thanks. Still, though, his overall
numbers pale when compared to others on the ballot and a .226 career batting
average is pretty putrid. But generally
he played for a winner, and in 40 career post season games he was 32 for 147
with 8 HR, 24 rbi, and 24 BB.
Jeff Kent- Here is his 4th ballot ow and the repeat- He was
the anti-Barry if you will, until he messed himself up riding that
motorcycle. He had a really nice career
and to top it off did it from the 2B position.
In his 17 seasons he has the following longevity rankings- Games 2229
(26th all time), 331 HR (49th), 2214 hits (36th),
1327 rbi (24th), 138 runs (29th), 1573 K (17th),
and 572 doubles (5th). All this is
pretty impressive. He was an All Star 3
times and All League twice. Yet he was
traded 9 times and played for 8 different NSL teams, one twice (can you guess
which one in Barre, VT?). He had double
digit HR in all but his rookie year and drove in 100 twice. He was in the top
10 in doubles in the league each year 2001-5 amassing 243 doubles in that
segment of his career. He’s looking better the more I type. Keystone grabbed
him in the 2nd round of the 1993 Rookie Draft and that same day went
to East York in a 5 player swap. He played in 64 post season affairs with 17 HR
and 46 rbi including a massive 7 HR and 15 rbi in 12 games in 2003. Good numbers here and a very fine career
especially given the position played for most of the time.
Mark Kotsay- Our 2nd real life new manager on the ballot
this year appears here and Kotsay actually had some decent numbers over a 15
year career. Rarely a true starter, he
fulfilled the role of 4th OF for almost half his career. He was able to put in 2 All-Star years, 2003
with Longstown (.299, 22 HR in 148 games) and 2005 (also with the P’s- .314,
190 hits, 121 runs) but rarely showed more than warning-track power. He did click in with 289 doubles and drove in
639 in his career despite the relatively lower HR total. Drafted by TIM in the 1st round of
the 1998 Rookie Draft, he was later traded 10 times (oh brother…) and appeared
in the league for 8 different teams including New England twice. I sort of like the guy and hope he does well
in Philadelphia.
Derrek Lee- I remember a fantasy mag back in the late 90s talking about
Lee and who the upcoming studs for the year were. I clearly remember when talking about Derrek
Lee, the writer said “now don’t confuse him with Travis Lee”. Well, maybe Scoop didn’t get the memo as
Derek Lee went to East York in the 1998 Rookie Draft while Scoop took Travis
with the #3 overall pick one year later.
But all things happen for a reason (except NSL trading) and Scoop
eventually got the “good” Lee in 2007. I
find it very hard to believe, but Derrek was never an All-Star in the league
but I’m sure he was simply overshadowed by more glamorous 1B. He drove in a career best 118 runs twice- in
2006 for Magic City and 2010 for Creekside, and was in the top 10 in doubles 3
times and walks twice. The .261 batting
average surprised me, I thought he would have checked in much higher, and the
lack of All-Star love is a factor. He
was traded to Crosstown after 3 ugly years with East York and he helped the
‘dales reach the Championship Series in 2004, falling short to Glenville in
that one. In 2003 for Crosstown he had
110 BB and 97 runs, but batted just .244 with 25 HR. In a nutshell that was his career; fairly
nice, but not “over the hump” nice. He
moved to Magic City for a pair or similar seasons before finishing it off over
the final 6 for Scoop. Let’s see… Travis
Lee retired in 2007 and Derrek Lee was picked up in 2007. Maybe Scoop did get the memo after all!
Kenny Lofton- His 5th and final ballot now- and the repeat- So which was he? A Vince Coleman steal any time kind of guy or a Rickey Henderson ultimate lead-off hitter type of guy? When he was playing, I thought the latter. Now looking at the stats, I’ll go with the former. Bill Waller took him with the 4th overall pick in the 1993 Rookie Draft, and he stayed on NE for 2 seasons- a rarity in itself. But it was a career of 2 halves. For openers, he played 5 seasons with NE and GM, stealing 454 bags and being elected to all 5 All Star and All League teams. Nothing could stop him! A return to NE for 1998 showed the speed wasn’t there anymore, as he grabbed just 34 SB and was caught 25 times. He did bat .328 that year, and perhaps he was being molded into a true hitter. But 1999 for the Farmland Chieftones showed 55 SB (his last +28 mark) and a .253 BA. What happened? None of us will ever know, of course, and he did get two more All Star berths with TMI in 2006 and 2008. But after 120 games in 2008, he vanished (likely in to Wil’s back yard). His batting average for the career was a little better than I thought it would be and the SB a little less- especially when posted against the caught stealings. But he batted more than .300 seven different times, and despite a putrid .198 for Albany in 2002 and .217 in 2003 he was .253 or over every season. He was the Rookie of the Year (now Burnham award) in 1993. He was traded 5 times in his career and played for 5 different teams, yet appeared in just 20 post season games. His start was as good as any player in the NSL ever, but the SB fall off took away the best part of his game.
Hideki Matsui- Godzilla. Can’t you just see the movie? You know- those Saturday morning movies we watched when we were kids after Popeye was over and before we really got into the Wild, Wild West. The only problem was Hideki was old when he got here, and after those 3 terrific years to start, things faded pretty fast. He was so well followed by Japanese reporters who chronicled every step of his life that he was very happy to be drafted by Albany in 2004 as the 9th pick in the Rookie Draft. Hidden in the Wildcats’ home venue which made the Japanese media pay extra to attend their games, Matsui flourished as soon as his rookie year (159 games, .280). The power started to come around the next year (43 doubles) and in 2006 he enjoyed the first of his 2 All-Star seasons as he has 27 bombs and a career best 99 rbi in 161 games. But the wrist got him in 2007 as the power disappeared and he was traded on to New England before a pair of years in both Sparrow Lake and Glenville. For the Stallions in 2009 he played in just 88 games, but it was front loaded and he appeared in his 2nd All-Star game that year. But after that half season, he was basically done and just rode out his contract the rest of the way- actually paying the Japanese media to come see him play. Surprisingly, there just isn’t that much on his career slate.
Aaron Miles- Man I thought he was going to hit 20 HR every year for the Rockies when he first came up. A second baseman with some pop playing a mile in the air- What’s not to love? Well, he came back to earth quickly as he amassed 18 HR in his career much less a single season. He was the 8th overall pick (think back to Hinske) in the 2005 Rookie Draft by the East Hardwick Giants and actually had a pretty nice rookie season (.289 in 124 games, 48 rbi), then chipped in a .306 mark in 93 games in 2006. But after today comes tomorrow and the rest of his career was not that kind. He finished it off in Cleveland (.232 in 132 games) in 2012.
Xavier Nady- How can you not like a guy named Xavier? The X man maybe? Sort of wish you could use his name in scrabble, don’t you? Well his career was just like his name, scrabbled (or scrambled for you guys hung up on the English language) and there is little if anything to see. Chad took him in the third round of the 2004 Rookie Draft and he did manage to hang around for 9 seasons. Actually in 2009 he put up a competitive .279 with 28 HR and 87 rbi- close to double what he put up any other year in his career. But after a no card in 2010 he faded badly and finished up in 2012 being picked up by Glenville in the Waiver Draft. You still have to like the name, though.
Laynce Nix- How can you consider someone who can’t even spell his own first name?
Magglio Ordonez- Here was the consummate NSL player. He had the tools, 1) a decent player to start and 2) White Sox- watch ‘em go wild for you! Yet Bob Chalfant was sharp enough to grab Mags before the ChiSox guys could step in. Of course, this was pre-Dan, new Bob, and Mark, so it was only Al who he flustered. Plus I don’t recall Al having a problem when he was taken by Bob- after all, Al would get him later- make that twice later- in his career. Magglio was a 3 time All-Star including 2000 (.325, 36 HR, 203 hits), and 2002 (.311, 34 HR, 104 rbi) for White River- Bob’s first team in the league- and in 2008 for Sparrow Lake (.338, 201 hits, 131 rbi). Of course 30+ HR and Bob Chalfant’s team should not be used in the same discussion either. Yet I digress- Ordonez had a really nice NSL career with a very impressive .305 batting average and enough powr (296 HR, 1166 rbi) for you to take notice. He only played for 2 franchises in his career as White River turned in to Sparrow Lake, yet was traded 4 times between the two franchises. He smacked more than 30 HR 4 times, yet was never in the top 10. He was in the top 10 in doubles three times (50 in 2003 was the high water mark) and hits twice. More than half of his career SB (35) came in 2002. Ordonez was also an All-League player with 3 of those teams on his mantle- 2000, 2003, and 2008. Plus since he was on some very good teams allowed him to appear in 53 career post season games. The power seemed just a wee bit short, but the batting average being as high as it is was a real surprise. He did, though, bat over .300 for 9 of his 15 years. I guess that would get it done.
Corey Patterson- On perhaps a different scale from Orlando Cabrera, Burnie might not have homered but he at least tripled on Patterson. He drafted him in the 1st round of the 2002 Rookie Draft and Patterson seemed to be a decent blend of pop and speed. Indeed he stole double digit bases in all but his last season and had 90 HR in the 6 seasons he was in Canuck territory. He stole a whopping 42 bases in 2007 and his best batting average was .278 in 2004 for our northernmost franchise. Yet Burnie was sharp enough to send him off to the Wizards in 2012 for Aubrey Huff- another 2018 HOF ballot guy- and after that he finished up at the retiree franchise of Canaan. Still, though, it was maximum value for a minimum of time. Not only that- the snowshoes he had to wear in the Canuck early season games didn’t seem to curtail the running. Nice career SB- 185 in 197 attempts- as we’ve all heard Burnie exclaim: “sheeeeeeesch”.
Jorge Posada- I still think his Sports center commercial is one of the best. But check out this career, man! Posada never was in the top 10 of the league in any meaningful category. He was a 7 times All-Star and 4-time All-League. There’s nothing special, right? Well, sometimes careers outweigh the numbers. Jorge was on winning teams and he was a solid contributor to those teams, squeezing out 15 solid years in his career. He played in more than 100 games 13 times and who would not have taken a .274 hitting catcher who averaged nearly 70 rbi a year? Once again, Bob Chalfant astounded us by actually appearing to know what he was doing in the 1998 Rookie Draft, and took Posada in the third round. That’s third with a 3. That is, at least 50 picks into the draft. Yes it was an ugly start, but soon came a run of 4 straight All-Star seasons (2001-4). After a down 2005, he was traded to Cleveland and rode the Cle-SL shuttle 4 times with a season at Gulf Breeze intertwined. His best years were all over the board- .324 batting average in 2008, 34 HR in 2001 with 112 rbi, and 141 games for the 2007 Hit Men. Interestingly to me at least is that he walked 24 times in his 45 career post season games, far more than his regular season average. He was fun to have around even though he was a Yankee, and he should at least be in our catcher Hall of Fame- right?
Manny Ramirez- Here is his 2nd ballot- Oh boy. Look at what we have here. I know everyone is laughing right now- Manny being Manny, cutting off throws in LF from CF, taking up a divot the size of Massachusetts in the 2004 World Series, and so it goes. But he could hit, couldn’t he? I lost some faith in him that night on national tv when he PH in NY and took 3 straight fastballs- I’m sure he was squabbling with someone in the front office. But boy, could he hit. With Ortiz behind him and guys ahead of him like Todd Walker and even Ellsbury and Pedroia he was something to see. I think he’s one of the very few major league players I’d like to spend 5 minutes with. Have to have an interpreter, though. Not just for Spanish, but for Mannyish. Ramirez was the #1 overall pick in the 1995 Rookie Draft by Eric and Wolf’s Wizards. It took 3 years to get cranking, but then it took off. In 1999 he smoked 42 HR, then 49 with 139 rbi and a league leading .343 Bain 2000 for Glenville. Over the next decade, he poled more than 300 long balls and drove in over 100 5 times. He was in 52 playoff games and had 11 long balls. Even when he should have been winding down, he hit .337 (2009) with 44 HR and 114 rbi. He had 52 doubles in 2005. 94 BB in 2000. The numbers are just mind-boggling. Check these numbers out and compare them with other guys on the ballot as well as guys already in the Hall of Fame. 30th in career BA, 7th in career HR, 8th in rbi, 29th in hits, 23rd in runs, and 15th in doubles (same amount of double and HR- 521). Will the fact that he is Manny keep him out of the hall? After being drafted 1st, he worked 5 years for the Wizards then moved over to Glenville in a trade in 2000. From then until 2009, he was the face of the Glenville franchise, like him or not. His final 2 seasons were in Duneland, and even the finale was semi-strong at .296 in 84 games. Did I mention he could hit? Manny was a 5 time All-Star and was elected to 5 All-League teams.
Edgar Renteria- It seemed in the real world that Renteria was constantly on a one year contract with winning teams. I can remember him on the Braves, Cardinals, Marlins, and Red Sox at least- maybe there were more. He was a #1 overall draft pick by Cleveland in the 1997 Rookie Draft and was immediately traded to Longstown (which owned the #2 pick). At that time, of course, we could not trade rookie picks (those were the days…) so they did the deal with Longstown making the pick of Andruw Jones for Al and trading him along with Henneman to the Hit Men. Renteria immediately paid dividends for Becker by netting the 1997 Rookie of the Year while playing in just 106 games and batting .266. But the following year was the first of his 3 All-Star campaigns and his 183 hits and 38 SB were both in the top 10 in the league. Not seen on his stat line, though, is errors- and Renteria had a massive 300 over his 16 year career, in the top ten 6 times. Ouch. I know Si says “ftf”, but 300 is a truckload, isn’t it? Edgar worked for the Prospectors for 9 years then moved to New England for one and Albany for 5 before his finale at Sparrow Lake. No one can take away his solid status at SS or his every day Edgar mentality. Of course, we can’t take away 300 clunks either. Still, though, hits totaled north of 2000, 863 career rbi, 596 XBH- these are good numbers, especially for a SS. Yet I just can’t get 300 off my mind. In 65 post season tilts he had 28 hits and 28 rbi. He batted a career best .324 in 2004 and scored 106 runs in 2007 for Albany.
Ivan Rodriguez- This would be Pudge. He’s a Real world Hall of Famer. Compare his stats to Posada. Heck, compare them to Piazza. I know you’ll slow down at his monograph simply because he’s voted in to the real Hall. But does he deserve to be in the NSL Hall of Fame? I’m not sure that he could have done much more than he did. .297 with 302 HR starts us off. 1430 rbi is fantastic, especially when linked to a catcher. 12 All-Star teams in 21 seasons. Five All-League teams. Many of his numbers are from longevity, but you can’t undervalue them. He hit over .300 9 times in is career. He led the league with 61 doubles in 1997 and had 200 hits in both 1999 and 2000. He was a bit of a free swinger which should harm him a bit, but playing in at least 100 games in 17 of his 21 seasons is remarkable. He had a string of All-Star appearances a decade long from 1994-2003. So let’s rewind for a bit, shall we? Bryan Wilburn joined us in 1990 with the task of rebuilding a devastated Brookside Bombers franchise. Once he got a handle on things, he became one of our top notch managers and won it all of course just 2 years ago. Wilby took Pudge with the #3 overall pick in the 1992 Rookie Draft, and the transition from players such as Felix Fermin and the like had begun. It would be 15 full years before Bryan dealt him, and after a season in Sparrow Lake, he rode the shuttle over to Cleveland for the final 5 years of his career. Indeed the Maulers were pretty poor at first, but soon after he got on to some very competitive teams and wound up appearing in nearly 100 post season games. He retired before the glory of the League Championship 2 years ago, but one would think that I-Rod was there in spirit. No truth to the rumor that Bryan has adorned his house with Pudge posters. I think the amount of All-Star and All-League teams this guy was on speaks for itself. Give him and his stats the attention they deserve.
Aaron Rowand- I can still see him kissing that CF wall in Philadelphia and bleeding all over everything. He was a tough guy, that’s for sure. His career was nothing special- I sort of lump him with Kotsay, and he was a starter for just 3 of his 11 seasons. He did grab All-Star honors in 2008 for Duneland when in 159 games he batted .293 with a career best 27 dongs. His high water mark in rbi was 90 for the 2005 Hit Men. Still, though, he was on some fine teams and was in the post season a whopping 7 times. Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2002 Rookie Draft as part of the package for A.Rod to the ‘varks, Rowand played 4 seasons there with mixed results, moving to Sparrow Lake for a year, then 5 more franchises being traded 8 total times overall.
Gary Sheffield- This is Gary’s 3rd ballot now- and here’s the repeat- Well, look here! Here is a 21 year career all for the same team. He was the 5th overall pick by Si in the 1990 rookie draft and was a true stud in helping the team get out of the mid 1990s doldrums and back to respectability. Then back in to doldrums as the cycle continues in York. But the question is what everyone is thinking- and did he or didn’t he is paramount. He spent a lot of time in the First Cap clubhouse with Palmeiro- was that a factor? He’s been seen very little in the public eye since he retired- is there a reason for that? Well, maybe only Si knows the answer- and maybe he doesn’t. The facts are these- Sheff was dynamite in the NSL. He was a 6 time All Star and 3 times All-League. He appeared in 76 post season games with 16 HR and 52 rbi- including 7 HR in 12 games in 2001. His career numbers are huge. 11th in career HR with 486, 14th in rbi with 1537, and a very surprising 7th in career runs (1660). He took a whopping 1263 BB (good for 7th overall). But the missing factor here is strike outs. Despite all the power numbers and OBP, Sheff was punched out just 1323 times- compare that to similar power hitters on this ballot or even currently in the Hall of Fame. Miscast as an IF at first, his career began to solidify with a move to the OF or even dh, as in 1993 he led the league with 118 runs and 127 rbi. Other highlights included 52 bombs in 2004, 110 walks in 1997, and 138 runs that same year. As mentioned, he played his entire 21 year career with one franchise. The numbers are worthy of at least a long, hard look. But, did he or didn’t he?
Sammy Sosa- His 5th and final ballot this year- Bonds, Palmeiro, now Sosa- all on the same ballot. Man oh man, what do we do? Well, you can be like Devin Wilburn who had a poster of Sammy over his bed as a kid and ripped it down. You can watch the old Pepsi commercials and laugh at his looks. Or you can do all those stupid hand gestures he did after he did his stupid little hop as he hit another long one. Yes- owners looked the other way as guys grew 4 hat sizes in one off season and were “in the best shape of their careers”. But my opinion is that the ball was also juiced after the strike- helping to develop long ball wars and put the fannies in the seats. But no matter now- it’s all history. If we look at Sosa without the juice, 520 HR and 1526 rbi would get him in. A .259 batting average is sort of average- nothing special. 2170 whiffs? Are you kidding me? He was in the top ten in whiffs 9 out of 10 seasons and led the league 3 times. Rapp original selected Sammy in the 1st round of the 1990 Rookie Draft, and it was a work in progress. After an ugly .192, 7 HR campaign in 1992, he left for the wilds of Vermont and the Jericho Roscoes. In 2001 he went to Magic City where Bryan could instruct Devin how to throw darts at his likeness, and he finished his final 4 seasons with 3 teams. After totaling just 71 HR in his first 6 seasons, the hat size changed and he hung up 43 in 1996, swatting more than 40 for 7 of the next 8 years. But for what price long balls? Do yourself a favor right now- and match Sammy’s numbers against Palmeiro. See what I mean? With the possible exception of Sammy’s long ball percentage and SB, Rafael takes the cake. Back to Sosa now- he was a 7 time All Star and was on 5 All League teams. He had 20 HR in just 288 post season at bats. I had no idea he would have +200 SB, but he does. I think you have time to make a decision here- but just look at the big picture and remember where his poster is now.
Mike Sweeney- His 2nd ballot- here’s the repeat- It’s easy to sort of forget about Sweeney and move on, but this guy has the 2nds best career batting average on the ballot. Man I saw that .309 and figured I had messed up, but I didn’t. Sweeney won the batting crown in 2001 for White River with a .352 mark, one year after a .350 seaosn for Parker City. He hit over .320 for 5 straight years (2000-2004) as he did the Chalfant swing, from Parker City to White River. He later followed the White River franchise to Sparrow Lake and gradually faded out, perhaps sticking around one year too long. But he amassed 885 hits in that 5 year period mentioned above and was in the top ten in BA 3 times, hits in one, and doubles in 2. He didn’t strike out a lot and for that matter didn’t walk a ton. He was a 4 time All Star and was on 3 All League teams. In the 2003 post season, he was 30 for 80 for the Sharks with 5 HR and 22 rbi. Mike was an original selection of the Vermont Woodchucks in the 2nd round of the 1997 Rookie Draft, and after a forgettable 1997, he was traded to Parker City with a draft pick for the PC #1 rookie, which turned out to be Juan Encarnacion. So here was a 1B without massive power, yet played his game of batting average and doubles to a very nice career.
Mark Teahen- There’s really not much here. Teahen was the 3rd round pick of TMI in the 2006 Rookie Draft and his decent batting average was marred by low power numbers. He did hit .290 for the Tigers in 2010, but had just 6 HR in 521 atbats. He was traded to Crosstown in 2011 and did little to support his case to stay on the roster.
Jason Varitek- Mick never gives up. Not in the NSL and not in real life. In the late 1990s, Mick and family came to visit Rich and family and at that time the Port City Roosters were here- the AA franchise of the Seattle Mariners. WE knew they were here for just a year as they were having a stadium built somewhere- but we got to see some can’t miss guys and Varitek was one of the guys on the Port City roster. True to form, Mick and I went to a ball game or two and he tried to get Varitek’s autograph. “After the game, man” was the comment and of course, after the game he was hibernating in the team trailer (they were only here for a year- dressed in a double wide). Mick did not get ‘tek’s autograph that year, but the rumor is that he did get Earl Weaver’s in a peculiar way. Weaver was apparently signing and was through- going off to use the rest room. Our hero, Mick in this case, strode right ion and asked for the signature at the urinal. What a guy! Regardless, Mick got what he wanted this time. I guess this really has nothing to do with Varitek- just thought I’d spin that tale. So back to Varietk- yes, I’m a Sawx fan, but even though I sort of feel like he might have been overrated just because of his leadership role. ‘tek was the Red Sox captain- no doubt about that- and played the game the way it was supposed to be played. Heck- we all cheered when he got in ARod’s face, didn’t we? But face facts- even Ricky Gutierrez was a team captain in the NSL (Crosstown- circa 2000). Should we overpay for leadership? It’s natural to compare, and if you put him up against Posada you just can’t justify it. Don’t get me wrong, Jason has solid numbers, just likely not up to the level of Posada, or Pudge, or Piazza for that matter. It might also hurt that there are some decent catchers on the ballot this year. Varitek had 4 All-Star years and was on the 2006 All League team. He batted .319 in 2006 for the East Hardwick Giants and smacked 43 doubles in 2000. This was the 2nd round pick of the Wizards in the 1999 Rookie Draft and he stayed with the club as it went to East Hardwick, before moving on to 4 different teams over his final 6 seasons. He only had one season with more than 20 HR which will hurt and his career best 74 rbi in 2004 won’t get it done. But if you like the Sox- he surely was the Captain.
Omar Vizquel- Let’s see, he started in the league in 1990- aren’t Mark and Bo born after that? Man- look at Vizquel, 23 seasons, 2540 games, wow! He had just 249 errors in his 23 seasons (see Renteria above) in 431 more games. In what had become the time of the offensive SS, he did his part with a .265 average, but obviously failed in the long ball department with just 82 in his career. But for Magic City in 2000 he had 196 hits and a .344 BA then followed that with 203 hits and .335 the following year. His 357 SB are third on the ballot but tops for the first timers and he scored 125 in 2003. In his last 5 years, though, he batted over .200 just once. He was a 3-time All Star in 1998-2000 and was on the 2000 All League team (the year he had 203 hits). Although the numbers are purely longevity, his SB and triple numbers should not be simply buried on page 2. It’s tough to get a slick fielder to be noticed, and at least the longevity will grab you.
Jack Wilson- Remember he had a really nice year in the mid-00s for the Pirates, when he and Freddy Sanchez were doing their things. That year corresponded to our 2005 season, and for Indiana that year, Jack his a third best in the league .348 with 226 hits and 13 triples. He was an All-Star that year as well. But for every 2005, there is a rest of the career, and Wilson’s 2nd best hit season was 1225- more than 100 less than 2006. He did bat.307 in 2008, but that was in a 75 atbat season. Drafted in the third round of the 2002 Rookie Draft by the Parker City Cubs, he was traded to Indiana and finished his last 3 years back with Jack, this time with the Pennsylvania Pounders. He was rarely the starting SS for any team after that 2006 break out.
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Class of 2017 |
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Player |
Year |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
Avg |
YOB |
YOB= |
|
Bartlett,Jason |
7 |
776 |
2928 |
426 |
784 |
275 |
143 |
25 |
30 |
251 |
471 |
113 |
20 |
.268 |
|
Yrs on |
|
Blake,Casey |
9 |
1177 |
4313 |
585 |
1056 |
632 |
232 |
15 |
173 |
386 |
979 |
8 |
11 |
.245 |
|
ballot |
|
Bonds,Barry |
22 |
2850 |
9738 |
2116 |
2764 |
2022 |
648 |
71 |
704 |
2082 |
1690 |
414 |
60 |
.284 |
5 |
|
|
Branyan,Russell |
11 |
789 |
2632 |
383 |
551 |
451 |
117 |
12 |
175 |
346 |
988 |
7 |
5 |
.209 |
|
|
|
Cabrera,Orlando |
14 |
1878 |
7310 |
989 |
2044 |
916 |
443 |
23 |
139 |
476 |
820 |
203 |
29 |
.280 |
|
|
|
Cairo,Miguel |
14 |
996 |
3292 |
389 |
757 |
279 |
154 |
28 |
27 |
227 |
431 |
71 |
19 |
.230 |
|
|
|
Cantu,Jorge |
8 |
711 |
2294 |
313 |
622 |
329 |
181 |
7 |
82 |
145 |
393 |
5 |
4 |
.271 |
|
|
|
Castro,Ramon |
13 |
395 |
1133 |
136 |
267 |
178 |
60 |
2 |
44 |
118 |
289 |
2 |
2 |
.236 |
|
|
|
Chavez,Endy |
9 |
666 |
2315 |
293 |
577 |
214 |
98 |
34 |
23 |
154 |
349 |
79 |
23 |
.249 |
|
|
|
Cora,Alex |
13 |
758 |
2344 |
303 |
577 |
225 |
84 |
31 |
25 |
151 |
345 |
26 |
19 |
.246 |
|
|
|
Damon,Johnny |
17 |
2294 |
8520 |
1408 |
2307 |
1051 |
505 |
72 |
224 |
815 |
1295 |
358 |
82 |
.271 |
|
|
|
Delgado,Carlos |
16 |
1955 |
7149 |
1223 |
1933 |
1286 |
448 |
16 |
432 |
879 |
1758 |
2 |
2 |
.270 |
3 |
|
|
Drew,J.D. |
13 |
1388 |
4984 |
867 |
1272 |
789 |
239 |
42 |
218 |
762 |
1140 |
87 |
28 |
.255 |
|
|
|
Edmonds,Jim |
16 |
1835 |
6641 |
1116 |
1688 |
1186 |
378 |
33 |
368 |
873 |
1751 |
44 |
26 |
.254 |
2 |
|
|
Garciaparra,Nomar |
12 |
1193 |
4827 |
858 |
1531 |
869 |
347 |
39 |
208 |
357 |
520 |
68 |
21 |
.317 |
4 |
|
|
Gonzalez,Alex |
14 |
1331 |
4691 |
545 |
1090 |
580 |
276 |
19 |
132 |
233 |
985 |
9 |
3 |
.232 |
|
|
|
Guerrero,Vladimir |
15 |
2106 |
8084 |
1359 |
2504 |
1636 |
494 |
47 |
481 |
619 |
1014 |
115 |
29 |
.310 |
|
|
|
Harris,Willie |
8 |
597 |
1908 |
282 |
469 |
188 |
79 |
17 |
33 |
229 |
400 |
93 |
17 |
.246 |
|
|
|
Hawpe,Brad |
8 |
741 |
2537 |
389 |
629 |
355 |
161 |
15 |
100 |
359 |
699 |
8 |
3 |
.248 |
|
|
|
Hinske,Eric |
10 |
879 |
3082 |
408 |
719 |
436 |
185 |
11 |
117 |
344 |
800 |
33 |
6 |
.233 |
|
|
|
Hudson,Orlando |
10 |
1188 |
4445 |
630 |
1239 |
483 |
232 |
54 |
80 |
399 |
747 |
119 |
34 |
.279 |
|
|
|
Huff,Aubrey |
12 |
1480 |
5575 |
774 |
1498 |
957 |
320 |
26 |
256 |
441 |
870 |
31 |
24 |
.269 |
|
|
|
Johnson,Nick |
11 |
734 |
2537 |
389 |
574 |
388 |
140 |
7 |
106 |
466 |
580 |
12 |
6 |
.226 |
|
|
|
Kent,Jeff |
17 |
2229 |
835 |
1328 |
2214 |
1327 |
572 |
49 |
331 |
832 |
1573 |
47 |
20 |
.265 |
4 |
|
|
Kotsay,Mark |
15 |
1548 |
5646 |
765 |
1489 |
639 |
289 |
42 |
124 |
489 |
784 |
59 |
32 |
.264 |
|
|
|
Lee,Derrek |
15 |
1761 |
6551 |
1037 |
1712 |
1022 |
405 |
16 |
287 |
805 |
1521 |
61 |
30 |
.261 |
|
|
|
Lofton,Kenny |
16 |
1979 |
7834 |
1382 |
2261 |
766 |
340 |
102 |
124 |
866 |
1075 |
731 |
172 |
.289 |
5 |
|
|
Matsui,Hideki |
9 |
1138 |
4275 |
548 |
1124 |
584 |
236 |
6 |
144 |
475 |
690 |
5 |
12 |
.263 |
|
|
|
Miles,Aaron |
7 |
713 |
2476 |
253 |
665 |
223 |
72 |
14 |
18 |
131 |
319 |
11 |
6 |
.269 |
|
|
|
Nady,Xavier |
9 |
765 |
2459 |
280 |
598 |
290 |
127 |
2 |
85 |
136 |
550 |
6 |
2 |
.243 |
|
|
|
Nix,Laynce |
7 |
459 |
1520 |
196 |
327 |
202 |
78 |
10 |
55 |
75 |
405 |
8 |
9 |
.215 |
|
|
|
Ordonez,Magglio |
15 |
1771 |
6709 |
1045 |
2043 |
1166 |
391 |
38 |
296 |
619 |
873 |
59 |
35 |
.305 |
|
|
|
Patterson,Corey |
9 |
883 |
3500 |
463 |
855 |
448 |
156 |
20 |
107 |
131 |
831 |
185 |
12 |
.244 |
|
|
|
Posada,Jorge |
15 |
1705 |
5929 |
884 |
1627 |
981 |
326 |
4 |
277 |
798 |
1452 |
6 |
4 |
.274 |
|
|
|
Ramirez,Manny |
17 |
2177 |
8041 |
1391 |
2311 |
1628 |
521 |
20 |
521 |
1123 |
1787 |
29 |
20 |
.287 |
2 |
|
|
Renteria,Edgar |
16 |
2106 |
7830 |
1193 |
2188 |
863 |
422 |
17 |
157 |
614 |
1171 |
254 |
61 |
.279 |
|
|
|
Rodriguez,Ivan |
21 |
2404 |
9288 |
1261 |
2754 |
1430 |
546 |
36 |
302 |
514 |
1459 |
52 |
25 |
.297 |
|
|
|
Rowand,Aaron |
11 |
1158 |
3959 |
558 |
1007 |
549 |
236 |
22 |
135 |
216 |
831 |
42 |
15 |
.254 |
|
|
|
Sheffield,Gary |
21 |
2417 |
8724 |
1660 |
2334 |
1537 |
387 |
39 |
486 |
1263 |
1323 |
207 |
45 |
.268 |
3 |
|
|
Sosa,Sammy |
18 |
2155 |
8089 |
1284 |
2092 |
1526 |
337 |
31 |
520 |
758 |
2170 |
206 |
63 |
.259 |
5 |
|
|
Sweeney,Mike |
14 |
1243 |
4665 |
695 |
1443 |
845 |
294 |
13 |
219 |
467 |
643 |
30 |
15 |
.309 |
2 |
|
|
Teahen,Mark |
7 |
698 |
2467 |
302 |
667 |
298 |
148 |
26 |
48 |
187 |
584 |
34 |
13 |
.270 |
|
|
|
Varitek,Jason |
14 |
1402 |
4825 |
626 |
1249 |
638 |
301 |
19 |
165 |
467 |
1197 |
3 |
2 |
.259 |
|
|
|
Vizquel,Omar |
23 |
2540 |
9497 |
1320 |
2512 |
943 |
397 |
70 |
82 |
765 |
1138 |
357 |
76 |
.265 |
|
|
|
Wilson,Jack |
11 |
1101 |
2971 |
356 |
769 |
249 |
150 |
18 |
35 |
142 |
461 |
28 |
21 |
.259 |
|
|