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Uniform Numbers have to have Best Players too
There hasn’t been much going on in baseball except everybody
wondering which team Johnny Damon will go to and the transactions that have
been made which we will have in our transaction review (sorry about the timing
of that). So I decided I wanted to see who the best current baseball player was
at each uniform number. Like who is the best baseball player who wears number 1
or 2. And yes I am going to bore you until 99 but I will take it one by one. I
will have 10 different ones every week, so you won’t be as bored. Here is 1-10.
1: The best
player that wears number 1 is Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts. Not to say
Brian Roberts isn’t good but he didn’t have that much competition like Corey
Hart and Luis Castillo Brian Roberts has the most homeruns and RBI’s (16 and
79) he has the second best average after Nyjer Morgan (.283 to .307). What
makes Roberts better than Morgan is the power numbers. Roberts had 16 homeruns
which is good for a leadoff hitter and 79 RBI’s which is very good for a
leadoff hitter.
2: The best player that wears number 2 is probably going to be our closest
one ever. And Hanley Ramirez is our winner. Who is that unlucky man who just
lost to the great Han-Ram? You guessed it, Derek Jeter. If I was a Yankee fan
who didn’t appreciate anybody else I would say Derek Jeter. But I know Hanley
Ramirez is better than Derek Jeter. He has a better average, but not by that
much (.342 -.334), Hanley has better power (24 HR to 18 HR), and more RBI’s
(106 to 66). Jeter had more speed than Hanley and had a better defensive year
but Hanley was a lock in the Marlins 3 spot while Jeter was very valuable to
his World Series team. This debate will go on for a while.
3: Evan Longoria
is the unanimous choice. The only person that might stand a chance is Jorge
Cantu. But here come the stats. Cantu did have a good year (16 homers, 100
RBIS, .289 BA) but Longoria had way better power numbers (33 homers, 133 RBI’s,
.528 SLG). Cantu had a better average and was more versatile then Longoria but
as a starting player that didn’t matter.
4: Brandon
Phillips is the choice here. He has competition in Jose Lopez who has a mix of
power and average as well. They both have very good 25 homerun capable power
both hitting at least 20 last year. They both bat in the .270′s but the big
difference is the speed and defense. Brandon Phillips has both of these. He is
a gold glove second baseman and stole 25 bases last year. Therefore Brandon
Phillips is better than Jose Lopez by speed and defensive value.
5: There isn’t
much to say here. Just two names, Albert and Pujols. Pujols is the best
player in baseball and definitely the best number 5 in baseball. I don’t
even need to compare him to anybody. 8 time All-Star, 5x Silver
Slugger, 06 Gold Glove, and 3 time NL MVP. Enough said.
6: Ryan Howard is
lucky that he doesn’t wear number 5 or nobody would consider him. Melvin Mora
might be the only person I can compare him to and that would just be unfair.
Ryan Howard has 141 RBI’s compared to Melvin Mora’s 48 and 104 in 09 and 08. He
had 45 homers this year and Mora had 31 in the past 2 years. You Orioles fan
might want to skip to #7.
7: Joe Mauer is
pretty obvious and I will compare to poor James Loney. Mauer had 15 more homers
(13 – 28), almost 90 points better in average (.365 to .281). Joe Mauer was
also more valuable to his team last year. Without him they wouldn’t have gotten
anywhere. The Dodgers still had Manny. I will stop picking on James Loney and
let you Dodger fans not get put through the torture…
8: Ryan Braun had a very good year but will
it be enough to beat out Shane Victorino? The stats will show us. Ryan Braun
had 22 more hits (203 to 181), a better average (.320 to .292), Braun had more
homers (32-10) and RBI’s (115-62). Victorino had more speed though (25-20 SB’s)
and was a better fielder (.994 fielding percentage to .997), and made less errors
(2-1). But overall it is clear that Braun has a big edge.
9: Who will be
the best at number 9? Chone Figgins or Hunter Pence? Well Hunter Pence
obviously has less stolen bases (42-14). He has 5 times as many homers (5-25)
and more RBI’s (54-72). Figgins had a better average (.298-.282), a better OBP
(.395 to .346) and more hits (183-165). It was pretty even but Figgins scored
more runs for his team (114-76) therefore being worth more to his team.
10: Michael Young
and Chipper Jones are pretty even and Jones had a bad 09 so I will compare the
Michael Young 09 to the Chipper Jones of 08. Jones had a better average (.364
-.322), the same amount of homers (22), Chipper has 71 RBI’s to 68 RBI’s, less
games (155 to 128). Michael Young had more triples (2-1), more runs scored
(102- 82), and more hits (174 to 160). Pretty even but the reason I am going to
choice Michael Young is because of Chipper’s horrible 2009 season. He batted
exactly 100 points less than last year. Michael Young is therefore the best
player who currently wears the number 10.
Thank You, Thank You. Any questions, comments or disagreements? Feel free to comment.
TRANSACTION REVIEW: WEEK OF 11/23/09
DALLAS MCPHERSON SIGNS WITH THE ATHLETICS: 3rd baseman Dallas McPherson agreed to a minor league contract with the A’s. This could be a great move or a bad decision by Oakland: McPherson is highly prone to injury (only 459 at bats over the past 3 seasons, 11 of those in the Majors) and he is not very young (already 29), but in 2008 (his last playing season) playing for Triple-A Albuquerque he bombed 42 homers and knocked in 98. We’ll have to wait and see to determine how this move pans out for the Athletics.
ALEX GONZALEZ SIGNS WITH THE BLUE JAYS: The Blue Jays signed shortstop Alex Gonzalez to a one year deal. This pretty much eliminates any chance of Marco Scutaro returning to Toronto, and Gonzalez will have to battle John McDonald for the starting shortstop position. We don’t really understand why the Jays picked up Gonzalez: he is already 32, he only hit .238 last season, he only hit 8 out of the park in 2009, and he only plated 41 runs. According to us, it would have been smarter if the Jays had re-signed Scutaro and then split the shortstop job between Scutaro and McDonald.
DEWAYNE WISE SIGNS WITH THE PHILLIES: Apart from his breath taking jump to save Mark Buehrle’s perfect game, Wise had quite a poor season. He hit .225 with 2 homers and 11 RBIs in 2009. Not too impressive, and he does not seem like much of a prospect. As well as all this, the Phils outfield is all ready stacked with Werth, Victorino, and Ibanez, and it seems unlikely that Wise will be called up this season unless one of the starters gets injured. Hard to fathom why the Phillies made this move.
ANDRUW JONES SIGNS WITH THE WHITE SOX: On Wednesday, the White Sox agreed to terms on a one-year contract with outfielder Andruw Jones. Under terms of the deal, Jones will receive a base salary of $500,000 in 2010 and up to an additional $1 million in performance bonuses. Jones, a 10-time Gold Glove Award winner and five-time All-Star, will help fill the void in the outfield and in the heart of a revamped White Sox lineup with the likely imminent loss of free agent Jermaine Dye and Jim Thome, who was sent to the Dodgers late last season. He is 32, and though he batted only .214 last year, he did hit 17 homers in 82 games, and he might provide a bit of power for the White Sox.
OMAR VIZQUEL SIGNS WITH THE WHITE SOX: The White Sox have agreed to a one year deal with Omar Vizquel. Seems an odd move to us; the White Sox already have talented, young stars up the middle with Alexi Casilla and Gordon Beckham. Vizquel will likely serve as a backup, and his experience could hlp to mentor the young White Sox infielders.
And that wraps up this week’s transaction review! Join us next Sunday for more!
And the winner is…
Well the award season is over and we have many deserving winners and many non-deserving winners as well. We will quickly go through all of the winners and tell you why they won it. 
So, let’s get started!
Most Valuable Player: AL: Joe Mauer, NL: Albert Pujols
Joe Mauer had an amazing season. He led the league in batting average, slugging, on-base percentage, and on-base+slugging. Do I need to say more?
King Albert is amazing. He hit 30 homers in the first half of the year and ended with 47. He was an early favorite to get a triple crown. See why he deserved it?
CY Young Award: AL: Zack Grienke, NL: Tim Lincecum
Zack Grienke’s ERA was under 2.30 and he had 216 strikeouts. Enough said. It is an obvious winner
Did Tim Lincecum deserve the CY Young? Well we don’t know and we don’t think so but this is something we can allllllll agree on. He had a very good season. 262 K’s and an ERA under 3. Pretty dang good for someone who does something illegal.
Rookie of the Year: AL: Andrew Bailey, NL: Chris Coghlan
In the NL Coghlan would be the unanimous c
hoice if not for JA Happ or Tommy Hanson. Chris Coghlan had the most hits after the all star break with 100+ hit. He hit .321 as well which led all NL outfielders. Not impressed? Well you should be.
In the AL Andrew Bailey shined from the ninth inning role with 26 saves in 30 chances. He had an ERA of 1.84 and got 6 wins from that closer spot. Pretty good for someone in his first season ever.
Manager of the Year: AL: Mike Scioscia, NL: Jim Tracy
In the AL Mike Scioscia won Manager of the Year because of how he managed his team after the tragic death of rookie Nick Adhenhart. After coming off of this sad, sad event Mike Scioscia managed his team to the ALCS.
When Jim Tracy became the Rockies manager, everybody thought they were gone. At the end of the year, the Rockies were in the playoffs.
Comeback player of the Year: AL: Aaron Hill, NL: Chris Carpenter
In the AL Aaron Hill went to the All Star game and won a silver slugger. What more can you ask for right? But he was coming back from a season ending concussion!
In the NL Chris Carpenter had an injury plagued 2008 and in 2009 he finished 2nd in the CY Young award ballot but really should have won it.
Delivery man of the year: Our very own Mariano Rivera is the DHL Delivery man of the year because he had the best ERA out of closers and had 42 saves and blew only 2. He is automatic.
Silver Sluggers:
AL and NL
C: Joe Mauer and Brian McCann
1B: Mark Teixeira and Albert Pujols
2B: Aaron Hill and Chase Utley
3B: Evan Longoria and Ryan Zimmerman
SS: Derek Jeter and Hanley Ramirez
OF: Torii Hunter and Ryan Braun
OF: Ichiro and Andre Ethier
OF: Jason Bay and Matt Kemp
DH/P: Adam Lind and Carlos Zambrano
All these guys had fantastic, amazing seasons when it came to hitting. The guys who didn’t hit .300 had 30 homers. And the guys that didn’t have 30 homers had an average over .300. (Except Zambrano) See what I mean?
Gold Glove:
AL and NL
C: Joe Mauer and Yadier Molina
1B: Mark Teixeira and Adrian Gonzalez
2B: Placido Polanco and Orlando Hudson
3B: Evan Longoria and Ryan
Zimmerman
SS: Derek Jeter and Jimmy Rollins
OF: Ichiro and Matt Kemp
OF: Adam Jones and Michael Bourn
OF: Torii Hunter and Shane Victorino
P: Mark Buehrle and Adam Wainwright
These guys kept making web gem after web gem. If it is Torii Hunter robbing a homer to Adrain Gonzalez covering home on a play that seemed impossible. But web gems weren’t everything of course. They all didn’t make errors when it seemed to matter the most. They made the big play when they mattered most.
Thank you, thank you, and thank you. All these guys deserved what they got. Most of them anyways…
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Congratulations to the 2009 NL Gold Glove winners
Congrats to the 2009 NL Gold Glove winners! Here they are
C: Yadier Molina
1B: Adrian Gonzalez
2B: Orlando Hudson
SS: Jimmy Rollins
3B: Ryan Zimmerman
OF: Michael Bourn
OF: Matt Kemp
OF: Shane Victorino
P: Adam Wainwright
Here comes our analyzing…
Catcher: Yadier Molina
Our Prediction: Yadier Molina
Yadier, the youngest of the three Molina brothers, won his
second consecutive Gold Glove because of his 5 errors in 971 chances. He threw out 22 baserunners allowing only 32 stolen bases which means he threw out a ******** 41% percent of potential baserunners.
Do I need to say more?
First baseman: Adrian Gonzalez
Our Prediction: Todd Helton
Adrian Gonzalez did well; just a few people did better.
Todd Helton made 3 errors in 1448 chances, had 1349 putouts and had a 10.20
range factor. Gonzalez made 7 errors in 1367 chances which is obviously worse
than Todd Helton. But Gonzo won it again so all we can do is clap for him.
Second Baseman: Orlando Hudson
Our Prediction: Kazuo Matsui
First off Kaz Matsui (no he is not Hideki’s brother) made 2
less errors than O-Dog (6 E’s to 8) in just 30 less chances. Kaz had a better
range factor (5.33 to 4.84), had more assists (373 to 359). Kaz Matsui clearly
deserved it but once again, all we can do is clap our hands for the O-Dog.
Shortstop: Jimmy Rollins
Our Prediction: Troy Tulowitzki
Jimmy Rollins had 3 less errors (6 E’s to 9) but
Tulowitzki had better in everything else. He had more putouts (215 to 212), had more
chances (657 to 607), had more assists (433 to 389) started more DP’s (89 to
72) and finally had a better range factor (4.51 to 3.96). Therefore, Tulo
deserves the Gold Glove
Third Baseman: Ryan Zimmerman
Our Prediction: Kevin Kouzmanoff
Zimmerman, in my opinion, only won because of his web gems.
He made 17 errors and still won the Gold Glove. That is not a golden glove he
holds, it is a slippery one. Kouzmanoff made just 3 errors in 311 chances. He
had 214 assists. He started 24 DP’s as well. The only thing that Zimmerman had
over Kouzmanoff was his range factor (2.97 to 2.40).
Outfield: Shane Victorino, Matt Kemp, Michael Bourn
Our Prediction: Shane Victorino, Matt Kemp, And Jeff Franceour
Victorino made 1 error in 345 chances, 8 assists, and 336
putouts. He clearly deserves it. Kemp had 2 errors in 383 chances and had 14 assists. He clearly deserves it as
well. Then finally Jeff Franceour had as many assists as Bourn (11) and less
errors (1-3) and also switched teams in the middle of the year. We fell that Jeff should have won, but the MLB panel disagreed.
Pitcher: Adam Wainwright
Our Prediction: Adam Wainwright
Wainwright had a very good year and part of that was good
fielding. He had 0 errors in 56 chances. He also had 27 putouts, 29 assists,
and a phenomenal 2.16 range factor. Story over.
Those were the NL Gold Glove award winners and predictions. Thank you.
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