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Originally Posted by moon
Napoli's best year was when he played half a season. Since playing a full season those numbers are much lower and his numbers last year, even if using your wonderful sabermetrics BS, still don't compare to Wells at his best.
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Seems like a lot of restrictions for Napoli. Let's forget the fact that Wells' best season came 5 full seasons ago. Since then he's put up seasons of .706 OPS, .840 OPS (inflated from .760 on Aug 22 due to a strong September when the season was over), .711 OPS, and .847 OPS.
Napoli's career OPS is .831. Wells' is .804. Napoli is 3 years younger and his best seasons were in 2008 and 2009. Wells' best seasons were in 2003 and 2006. Who looks like the better bet to be the best hitter in the future?
And I love the sabermetric BS remark even though I'm bringing out pretty basic stats. But I guess I should just go with the flow and accept the fact that Wells is better because he batted 3rd or 4th in the lineup while Napoli was stuck in the 6/7 hole and therefore drove in more runs.
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Napoli and Lind had similar numbers last year and if LInd has only had one season then Napoli has only had 2.5.
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Napoli - .784 OPS
Lind - .709 OPS
But I guess if you only look at AVG/HR/RBI to judge players you would could say they have similar numbers. Who cares about walks, doubles, or triples anyway?
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I was talking about competing with Yankees and Red Sox in terms of money spent. We always hear that the Jays have the money if they need it and that Rogers will spend on the team. Well if that is the case then they should never lose young talent due to money concerns.
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I've never heard anywhere that Rogers is willing or going to spend like the Yankees or Red Sox in any situation. Just because he has the money in his empire doesn't mean he's going to spend it.