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Originally Posted by JayP
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.
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No restrictions on Napoli.
And I agree that Wells is far from a great player himself and many years removed from his best days.
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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?
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For the immediate future I would say looks to be better. For the future, neither guy seems like they will be that great of hitters.
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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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You should "go with flow" because if you watch the two guys hit it is clear that Wells is the better hitter.
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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.
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There have been reports in Toronto media that Beeston has said they could have had a 160 million dollar payroll this year if they thought the team was close. Not Yankees/Red Sox numbers but top 5 payroll and in the same league compared to other teams.