June 7, 200619 yr Sortable Batting RK PLAYER TEAM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB BA OBP SLG OPS 1 Jermaine Dye CWS 160 34 49 5 1 17 42 3 2 27 .306 .405 .669 1.074 2 Alex Rios Tor 206 37 74 19 2 11 43 7 4 14 .359 .396 .631 1.028 3 Brad Hawpe Col 198 25 64 10 4 11 33 2 3 25 .323 .399 .581 .980 4 Bobby Abreu Phi 186 44 53 16 2 7 45 9 4 60 .285 .454 .505 .960 5 Vladimir Guerrero LAA 220 34 73 5 0 15 50 5 0 15 .332 .375 .559 .934 6 Casey Blake Cle 196 31 62 14 1 9 35 5 0 24 .316 .395 .536 .930 7 Magglio Ordonez Det 213 33 68 11 0 13 42 1 1 16 .319 .364 .554 .918 8 Jonny Gomes TB 201 33 52 9 1 15 42 1 5 35 .259 .367 .537 .905 9 Austin Kearns Cin 212 38 61 16 0 12 38 2 0 23 .288 .366 .533 .899 10 Jacque Jones ChC 178 22 55 10 0 11 32 1 1 9 .309 .347 .551 .898 For his career, I always thought Dye was just an above-average outfielder who was also prone to long absences from the field. But since he has come to Chicago, he's having his official coming out party. No longer does he deserve to be second fiddle to the other right fielders in the game. Jermaine, at the moment, is #1. Yes, I think he's the best right fielder in the game. Better than Guerrero, Maggs, Abreu, and the new flame from Toronto, Alex Rios. And to think we have him under contract for another season at a complete bargain! I love this guy.
June 7, 200619 yr He's technically the best OF in the AL and depending on what you bank on the most, the best OF in baseball. I'm not really sure why you limited it to rightfielders. No other OF in baseball can touch his 1.074 OPS.
June 7, 200619 yr QUOTE(VAfan @ Jun 7, 2006 -> 10:09 AM) Sortable Batting RK PLAYER TEAM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB BA OBP SLG OPS 1 Jermaine Dye CWS 160 34 49 5 1 17 42 3 2 27 .306 .405 .669 1.074 2 Alex Rios Tor 206 37 74 19 2 11 43 7 4 14 .359 .396 .631 1.028 3 Brad Hawpe Col 198 25 64 10 4 11 33 2 3 25 .323 .399 .581 .980 4 Bobby Abreu Phi 186 44 53 16 2 7 45 9 4 60 .285 .454 .505 .960 5 Vladimir Guerrero LAA 220 34 73 5 0 15 50 5 0 15 .332 .375 .559 .934 6 Casey Blake Cle 196 31 62 14 1 9 35 5 0 24 .316 .395 .536 .930 7 Magglio Ordonez Det 213 33 68 11 0 13 42 1 1 16 .319 .364 .554 .918 8 Jonny Gomes TB 201 33 52 9 1 15 42 1 5 35 .259 .367 .537 .905 9 Austin Kearns Cin 212 38 61 16 0 12 38 2 0 23 .288 .366 .533 .899 10 Jacque Jones ChC 178 22 55 10 0 11 32 1 1 9 .309 .347 .551 .898 For his career, I always thought Dye was just an above-average outfielder who was also prone to long absences from the field. But since he has come to Chicago, he's having his official coming out party. No longer does he deserve to be second fiddle to the other right fielders in the game. Jermaine, at the moment, is #1. Yes, I think he's the best right fielder in the game. Better than Guerrero, Maggs, Abreu, and the new flame from Toronto, Alex Rios. And to think we have him under contract for another season at a complete bargain! I love this guy. Ugh, not another gay baseball player thread.
June 7, 200619 yr RK PLAYER TEAM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB BA OBP SLG OPS 1 Jermaine Dye CWS 160 34 49 5 1 17 42 3 2 27 .306 .405 .669 1.074 2 Alex Rios Tor 206 37 74 19 2 11 43 7 4 14 .359 .396 .631 1.028 3 Brad Hawpe Col 198 25 64 10 4 11 33 2 3 25 .323 .399 .581 .980 4 Bobby Abreu Phi 186 44 53 16 2 7 45 9 4 60 .285 .454 .505 .960 5 Vladimir Guerrero LAA 220 34 73 5 0 15 50 5 0 15 .332 .375 .559 .934 6 Casey Blake Cle 196 31 62 14 1 9 35 5 0 24 .316 .395 .536 .930 7 Magglio Ordonez Det 213 33 68 11 0 13 42 1 1 16 .319 .364 .554 .918 8 Jonny Gomes TB 201 33 52 9 1 15 42 1 5 35 .259 .367 .537 .905 9 Austin Kearns Cin 212 38 61 16 0 12 38 2 0 23 .288 .366 .533 .899 10 Jacque Jones ChC 178 22 55 10 0 11 32 1 1 9 .309 .347 .551 .898 Edited June 7, 200619 yr by knightni
June 7, 200619 yr Top OPS in Baseball amongst qualified hitters RNK NAME POS HR RBI OPS 1.) Albert Pujols 1B 25 65 1.193 2.) Jason Giambi 1B 16 47 1.089 3.) Jim Thome DH 20 52 1.088 4.) Travis Hafner DH 16 51 1.080 5.) Jermaine Dye OF 17 42 1.074 6.) Jason Bay OF 18 48 1.041 7.) Miguel Cabrera 3B 9 43 1.030 8.) Alex Rios OF 11 43 1.028 9.) Manny Ramirez OF 14 37 .996 10.) Alfonso Soriano OF 22 45 .991 Um, best OF in baseball? Some elite company huh?
June 7, 200619 yr QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jun 7, 2006 -> 04:37 PM) That Rios kid isn't looking too shabby either. He's been dropping a bit of late though, he was up around Dye at one time, soon he'll be under 1.000. In the end only like 4 of these players will actually have OPS of 1.000 or more Pujols, Giambi, Thome and Hafner should be able to sustain all season.
June 7, 200619 yr The thing I love is who is 7th on that list....we got a better rightfielder...FOR MUCH cheaper. CWSOX45
June 7, 200619 yr QUOTE(CWSOX45 @ Jun 7, 2006 -> 04:41 PM) The thing I love is who is 7th on that list....we got a better rightfielder...FOR MUCH cheaper. CWSOX45 We save $10M having Dye in RF this year as opposed to Magglio.
June 7, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 7, 2006 -> 10:23 AM) He's technically the best OF in the AL and depending on what you bank on the most, the best OF in baseball. I'm not really sure why you limited it to rightfielders. No other OF in baseball can touch his 1.074 OPS. Very true. In the offseason I made an argument that Dye should hit third in our lineup, followed by Thome and Konerko, and most posters thought I was crazy. Of course, Thome's not having a bad year himself. I also know Ozzie doesn't like to mess with the core lineup. But against certain lefties, I could see making that move. Last night, for example, wouldn't Dye have been more likely to put a bat on the ball to get Pods home in the first?
June 7, 200619 yr QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jun 7, 2006 -> 04:37 PM) That Rios kid isn't looking too shabby either. The most encouraging thing about Rios is he's one of Ryan Sweeney's best minor league comps.... Age 18 (Rookie Leagues) G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB So AVG OBP SLG Rios 67 234 35 63 7 3 0 13 8 4 17 31 .269 .321 .325 Sweeney 29 101 11 33 5 0 2 9 3 2 9 13 .327 .388 .436 Age 19 (Rios at Low A, Sweeney at A+) G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB So AVG OBP SLG Rios 72 280 27 72 12 3 1 30 7 8 13 36 .257 .289 .335 Sweeney 134 515 71 146 22 3 7 64 8 6 40 65 .283 .342 .379 Rios at High A (now age 21) Sweeney at AA (age 20) G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB So AVG OBP SLG Rios 111 456 60 139 22 8 3 61 14 8 27 55 .305 .344 .408 Sweeney 113 429 64 128 22 3 1 47 6 6 35 53 .298 .357 .371 Rios at AA (age 22) Sweeney at AAA (Age 21) G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB So AVG OBP SLG Rios 127 514 86 181 32 11 11 82 11 3 39 85 .352 .402 .521 Sweeney 40 159 22 49 5 2 2 23 2 5 13 25 .308 .362 .403 Rios broke out in AA at age 22, whereas Sweeney has yet to show the power potential that scouts have predicted is on the horizon. Rios would struggle at AAA and the Majors in his age 23 season, and again in his age 24 season, before finally showing his potential at the major league level this season. Sweeney is generally a year or more younger at each level, but has yet to really have his breakout. He may not possess the same untapped power that was promised of Rios, but he'll have good pop. Eventually.
June 7, 200619 yr Dye is really killing me for my decision to not keep him in fantasy baseball this year. That decision makes me hate Audrey Huff more and more everyday.
June 8, 200619 yr QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 01:17 AM) Isn't his contract up after this season? $6M team option next year.
June 8, 200619 yr QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 01:20 AM) $6M team option next year. I love team options.
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