August 31, 200916 yr Basically, you come up with a list of 10 players (pitchers included) regardless of position having above average, or in some cases, outstanding seasons, that have gotten little to no national recognition (I.E. they don't play for the NY teams or the Red Sox). Here's my list from 10th best to best: 10: Nick Markakis - .305 BA, 41 2B, 16 HR, 89 RBI, .356 OBP, .479 SLG, .835 OPS 9: Aaron Hill - .285 BA, 31 HR, 85 RBI, .497 SLG 8: Jason Bartlett - .337 BA, .913 OPS 7: Michael Young - .326 BA, 35 2B, 22 HR, .908 OPS 6: Ryan Zimmerman - .299 BA, 27 HR, 90 RBI, .901 OPS 5: Huston Street - 33/34 save chances, 10.40 K/9, 2.25 B/9, 4.67 K/BB 4: Ubaldo Jiminez - 12-10, 3.33 ERA, 7.84 K/9, .230 BAA, 1.22 WHIP 3: Mark Reynolds - .280 BA, 40 HR, 90 RBI, .882 OPS 2: Kendry Morales - .311, 34 2B, 30 HR. 91 RBI, .948 OPS 1: Josh Johnson - 13-3, 3.04 ERA, 7.81 K/9, 2.15 BB/9, 3.63 K/BB, .235 BAA, 1.11 WHIP
August 31, 200916 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 06:57 AM) Basically, you come up with a list of 10 players (pitchers included) regardless of position having above average, or in some cases, outstanding seasons, that have gotten little to no national recognition (I.E. they don't play for the NY teams or the Red Sox). Here's my list from 10th best to best: 10: Nick Markakis - .305 BA, 41 2B, 16 HR, 89 RBI, .356 OBP, .479 SLG, .835 OPS 9: Aaron Hill - .285 BA, 31 HR, 85 RBI, .497 SLG 8: Jason Bartlett - .337 BA, .913 OPS 7: Michael Young - .326 BA, 35 2B, 22 HR, .908 OPS 6: Ryan Zimmerman - .299 BA, 27 HR, 90 RBI, .901 OPS 5: Huston Street - 33/34 save chances, 10.40 K/9, 2.25 B/9, 4.67 K/BB 4: Ubaldo Jiminez - 12-10, 3.33 ERA, 7.84 K/9, .230 BAA, 1.22 WHIP 3: Mark Reynolds - .280 BA, 40 HR, 90 RBI, .882 OPS 2: Kendry Morales - .311, 34 2B, 30 HR. 91 RBI, .948 OPS 1: Josh Johnson - 13-3, 3.04 ERA, 7.81 K/9, 2.15 BB/9, 3.63 K/BB, .235 BAA, 1.11 WHIP I don't know about Young and Zimmerman. Both made the All-Star team. I really like both Reynolds and Morales.
August 31, 200916 yr David Aardsma Mike MacDougal Nick Masset Javier Vazquez Edited August 31, 200916 yr by IITsox
August 31, 200916 yr BTW, Markakis is actually having kind of a down year. His OPS was around .900 last year. He didn't hit for great power earlier on this year.
August 31, 200916 yr QUOTE (IITsox @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 02:39 PM) David Aardsma Mike MacDougal Nick Masset Javier Vazquez 3 of the 4 are pitching in the NL. That doesnt count. And MacDougal isn't really having a good season with the Nationals, seeing how his K/9 is 4.82 and his BB/9 is 4.82. If anything, it means he's been lucky as hell and he's bound to come back down soon enough. Aardsma has been solid as hell, and I never wanted to give him up. FWIW. To get back to the topic, Clint Barmes has 21 homers. He's not having a good year, I just thought it was crazy that Clint Barmes has 21 homers.
August 31, 200916 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 08:44 PM) BTW, Markakis is actually having kind of a down year. The RBI stats look great, but I expected more from Markakis. Everybody sweats Josh Johnson pretty hard, too. Michael Young is obviously a known commodity, when healthy. The other seven guys have exceeded expectations, to various extents. Edited August 31, 200916 yr by hammerhead johnson
August 31, 200916 yr Author QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 02:33 PM) I don't know about Young and Zimmerman. Both made the All-Star team. I really like both Reynolds and Morales. True. But Freddy Sanchez made the all-star team a couple times I believe. Just sayin' these are guys who you've heard very little about all year (unless you're a diehard). Morales and Reynolds have come outta nowhere to have MVP-caliber seasons. And Josh Johnson should get some CY votes. QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 03:44 PM) BTW, Markakis is actually having kind of a down year. His OPS was around .900 last year. He didn't hit for great power earlier on this year. True. The power is down. But all his other numbers are really good. He's one of my favorite players. And when the O's start obliterating the AL in 2-3 years he'll have quite a bit to do with it.
August 31, 200916 yr Markakis had only two HR from May 10 to July 17. He also has only 4 SB up to this point. Meanwhile, Kevin Youkilis has the same amount. Pretty atrocious considering that Nick is a potential 20 SB guy. He should be in the .875 to .925 OPS range, but instead, he's at .835, and he was under .800 through mid-July. I'll be expecting much more from him next year.
September 1, 200916 yr Russell Branyan Edwin Jackson Scott Podsednik Nelson Cruz Pablo Sandoval Franklin Gutierrez Joel Pinero Johnny Damon DJ Carrasco Jason Kubel
September 1, 200916 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 12:11 AM) Pablo Sandoval Really? I'd say he's become one of the bigger stars this season. The nickname doesn't hurt.
September 1, 200916 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 08:35 PM) JD Carrasco...lol Was he expected to be good?
September 1, 200916 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 09:11 PM) Really? I'd say he's become one of the bigger stars this season. The nickname doesn't hurt. But he wasn't thought of before this year.
September 1, 200916 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 08:24 PM) Was he expected to be good? Hahahahaha Knight you dropped the ball right here DJ not JD
September 1, 200916 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 02:24 AM) But he wasn't thought of before this year. Exactly. Pablo Sandoval is a terrific mention.
September 1, 200916 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 08:24 PM) Was he expected to be good? If he existed.
September 1, 200916 yr QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 02:00 AM) Exactly. Pablo Sandoval is a terrific mention. It's schematics, but OP mentioned "under the radar" guys that haven't gotten national recognition. Kung Fu Panda has gotten plenty of that this year; I think we can all agree on that. Edited September 1, 200916 yr by Buehrle>Wood
September 1, 200916 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 06:49 AM) It's schematics, but OP mentioned "under the radar" guys that haven't gotten national recognition. Kung Fu Panda has gotten plenty of that this year; I think we can all agree on that. It would make more sense for Pablo Sandoval to be on his original list over Markakis, Young, Johnson, Reynolds, etc. Not 100% sure on the author's original intent, but this turned into a "Players Who Have Exceeded Expectations" thread, and Pablo Sandoval is pretty much headlining it.
September 1, 200916 yr John Lackey. Kubel, K. Morales, Willingham, Reynolds no doubt. Edited September 1, 200916 yr by SoxAce
September 1, 200916 yr QUOTE (SoxAce @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 01:00 AM) John Lackey. Kubel, K. Morales, Willingham, Reynolds no doubt. Lackey was hurt for a while and sucked when he came back. He's only been good recently. I don't know... Kubel's a very good mention.
September 1, 200916 yr 2B Orland Hudson 3B Gordon Beckham Carlos Quentin LF Bobby Abreau RF DH Jim Thome Aaron Rowand CF C AJ Pierzynski Chris Carter 1B Juan Uribe/Alexai SS Mark Buehrle Javier Vasquez John Danks Gavin Floyd Jake Peavy Bobby Jenks David Aardsma Mike Macdougal Matt Thorton Octavio Dotel Nick Massett Brandon Allen Alexai Nix Willie Harris Mark Kotsay Chris Getz wait... this team might make the playoffs. Edited September 1, 200916 yr by b-Rye
September 2, 200916 yr Matt Kemp: .314 AVG, .372 OBP, .518 SLG, 86 RBI, 22 HR, 28 SB Torre had him bat lower in the Dodger order for much of the season Joey Votto: .304 AVG, .390 OBP, .532 SLG, 65 RBI, 20 HR Missed a good amount of games due to health issues Justin Upton: .312 AVG, .382 OBP, .566 SLG, 72 RBI, 23 HR, 17 SB Marco Scutaro: .292 AVG, .389 OBP, .427 SLG, 55 RBI, 92 R, 10 SB Wandy Rodriguez: 2.93 ERA, 155 K, 57 BB, 1.23 WHIP Edwin Jackson: 2.96 ERA, 131 K, 56 BB, 1.21 WHIP Jair Jurrjens: 2.89 ERA, 122 K, 61 BB, 1.26 WHIP
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