We wanted to do a division by division preview of the best players. Below is a breakdown of the best players, best rookies, and best newcomers to each division. today is the AL, tomorrow will be the NL. Enjoy, and tell us how we messed up :)
(Thanks to Steve PGH for doing the bulk of this)
AL East
Top 10 Players
1. 1B Lou Gehrig- BAL
2. SP Whitey Ford- DET
3. SP Nolan Ryan- DET
4. 3B Orlando Cepeda- NYA
5. RF Reggie Jackson- NYA
6. CF Lew Ford- NYA
7. SP Josh Beckett- BOS
8. LF Roosevelt Brown- TOR
9. CF Fred Lynn- DET
10. P Dwight Gooden- NYA
Honorable Mention: Endy Chavez- TOR, Kevin Mitchell- TOR, Bill Dickey- DET, Corey Koskie- DET, Rocky Notel- DET, Willie Montanez- NYA, Allan Trammel- NYA
Top 5 Newcomers
1. SP Josh Beckett- BOS
2. RF Ruben Sierra- BOS
3. 1B Earl Torgeson- BOS
4. SS Erick Almonte- TOR
5. SP Cliff Lee- NYA
Top 5 Rookies
1. SP Kevin Ritz- BAL
2. SP Jimmy Key- BOS
3. SP Ramon Martinez- BAL
4. SP Francisco Barrios- NYA
5. 3B Greg Jeffries- TOR
Top 5 Breakout Contenders
1. RF Jeromy Burnitz- BOS
2. RF Sid Gordon- BOS
3. RF Richard Hidalgo- BAL
4. 3B Edgardo Alfonzo- NYA
5. 1B James McManus- BOS
AL Central
Top 10 Players
1. SP David Cone- MIN
2. 1B Jimmie Foxx- MIN
3. SP Roger Clemens- KC
4. 1B Ricky Davis- MIN
5. SP Kelvim Escobar- MIL
6. CF Duke Snider- MIN
7. LF Bobby Bonds- KC
8. SP Warren Spahn- MIN
9. 1B Rafael Palmeiro- CLE
10. C Joey Mauer- KC
Honorable Mention: SP Bobby Witt- CLE, SP Tom Glavine- MIN, 1B Tony Perez- KC, 2B Alfonzo Soriano- KC, SS Rafael Furcal- MIL, SS Robin Yount- CLE, LF Adam Dunn- KC, LF Harold Baines- CHA
Top 3 Newcomers
1. CF Duke Snider- MIN
2. LF Vada Pinson- MIN
3. C Joe DePastino- MIN
Top 5 Rookies
1. RF Hack Wilson- CLE
2. SP Jim Kane- CHA
3. 2B Bip Roberts- CLE
4. RF Randy Winn- MIL
5. RP Dario Veres- CHA
Top 5 Breakout Contenders
1. SP Danny McDevitt- MIN
2. 3B Ken Caminitti- CHA
3. SP Tom Glavine- MIN
4. LF David Delucci- CLE
5. LF Ron Gant- CHA
AL West
Top 10 Players
1. LF Henry Aaron- TEX
2. SP Jake Peavy- TEX
3. C Roy Campanella- SEA
4. CF Tris Speaker- TEX
5. 1B Harmon Killabrew- OAK
6. SP Oliver Perez- TEX
7. SP Doug Rau- TEX
8. RF Lance Berkman- TEX
9. SP Jose Contreras- OAK
10. 3B Hank Blalock- SEA
Honorable Mention: 1B Gil Hodges- TEX, 1B Will Clark- SEA, 2B Craig Biggio- TEX, 3B Albert Pujols- TEX, LF Stan Musial- OAK, RF Larry Walker- OAK
Top 5 Newcomers
1. 3B Albert Pujols- TEX
2. LF Michael Coleman- SEA
3. SP Mike Norris- SEA
4. RP Chad Zerbie- SEA
5. C Jake Taylor- SEA
Top 5 Rookies
1. 1B Derek Lee- TEX
2. 2B Brian Roberts- OAK
3. SP Chief Bender- ANA
4. RP Todd Worrell- TEX
5. 1B Tino Martinez- ANA
Top 5 Breakout Contenders
1. SP Roy Halladay- ANA
2. SP Darryl Kyle- OAK
3. CF Willy Taveras- ANA
4. SP Grant Balfour- SEA
5. SS Ronny Cedeno- ANA
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2 comments:
Hmm...2 top-5 rookies and 3 top-5 breakout players?
I like the sound of that. Maybe things will start looking up.
Tigers rebuild. Thanks for the vote of confidence. After trading Ryan and Ford not sure what my team would do. Thanks again. Terry - Detroit Tigers
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