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re: Most underrated MLB players of all time
Posted on 5/14/21 at 7:49 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Posted on 5/14/21 at 7:49 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Steve Garvey was actually a vastly overrated player during his playing career whose career had became more appropriately rated as we have grown to know more about how to properly evaluate players over the years. Garvey was a great hitter for average but didn’t walk at all or hit for much power. Cecil Cooper was just as good as Garvey if not better than him yet received a fraction of the attention and acclaim that Garvey got because he played for the small market Milwaukee Brewers instead of a team like the LA Dodgers.
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Posted on 5/14/21 at 7:56 am to Indiangensing
Andrés Galarraga always comes to mind. A few rough years but consistently hitting. 399 HR's in career. Hit .370 in 120 games in 1993 among other great seasons. Long 19 year career playing at a high level.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 7:56 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Players with more career WAR than Steve Garvey
Ellis burks
Brian Giles
Devon white
David wright
Ben zobrist
Brett gardener
Placido polanco
Gary gaetti
Dave justice
Ray lankford
Rafael Furcal
Ellis burks
Brian Giles
Devon white
David wright
Ben zobrist
Brett gardener
Placido polanco
Gary gaetti
Dave justice
Ray lankford
Rafael Furcal
Posted on 5/14/21 at 8:19 am to TigerintheNO
Isn’t Molitor in the HoF? Don’t know if I’d consider that underrated.
Also, Dale Murphy > Steve Garvey
Also, Dale Murphy > Steve Garvey
Posted on 5/14/21 at 8:41 am to Indiangensing
Kevin Youkilis
Posted on 5/14/21 at 8:44 am to Indiangensing
Larry Walker
Posted on 5/14/21 at 8:46 am to Indiangensing
Riggs Stephenson
Check out his career BA
Check out his career BA
Posted on 5/14/21 at 8:46 am to Indiangensing
Kenny Lofton
Posted on 5/14/21 at 8:46 am to Indiangensing
scott rolen? maybe a bad answer but this really does just feel like a list of generic white guys 
Posted on 5/14/21 at 8:50 am to rockchlkjayhku11
Tim Salmon
Posted on 5/14/21 at 8:53 am to TheNolaClap
quote:
Andrés Galarraga always comes to mind. A few rough years but consistently hitting. 399 HR's in career. Hit .370 in 120 games in 1993 among other great seasons. Long 19 year career playing at a high level.
He also hit the longest home run I have ever seen.
Galarraga vs Kevin Brown at sea level
Posted on 5/14/21 at 8:53 am to Indiangensing
John Olerud
Posted on 5/14/21 at 8:58 am to Tigeralum2008
Also Magglio Ordonez
Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:03 am to Indiangensing
Tim Salmon
Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:03 am to TheNolaClap
quote:
Andrés Galarraga always comes to mind. A few rough years but consistently hitting. 399 HR's in career. Hit .370 in 120 games in 1993 among other great seasons. Long 19 year career playing at a high level.
Could be a good one
Never seemed underrated to me but that's based merely on his baseball card always being a pretty big deal when I was a kid.
I don't think of Helton or Galarraga as underrated by baseball fans, but I do think the Rockies are kind of an island when it comes to getting attention for their stars
Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:04 am to Paul Allen
Beat you by 3 ;)
Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:06 am to Pettifogger
Position players for the Rockies def get underrated I think. I think people assume any major leaguer can roll out of bed and put up huge numbers at Coors. Combine that with the franchise’s consistent irrelevance and they’ve had a lot of good position players who haven’t necessarily gotten their due over the years
Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:08 am to Lester Earl
quote:
Players with more career WAR than Steve Garvey
Ellis burks
Brian Giles
Devon white
David wright
Ben zobrist
Brett gardener
Placido polanco
Gary gaetti
Dave justice
Ray lankford
Rafael Furcal
That's a long list of "fan favorite" type guys that aren't all time greats. David Justice being the possible exception.
Ray Lankford was a favorite of mine as a kid. Most HRs in Busch Stadium II.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:08 am to CONNECTICUTTIGER
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Crime Dog
Best follow through on a swing in MLB history.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:09 am to ProjectP2294
Brian Giles was really fricking good on some really terrible Pirates teams
That’s a great name for this thread
That’s a great name for this thread
This post was edited on 5/14/21 at 9:10 am
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