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100 Greatest Third Baseman of All-Time

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Dave Franks 2 comments

To say a third baseman needs to be a good hitter is like saying a pitcher has to have a good fastball. The first player associated with the long ball, Frank “Home Run” Baker, was a third baseman. Players like Brooks Robinson and Ken Boyer set the precedence for a good glove to accompany a good bat. Two of the

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The Ten Best Leadoff Hitters of All-Time

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Dave Franks 18 comments

For a long time, managers would put the fastest guy on the team in the leadoff spot everything else be darned. In the last 10-20 years, however, sabermetrics has told us that speed is an overrated quality of a leadoff hitter. Instead, on-base percentage rules. Leadoff hitters come to bat 36% of the time with runners on base compared to

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