A couple of the most beloved players in history played left field; Stan Musial and Carl Yastrzemski. Alongside these beloved players are a couple of the most polarizing players in history; Barry Bonds and Manny Ramirez. Throw in the player some dub the greatest hitter to ever live, Ted Williams, and the undisputed greatest leadoff hitter of all-time, Rickey Henderson
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This is the Washington Nationals all-time roster. I decided to select two players for each infield position, six outfielders (regardless of specific position), and one designated hitter for each AL team. Hitters had to have a minimum of 1,500 plate appearance. For pitching, we selected seven starting pitchers, three non-closers, and two closers. Starting pitchers had to start at least
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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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