November 1, 200619 yr http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2645182 Phat Albert: Pujols gets rare perfect score in rankings Associated Press NEW YORK -- Four days after earning a World Series ring, Albert Pujols became only the sixth player to get a perfect 100 score in the annual player rankings. The St. Louis Cardinals first baseman finished first at his position in plate appearances, batting average, on-base percentage, home runs and RBI over the 2005 and 2006 seasons, according to rankings released Tuesday by the Elias Sports Bureau. Since the rankings were created in the settlement of the 1981 strike, the only previous players to get perfect scores were New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly (1987), Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. (1991), Chicago White Sox first baseman Frank Thomas (1995), Houston first baseman Jeff Bagwell (1995) and Boston designated hitter Manny Ramirez (2002). Pujols was the top NL first baseman for the third straight year after finishing among the top three outfielders in 2003. Catcher Michael Barrett and reliever Billy Wagner also repeated. Chase Utley replaced Mark Loretta at second, and Miguel Cabrera took over from Aramis Ramirez at third. Cabrera was among the top three outfielders in 2003. Rafael Furcal replaced Jimmy Rollins at shortstop, Chris Carpenter was the starting pitcher in place of Roy Oswalt and Jason Bay, Matt Holliday and Moises Alou were the top three outfielders, replacing Cabrera, Lance Berkman and Bobby Abreu. In the AL, starting pitcher Johan Santana, reliever Mariano Rivera, catcher Victor Martinez and designated hitter Travis Hafner repeated. Alex Rodriguez was the top third baseman for the second straight year after leading shortstops for six straight seasons. Paul Konerko replaced Mark Teixeira at first base, Brian Roberts took over from Placido Polanco at second, and Michael Young followed Derek Jeter at shortstop. Ramirez was among the top three outfielders for the 10th time in 11 years, and Vladimir Guerrero repeated. Abreu, acquired by the Yankees in July, replaced teammate Hideki Matsui. Rankings are used to decide whether players are Type A or B free agents, and what draft picks their former teams get as compensation if they sign elsewhere. The top 30 percent in each group get an A ranking, and the next 20 percent a B ranking. Compensation from Type C players -- the group between 50 and 60 percent -- was eliminated in baseball's new labor contract. Clubs that sign Type B players won't give up any draft picks, but their former clubs will receive "sandwich" picks between rounds. Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press
November 1, 200619 yr great. Last night on espn, the clutchest player for each position was announced. Miggy was a candidate, but Wright won, of course. :|
November 1, 200619 yr great. Last night on espn, the clutchest player for each position was announced. Miggy was a candidate, but Wright won, of course. :| By now Marlin fans should know not to care what ESPN thinks Cabs numbers speak for themselves.
November 2, 200619 yr tiny mistake, he was top outfielder in 2004 and 2005, not in 2003. tiny mistake, he was top outfielder in 2004 and 2005, not in 2003.
November 4, 200619 yr So many of Wrights ass kissers reside right here in Jersey, yu guys are VERY VERY fortunate to be in florida. One of my freinds who sadly happens to be a part of that group wore a David Wright Jersey to this one store, this girl wh was a mets fan gave him something else for free (I think it was like another drink or cookie or something) just because he had that Jersey on :thumbdown http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2645182 Alex Rodriguez was the top third baseman for the second straight year after leading shortstops for six straight seasons. I LOVE Irony!
November 5, 200619 yr The reason why it wasn't Wright, is that the rankings are at least partially based upon meaningful stats, in additon to the worthless stats made up by a British cricket fan in the 19th century. Also, playing in NY doesn't help you make the rankings.
November 6, 200619 yr Miggy must get such a high ranking because of his bat and ignoring his glove. I will say he got better as the year wore on but Wright still had the far better glove. Far better. I held my breath every time a slow grounder went his way, especially bunts he had to charge. And there were many times during the entire season I questioned his "heart" on particular plays. Those questions were amplified during the late stretch when we looked like we could make the WC and he was actually making those same plays he looked lazy on earlier. When he decides to dedicate as much effort to the defensive part of his game as he does the offensive part of his game he will enter the super elite status (in my mind) that so many are already giving him.
November 6, 200619 yr In a world where people are constantly fooled by ignorent media, one man, David Wright, continues to fool all. In other words, David Wright sucks defensively where as Miguel Cabrera is at least average.
November 7, 200619 yr In a world where people are constantly fooled by ignorent media, one man, David Wright, continues to fool all. In other words, David Wright sucks defensively where as Miguel Cabrera is at least average. Rarely do I take anything the media says very seriously. Either it's Forbes magazine with their rediculous numbers saying what every team made each fiscal year, or it's hype over the big market teams' players. I go by what I saw of him when they played here. He wasn't a vacumn cleaner at 3B but he was far better than Miggy. Miggy progressed to an average defensive 3B by the end of the season. No better than that. You can't honestly say you didn't hold your breath every time he made any move towards home plate to scoop and throw to 1B.
November 8, 200619 yr I don't what's funnier your intense hatred for David OR the fact that you whine and bitch about the amount off attention he gets in one breath, then turn a thread to celeberate Miguel Cabrera into yet another thread about David Wright. Congrats, you've just done exact thing you're constantly complaining about.
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