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Originally posted by zntke711
Derrick Lowe is the best this year. He is unstoppable this year. Bonds is the best in baseball. Pedro is a great pitcher and does well every year.
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Hopefully, Lowe can hold up - he's never thrown more than 120 innings a season in the majors. I disagree with Barry - ARod is looking like legit triple crown - but he's certainly one of the best ever to play the game so he's a solid pick. To break it down further (in my eyes):
BEST PURE HITTER: Jason Giambi - power to all fields, huge AVG, OBP, and SLG, selective at the plate, drives the ball. Also up for consideration: Nomar Garciaparra (he would be first if this were 2000), Mike Sweeney, Todd Helton, Vlad Guerrero
BEST POWER HITTER: Bonds. No more needed. . . god I hate him though
BEST RUN PRODUCER: Manny Ramirez - just obscene with RISP, opposite-field power, and clutch like it's his job. Also up - Berkman, Giles (look at those numbers, with the Pirates no less), A-Rod
BEST DEFENSE (infield): John Olerud - makes the infield look flawless, and he plays the 'easiest' position on the field. Also up - ARod, Omar Vizquel, Robby Alomar
BEST DEFENSE (outfield): Andruw Jones - ever see this guy make a mistake? He's a walking WebGem. Also: Torii Hunter, Vlad Guerrero, Jim Edmonds
BEST ARM: Vlad Guerrero
.....pitchers......
MOST DOMINATING PITCH: Mariano Rivera (cut fastball) - straight nasty. Also - Pedro Martinez (changeup, fastball), DLowe (2-seam sinker), Schilling (4-seam fastball), Hoffman (change)
BEST CLOSER: Eric Gagne - also wins for "Hanson Brothers look-a-like", just putting up recockulous numbers
BEST RELIEVER: JC Romero - best splits, ratio, and ERA in the game . . . and no one knows
BEST STARTER: Curt Schilling - immenently prepared, and look what he did to ARod at the AS game: Told him it would all be fastballs . . . and he Ks a possible hall-of-famer
BEST 'STUFF': Pedro - 3 pitches that are near the best in the game, if not the best, plus a nasty cutter he breaks out in a pinch . . . Also: Gagne, AJ Burnett, Mike Mussina
.....futures.....
BEST YOUNG PLAYER: Alfonso Soriano - made me a believer, and put me in first place in the fantasy league. Will be sick for a long time (and remember, I hate the f-ing Yankees). Also: Adam Dunn, Berkman, Bobby Kielty
BEST YOUNG PITCHER: eh who knows anymore? The days of Tommy John surgery has almost made it beneficial to blow a ligament early . . . see: Odalis Perez . . . suggestions?
BEST MANAGER: Joe Torre, Jim Tracy, Bobby Cox
BEST PITCHING COACH: staff from Braves, Reds
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