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...heart of Boston’s order, the third and fourth hitters who make everyone around them better. David Ortiz can put up MVP caliber numbers when Nomar and Manny are hitting in front of him. A-Rod, alone, can’t make up for the 230-plus RBIs that Nomar and Manny create...
...He’s hit over 40 home runs the past six seasons. Six! And he’s a gold glove shortstop! His OBP is just about .400 since 2000—compare that to Nomar’s usual .350. He’s had over 130 RBIs in three of the past four seasons. What was the only year he didn’t do it? 2003—and he still...
...younger and a better defensive player than Sheff. Of course, Sheffield likely won’t tank like Mondesi. But he probably won’t put up last year’s numbers either. In 2002, Sheffield only had 25 homers and 84 RBIs. Yankee Stadium is hitter-friendly but more so to lefties. If Sheffield only hits 25 homers, even if he bats .300, the Yankees will get, what, two more wins...
Rodriguez led the AL in home runs and runs scored. He was second only to Delgado in RBIs. And he’s won the Gold Glove Award for shortstops the past two seasons...
Wait—it has to be Manny. He hit 37 homers—six more than Ortiz. He had 104 runs and 117 RBIs, again, both significantly better than Ortiz. His OBP was .427, leagues above his poor-fielding Red Sox counterpart...