Jorge Posada and Ivan Rodriguez reach the Hall of Fame ballot at the same time. Rodriguez is much more likely to get the induction nod due to his much longer career. Both men are the same seasonal age, but Rodriguez came to the majors at age 19 and contributed immediately. Posada played a bit starting at age 23, but did not become a full-time player until age 26. From 1998 to the end of their careers, Rodriguez led Posada in rWAR 43.7 to 42.4. That’s very close. Overall, however, Rodriguez leads Posada in rWAR 68.4 to 42.7. So Rodriguez put up impressive numbers before reaching his prime years.
Coming to the majors young is a good indicator of future greatness. The player gets more years to accumulate counting stats. In addition, to be major league ready at 19 or 20 requires talent, talent that usually keeps growing. Rodriguez is a great example of that.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2gaAbd0
No comments:
Post a Comment