Comments on: Nasty 9: Top 5 Left Fielders http://www.mlbtoday.net/2009/04/nasty-9-top-5-left-fielders/ Your source for baseball news TODAY. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:05:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chris http://www.mlbtoday.net/2009/04/nasty-9-top-5-left-fielders/comment-page-1/#comment-1006 Chris Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:06:01 +0000 http://www.mlbtoday.net/?p=741#comment-1006 Thank you Mike for the input and I am not glad to see we are not on the same page about Lee. Thank you Mike for the input and I am not glad to see we are not on the same page about Lee.

]]> By: Jason http://www.mlbtoday.net/2009/04/nasty-9-top-5-left-fielders/comment-page-1/#comment-1002 Jason Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:50:17 +0000 http://www.mlbtoday.net/?p=741#comment-1002 Thank you Mike for the input and glad to see we are on the same page about Lee. Thank you Mike for the input and glad to see we are on the same page about Lee.

]]> By: Mike http://www.mlbtoday.net/2009/04/nasty-9-top-5-left-fielders/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Mike Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:34:06 +0000 http://www.mlbtoday.net/?p=741#comment-998 If you are ranking active players, it is not as important to include factors like a .350 average and 40 hr's 2+ years ago, especially when those numbers significantly came back to earth last year. If I had to pick a LF to have on my team this year, not many years ago or even next year, my top 5 would be: 1. Soriano - Everyone needs a good lead off hitter. He's the best by far. Has supreme power, speed, and athleticism. 2. Braun - May become best hitter in the league in the near future, as of now, he is top 10. 3. Manny - Can't get past his fielding, mental lapses, and sometimes genuine disregard for trying hard. 4. Carlos Lee - definitely top 10-15 hitter. RBI machine. Undervalued athleticism. 5. Jason Bay - Excellent all around player. Next 2 Quentin - Has a little more to prove to get into the top 5. Holliday - has to reprove how good he is after a mediocre last year. If you are ranking active players, it is not as important to include factors like a .350 average and 40 hr’s 2+ years ago, especially when those numbers significantly came back to earth last year. If I had to pick a LF to have on my team this year, not many years ago or even next year, my top 5 would be:

1. Soriano – Everyone needs a good lead off hitter. He’s the best by far. Has supreme power, speed, and athleticism.
2. Braun – May become best hitter in the league in the near future, as of now, he is top 10.
3. Manny – Can’t get past his fielding, mental lapses, and sometimes genuine disregard for trying hard.
4. Carlos Lee – definitely top 10-15 hitter. RBI machine. Undervalued athleticism.
5. Jason Bay – Excellent all around player.

Next 2
Quentin – Has a little more to prove to get into the top 5.
Holliday – has to reprove how good he is after a mediocre last year.

]]> By: Chris http://www.mlbtoday.net/2009/04/nasty-9-top-5-left-fielders/comment-page-1/#comment-978 Chris Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:25:17 +0000 http://www.mlbtoday.net/?p=741#comment-978 Well I strictly disagree hahaha Well I strictly disagree hahaha

]]> By: Jason http://www.mlbtoday.net/2009/04/nasty-9-top-5-left-fielders/comment-page-1/#comment-977 Jason Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:06:51 +0000 http://www.mlbtoday.net/?p=741#comment-977 Crawford was based basically on speed man. Tons of steals, tons of runs, high average hitter. Honestly, it could have gone either way and this is strictly how I feel so I am glad people disagree. Crawford was based basically on speed man. Tons of steals, tons of runs, high average hitter. Honestly, it could have gone either way and this is strictly how I feel so I am glad people disagree.

]]> By: Chris http://www.mlbtoday.net/2009/04/nasty-9-top-5-left-fielders/comment-page-1/#comment-976 Chris Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:03:43 +0000 http://www.mlbtoday.net/?p=741#comment-976 Holliday came in second in MVP voting two years ago! I know Lee hasn't ever been up there! Soriano only led the league in assists because no one thinks he's any good and decides to run on him more than any other left fielder in the National League! And that wasn't a whole lot of evidence to put Crawford in at 4th!!! After today's game you should put Jason Bay at number 1!! hahha Holliday came in second in MVP voting two years ago! I know Lee hasn’t ever been up there!

Soriano only led the league in assists because no one thinks he’s any good and decides to run on him more than any other left fielder in the National League!

And that wasn’t a whole lot of evidence to put Crawford in at 4th!!!

After today’s game you should put Jason Bay at number 1!! hahha

]]> By: Jason http://www.mlbtoday.net/2009/04/nasty-9-top-5-left-fielders/comment-page-1/#comment-975 Jason Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:57:43 +0000 http://www.mlbtoday.net/?p=741#comment-975 Whoa whoa whoa. Carlos Lee is one of the most consistent players in baseball and is much more proven of a hitter than Holliday in my opinion. Soriano's offense is why he is so high on the list and he has a canon in LF by the way. Led the league in assists his first year in LF. Crawford is on the decline I guess but he is still nasty in LF regardless. Whoa whoa whoa. Carlos Lee is one of the most consistent players in baseball and is much more proven of a hitter than Holliday in my opinion.

Soriano’s offense is why he is so high on the list and he has a canon in LF by the way. Led the league in assists his first year in LF.

Crawford is on the decline I guess but he is still nasty in LF regardless.

]]> By: Chris http://www.mlbtoday.net/2009/04/nasty-9-top-5-left-fielders/comment-page-1/#comment-974 Chris Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:29:47 +0000 http://www.mlbtoday.net/?p=741#comment-974 Matt Holliday is definitely better than Carlos Lee and Carl Crawford... I'd probably even put him ahead of Soriano cause he's such a terrible fielder. Matt Holliday is definitely better than Carlos Lee and Carl Crawford… I’d probably even put him ahead of Soriano cause he’s such a terrible fielder.

]]> By: Jason http://www.mlbtoday.net/2009/04/nasty-9-top-5-left-fielders/comment-page-1/#comment-973 Jason Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:14:47 +0000 http://www.mlbtoday.net/?p=741#comment-973 I agree that I could have slipped him in there in place of Crawford but I wanted to see how he will do outside of Coore's Field and thus far he has been a disappointment in the power department. I agree that I could have slipped him in there in place of Crawford but I wanted to see how he will do outside of Coore’s Field and thus far he has been a disappointment in the power department.

]]> By: Ben http://www.mlbtoday.net/2009/04/nasty-9-top-5-left-fielders/comment-page-1/#comment-970 Ben Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:33:23 +0000 http://www.mlbtoday.net/?p=741#comment-970 I think Holliday has to be in that top 5 and maybe as high as number 3 especially if you are incorporating previous years. -ben I think Holliday has to be in that top 5 and maybe as high as number 3 especially if you are incorporating previous years.

-ben

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