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January 05, 2006
Hot Cornered Question
Today's question, class, is: At what point does Alex Rodriguez become the greatest third baseman in Yankees history? Some batting stats, via the Sabermetric Baseball Encyclopedia:
The key seems to be: At what point does A-Rod's offensive greatness make up for the difference in games played between him and Graig Nettles?
Personally, I think three more Yankees-years under his belt should do it for Alex. It just seems like a guy should play for a team for at least 5 years before you can say he is their greatest "whatever" of all-time.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at January 5, 2006 10:07 AM