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March 04, 2008
Who Is Johnny Damon? [Revised]
Back on November 30, 2005, this blog asked the question "Who Is Johnny Damon?" and came up with the answer of "Clyde Milan."
But, that was two baseball seasons ago. So, how about now? Using the Complete Baseball Encyclopedia and some creative filters, including age, we've come up with the following:
CAREER, OF, where AGE <= 33, and PA >=7800 and RCAA <= 130
(OPS and SB are vs. the league average)
RCAA PA RCAA OPS SB OWP
1 Johnny Damon 128 8184 128 .013 207 .550
2 Willie Davis 105 8035 105 .010 230 .546
This is a fun comp. Willie Davis is another lefty hitting and throwing center fielder - like Damon. And, Davis had a near/borderline Hall of Fame career.
Still, whether the comp for Damon is Milan or Davis, it still suggests that Johnny has, maybe, this season and the next one left in him - and then it's time for the Yankees to say "Thanks and good-bye!" to him.
As to the question of "Was this [Damon] a good signing for the Yankees?" Well, a lot of the answer will be derived this season.
Posted by WW Staff at March 4, 2008 09:36 AM