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Originally Posted by DanT
Me, too. I've been a big fan of his ever since we acquired him as a 28 year-old from the M's, with his manager there, Lou Piniella, saying he would be good for us as long as he got at bats and some baseball-analytics types condemning him even before he got his chance with us. He went from an OPS of .630 in 156 plate appearances with the M's in 2000 to an OPS of .847 in twice the number of plate appearances with the Royals in 2001 and followed that up with OPS's of .873 and .799 with the Royals in 2002 and 2003, respectively. When he came back to the Royals in 2014, he gave an amazing speech to the players convincing them that they were on the cusp of greatness. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ouse/15314435/ |
I'm a yankee fan and he only played 1 year here but he is one of my all time favorite players. I think he would be a great manager. Always thought he was one of the most professional classy players I have ever seen let alone how clutch he was. His stats were deceiving with the yankees he was money when it mattered.
At 40 he hit .240 19 hr 62 rbi and finished 24th in mvp voting. The 3rd highest of his career. In 02 sweeney hit 340 24 86 and finished 20th. So some writers also saw what a bad ass he was that year with the yankees.