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131. Tommy John LHP 1963-89 Yankees/White Sox/Dodgers
62.65
267-249
ERA+ 111
MVPQ: none
IP: 4700
132. David Cone RHP 1986-03 Mets/Yankees
62.25
205-141
ERA+ 121
MVPQ: none
IP: 2900
133. Bill Dickey C 1928-46 Yankees
62.45
OPS+127
.299/.364/.510
MVPQ= 1937
PA=7000
134. Mike Piazza C 1992-07 Mets/Dodgers
61.95
OPS+ 142
.316/.384/.558
Elite= 1997
PA=7750
135. Lou Boudreau SS Indians 1938-52
61.95
OPS+ 120
.305/.380/.465
Inner Circle=1948
PA=7000
136. Sammy Sosa 1989-07 RF Cubs
61.9
OPS+128
.274/.345/.535
Inner Circle=2001
PA=9900
137. Jackie Robinson 2B Dodgers 1947-56
61.6
.311/.406/.502
OPS+ 131
MVPQ=1952
Elite=1949, 1951
PA=5800
138. Harry Heilmann 1914-32 Tigers RF
61.6
.316/.386/.547
OPS+148
MVPQ=1923
PA=8950
139. Ed Walsh 1904-17 White Sox RHP
61.55
174-103, 42 sv
ERA+146
MVPQ=1907,
Inner Circle: 1908, 1910, 1912
IP=2950
140. Reggie Smith 1966-82 Red Sox/Dodgers RF/CF
61.55
.293/.373/.525
OPS+137
MVPQ=none
PA=8050
The first guys here in play for our running subjective all time roster are Dickey and Piazza, who helpfully are back to back in terms of their overall career value. Piazza obviously had a much better bat, as evidenced by his OPS+ and adjusted slashline advantages. Dickey's comparable to the two catchers currently on the team, Hartnett and Ewing, similar offensive numbers, Ewing composed his career total with a lot fewer plate appearances, Dickey's the only one of the three with an MVPQ season, and that's going to stick him on the team. But I'm going to say Piazza was better, the combination of the bat and Piazza's Elite season gets him the job by a nose.
C Piazza
Dickey
No change at first base
1B Greenberg
Olerud
Jackie Robinson is the new second baseman, he has that adjusted all time 3/4/5 slashline that I love (like Jackson and Flick) has 3 MVPQ seasons (2 of which are elite) and accumulated his value in under 6000 PA. His career's sort of like Joe Jackson's.
2B Robinson
Gordon
Lou Boudreau shows up with an inner circle season (10+wins above replacement) the second position player on the list with such distinction (Sosa just got in first). That's enough to make him the backup at short.
SS Banks
Boudreau
No change at third.
3B Allen
No change in left.
LF Jackson
Flick
I enjoy Reggie Smith and that OPS+ is terrific, we currently don't have a CF on the club; I'm going to give him that provisional spot.
CF Smith
Sosa has the best season of any of the candidates for RF, but doesn't have the rest of the career that either Heilmann or Medwick had. Those two are close; Heilmann had more bat, Medwick an additional MVPQ season. I'll say it's the Tiger who starts.
RF Heilmann
Medwick
9 pitchers are going to wind up on this roster to make it a 25 man roster. Ed Walsh has 3 Inner Circle seasons, the most of any player on the list so far, in fact, take any two players on the list so far and they don't have more than 3 Inner Circle seasons. His adjusted ERA is second thusfar only to Rivera (and no one is passing Rivera). Those two numbers push him straight to the top.
P Walsh
Rivera
Newhouser (LHP)
Ford
Rusie
Vance
Radbourn
Bunning
Saberhagen
