JEBJJA
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Marquise Grissom was off the top of my head at 1:38 am but I just looked up his stats and the Montreal and Atlanta years look like Cutch. A 20 hr guy with speed and alot of hits and not a ton of RBI's batting towards the top of the lineup in the beginning of their career.
Huh?
McCutchen is a much better Overall player and the unquestioned best player on his own team. Grissom was never that guy and didn't have nearly as much Power as McCutchen does. As for McCutch, being in Pittsburgh has hurt his appreciation and therefore values.
As far as his race affecting his cards, I don't buy it. Yes, Mantle's fans were probably affected, and not even aware of it, by his race but those days are over IMO. Being a Yankee probably helped his standing with fans more than his race anyway. Players like Kubek, Berra, Bernie and Jeter probably were more beloved for their being part of hugely successful teams than for their own Merits. In the last 30 years, their race hasn't affected fans' love of Griffey, Thomas or Gwynn. And people don't dislike Bonds, Puig or Rickey for their race, but for their perceived Attitudes.