Who is going to be the next Boggs/Gwynn?

[vwnut13]

It's hard to get a bead on Mauer because his numbers are all over the place and they don't follow a normal progression. Is he a .350 hitter or a .310 hitter? A 20 HR guy or a 7 HR guy? Either way, he's a good player, but will he be an all-time great? Like I said, I don't think he can come close to duplicating what he did last year, but that's just my prediction.

If Mauer gets the same number of ABs as he did last year this is what he is on pace for...


5 HR
73 RBI
167 H
0.319 AVG

$23 Million. Ouch. Good thing he is a fan favorite.

And the Yankees still wish they had him or could get him...

Yeah, I wouldn't mind to have Mauer. But, I'd rather have, say, Roy Halladay for that kind of money.

Looking at MAuers career stats, they really aren't that good. Yes, he has two batting titles, but he has only hit over .330 Twice. Take out last year and he averages less than 10 HR.

Kind of seems like Mauer was playing for a contract last year.

 

[xcantgobackx]

It's going to be hard to find another Gwynn. I'm obviously biased, but .338 career BA? That's pretty insane. And check those k's per season. His most EVER for a season is 40! Those are total throwback numbers.

 

[markakis8]

three, he has three.

and you keep saying (you did in another thread) that he has ONLY hit over .330 twice...

i have another ONLY for you...his CAREER average is .326...ONLY 4 points under your important .330

and cano has ONLY done it once.

It's hard to get a bead on Mauer because his numbers are all over the place and they don't follow a normal progression. Is he a .350 hitter or a .310 hitter? A 20 HR guy or a 7 HR guy? Either way, he's a good player, but will he be an all-time great? Like I said, I don't think he can come close to duplicating what he did last year, but that's just my prediction.

If Mauer gets the same number of ABs as he did last year this is what he is on pace for...


5 HR
73 RBI
167 H
0.319 AVG

$23 Million. Ouch. Good thing he is a fan favorite.

And the Yankees still wish they had him or could get him...

Yeah, I wouldn't mind to have Mauer. But, I'd rather have, say, Roy Halladay for that kind of money.

Looking at MAuers career stats, they really aren't that good. Yes, he has two batting titles, but he has only hit over .330 Twice. Take out last year and he averages less than 10 HR.

Kind of seems like Mauer was playing for a contract last year.

 

[donrusscrusademan]

It's going to be hard to find another Gwynn. I'm obviously biased, but .338 career BA? That's pretty insane. And check those k's per season. His most EVER for a season is 40! Those are total throwback numbers.

exactly. Ichiro career avg = .333, while he Ks 69 times per 162.
so a true Gwynn may take a while to surface.

 

[kdailey4315]

It's going to be hard to find another Gwynn. I'm obviously biased, but .338 career BA? That's pretty insane. And check those k's per season. His most EVER for a season is 40! Those are total throwback numbers.

That's why Posey reminds me of Gwynn. He's only SO 4 times so far in about 50 at bats and he's on pace for about 40 this year. He hasn't look bad or been fooled in any at bat yet. Just a solid hitter.

 

[KOBEARODLT]

It's going to be hard to find another Gwynn. I'm obviously biased, but .338 career BA? That's pretty insane. And check those k's per season. His most EVER for a season is 40! Those are total throwback numbers.

That's why Posey reminds me of Gwynn. He's only SO 4 times so far in about 50 at bats and he's on pace for about 40 this year. He hasn't look bad or been fooled in any at bat yet. Just a solid hitter.

its an insult to even compare posey to gwynn at this point considering he has been in the mlb for like two weeks....take a look at all the players that started off just as good or better than posey when they first came up and now are struggling

 

[darocker80]

Pablo Sandoval. Kinda slumping right now. Not a bad season just bad for him.

MAybe buster, but lets see him finish the season first.

Joe mauer?

 

[kdailey4315]

It's going to be hard to find another Gwynn. I'm obviously biased, but .338 career BA? That's pretty insane. And check those k's per season. His most EVER for a season is 40! Those are total throwback numbers.

That's why Posey reminds me of Gwynn. He's only SO 4 times so far in about 50 at bats and he's on pace for about 40 this year. He hasn't look bad or been fooled in any at bat yet. Just a solid hitter.

its an insult to even compare posey to gwynn at this point considering he has been in the mlb for like two weeks....take a look at all the players that started off just as good or better than posey when they first came up and now are struggling

It's an insult that your reading comprehension is actually that bad. Saying a player reminds you of another player is not comparing them.

 

[fengzhang]

It's going to be hard to find another Gwynn. I'm obviously biased, but .338 career BA? That's pretty insane. And check those k's per season. His most EVER for a season is 40! Those are total throwback numbers.

That's why Posey reminds me of Gwynn. He's only SO 4 times so far in about 50 at bats and he's on pace for about 40 this year. He hasn't look bad or been fooled in any at bat yet. Just a solid hitter.

its an insult to even compare posey to gwynn at this point considering he has been in the mlb for like two weeks....take a look at all the players that started off just as good or better than posey when they first came up and now are struggling

It's an insult that your reading comprehension is actually that bad. Saying a player reminds you of another player is not comparing them.

To be fair, it's a small sample size. If you look at what he's done in the minors, he's probably going to be a 80 strikeout guy in the majors. I don't see him with the same kind of contact hitting as a Gwynn or Boggs. He's still one of the best hitters the Giants have though.

 

[MorneauMVP33]

It's hard to get a bead on Mauer because his numbers are all over the place and they don't follow a normal progression. Is he a .350 hitter or a .310 hitter? A 20 HR guy or a 7 HR guy? Either way, he's a good player, but will he be an all-time great? Like I said, I don't think he can come close to duplicating what he did last year, but that's just my prediction.

If Mauer gets the same number of ABs as he did last year this is what he is on pace for...


5 HR
73 RBI
167 H
0.319 AVG

$23 Million. Ouch. Good thing he is a fan favorite.

And the Yankees still wish they had him or could get him...

Yeah, I wouldn't mind to have Mauer. But, I'd rather have, say, Roy Halladay for that kind of money.

Looking at MAuers career stats, they really aren't that good. Yes, he has two batting titles, but he has only hit over .330 Twice. Take out last year and he averages less than 10 HR.

Kind of seems like Mauer was playing for a contract last year.

Actually, it is 3 batting titles, and a MVP, and 2 Gold Gloves, and 3 Silver Sluggers, you are basing your entire reasoning around lack of power. As a Twins fan, it would be great if he were hitting 20-25 a season, but it isn't make or break for him. Big deal he has only hit over .330 twice, he has a .326 career average and a career .406 OBP, but those "really aren't that good"? Add in a .995 career fielding % and I will take that. He is in his 6th full season, 2 over .330, one at .328, his first full season at under .300, and his short '05 season under .300. Like I said, it would be great if he was 20-25 HR a year guy, but I will take a career .326 and .406 every damn year from a catcher.

Yes, it would be great to have a Roy Halladay for that money, but how many true #1, Ace SP's are there in baseball? I can give you about 10 off the top of my head. How many catchers are out there that have put up the offensive and defensive numbers that Mauer has? McCann is the only comparable catcher in baseball today, and the only edge he has is HR's. Mauer was going to get paid regardless, without a doubt last year helped him get more, but he was going to demand a premium because he is the best catcher in baseball today.