SS Holy Trinity
I was thinking the other night about the various fates of A-Rod, Nomar and Jeter. Baseball Prospectus called them the "Holy Trinity" for a while, plus Tejada who was like #3a (I don't know if they still do; I'll pay for the book but not the site). At the time, I think the consensus was that Jeter would have been the first one to move away from the position, with Nomar and A-Rod surviving longer because of their arm strength, despite Jeter's athleticism.
So, if someone would have told me between the 2000 and 2002 seasons that by now, Jeter would be the only member left playing Short, I would have told them they were full of crap.
(Not including Tejada for the sake of argument, and the fact that the was a later bloomer)
Then again, I probably would have said the same thing if that person told me that the Red Sox would have won two World Series in four years, and that my Giants were five outs away from doing it and lost it.
Anyhow, I know it's a random thought, but I got a kick out of thinking about it...
Cheers.
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by Fett42 @ Minor League Ball on Feb 21, 2008 6:16 AM EST reply actions
Tejada
It is only down to the Yankees idiocy that Rodriguez is not the only one left playing SS out of the three.
by JimmyJack on Feb 21, 2008 6:49 AM EST reply actions
+1
by Lunkwill Fook on Feb 21, 2008 8:52 AM EST up reply actions
Arod
Jeter probably would have moved off SS by now if he were with any other team.
To be fair to the Yankees...
Of course, Jeter's not a SS either...
by abbreviatedman on Feb 21, 2008 11:40 AM EST reply actions
New Holy Trinity
With guys like Tulowitzki and Drew not too far behind.
And yeah, I know Hanley isn't a good shortstop. But still.
by abbreviatedman on Feb 21, 2008 11:45 AM EST reply actions
H-Ram
THERE CAN BE ONLY.... um... THREE!!!
by Lunkwill Fook on Feb 21, 2008 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
This is about my rankings of SS
- Hanley Ramirez
- No-body !
- Jose Reyes
- Jimmy Rollins
- Troy Tulowitzki
- Michael Young
- Miggy Tejada
- Rafael Furcall
- Derek Jeter
- Johhny Perlata
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Feb 21, 2008 8:34 PM EST reply actions
hmmm
rollins, reyes, tulo
hanley is awesome, but he's going to be moved out of ss. drew...great tools but he needs to put up the numbers first before he can even be mentioned in any conversation involving ss and better than avg.
Next 10
- Orlando Cabrera- white sox
- Yunenski Bentancort- mariners
- Stephen Drew- D'Backs
- khali Green- Padres
- Edgar Renteria- Tigers
- Yunel Escobar- Braves
- Mark Teriot -Cubbies
- Bobby Crosby- A's
- Omar Vizquel- Giants
- Alexi Casilla/ Adam Everett- Twins
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Feb 21, 2008 8:40 PM EST reply actions
I stopped reading
by TIF @ Minor League Ball on Feb 22, 2008 12:42 AM EST up reply actions
who the hell is
last 10
- David Ekstein- Jays
- Jason Barlett- Rays
- Tony Pena Jr.- Royals
- Jack Wilson- Pirates
- Julio Lugo- red sox
- Reid Brignac- Rays
- Jed Lowrie- red sox
- John Mcdonald- Jays
- Carlos Gomez- ??
- Trevor Plouffe- Twins
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Feb 21, 2008 8:49 PM EST reply actions
*fix dat*
- Jason Bartlett
- Chirs Gomez
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Feb 21, 2008 8:51 PM EST reply actions
Unholy Trinity
Derek Jeter
Hanley Ramirez.
All three made pacts with Satan to still be playing short stops. There's no other explanation.
by TIF @ Minor League Ball on Feb 21, 2008 10:21 PM EST reply actions

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