Dodgers of the Decade: Second Base
December 29, 2009 at 7:17 am | Posted in Alex Cora, Jeff Kent, Mark Grudzielanek, Orlando Hudson | 18 CommentsThe first base voting is now closed, with James Loney winning handily over Eric Karros and Nomar Garciaparra. I love that Olmedo Saenz and Hee-Seop Choi got ten votes apiece, though. Let’s put Loney on the roster…
Dodgers of the Decade team:
C: Russell Martin (68%)
1B: James Loney (62%)
…and move on to second base, which I’m assuming will not be so close. When players have seen time at more than one position, I’ve been trying to include them only at their top spot, like only having Shawn Green be an outfielder, not a first baseman. Alex Cora is the exception to that rule, since he was the starting shortstop for 2 seasons, and then the starting second baseman for 2 seasons. Therefore, he ends up on both lists. He’s not going to win either spot, so I’m okay with this.
Second Base
Alex Cora (644 games, 2000-04)
Dodger stats: .249/.318/.357 .675 27 hr 170 rbi
WAR: 2.8
Jeff Kent (521 games, 2005-08)
Dodger stats: .291/.367/.479 .847 75 hr 311 rbi
WAR: 10.7
Mark Grudzielanek (431 games, 2000-02)
Dodger stats: .274/.319/.382 .701 29 hr 154 rbi
WAR: 3.2
Orlando Hudson (149 games, 2009)
Dodger stats: .283/.357/.417 .774 9 hr 62 rbi
WAR: 3.7
Top three seasons
4.4 WAR Kent, 2005
3.7 WAR Hudson, 2009
3.0 WAR Kent, 2007
“Dodger of the Decade”? How about, “of the Century?” In just four seasons, Jeff Kent is up there in nearly every offensive record for a second baseman in Dodger history. So yeah, I think he might be winning the 2000s title. The only reason I didn’t include a “you’re joking, right?” option in the poll is to not skew the final stats. Let’s get this one over quickly and move on to third base.
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Will you bestow “Molester Mustache of the Decade” to Mr. Kent as well? Please?
Also, WAR… what is it good for? Absolutely nothin’. Say it again.
Comment by Wilson Fonasty-Foshow — December 29, 2009 #
Somewhere, having just cast his vote, Mark Grudzielanek sits at a computer, content with the fact he has not been forgotten.
Comment by J — December 29, 2009 #
That was funny!
Comment by bluetrain — December 29, 2009 #
Well said, J.
Comment by grabarkewitz — December 29, 2009 #
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