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mikev · 10-01-2006, 03:13 AM

Giambi: .252/.411/.555 - 45.6 VORP, .319 EQA, 5.6 WARP1
A-Rod: .289/.391/.514 - 49.2 VORP, .304 EQA, 5.4 WARP1

Jeter is barely the best player on his own team, which brings back the "best player" VS "most valuable" award.

Yes, Jeter has had an excellent season, but he was not as valuable to the Yankees as Thomas was to the A's. Just for a second, let's pretend Jeter breaks his ankle during the All Star Game and is out the rest of the year. The Yanks 1) have the means to go and get a replacement for nothing more than the cost of absorbing a huge contract (note the Abreu deal after losing Sheffield and Matsui), and 2) have quite a few other spectacular players in the lineup. If the A's had lost Thomas for a signifigant amount of time, they'd be relying on Eric Chavez and his .239 with 20 homers to hit cleanup :P

10-01-2006, 03:13 AM	#44
mikev Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,014	Giambi: .252/.411/.555 - 45.6 VORP, .319 EQA, 5.6 WARP1 A-Rod: .289/.391/.514 - 49.2 VORP, .304 EQA, 5.4 WARP1 Jeter is barely the best player on his own team, which brings back the "best player" VS "most valuable" award. Yes, Jeter has had an excellent season, but he was not as valuable to the Yankees as Thomas was to the A's. Just for a second, let's pretend Jeter breaks his ankle during the All Star Game and is out the rest of the year. The Yanks 1) have the means to go and get a replacement for nothing more than the cost of absorbing a huge contract (note the Abreu deal after losing Sheffield and Matsui), and 2) have quite a few other spectacular players in the lineup. If the A's had lost Thomas for a signifigant amount of time, they'd be relying on Eric Chavez and his .239 with 20 homers to hit cleanup :P __________________ Global Unified Baseball Association - Vice Commish and Oakland Oaks GM