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Originally Posted by Mattingly120
Wade Boggs
Don Mattingly
Todd Helton
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Boggs debuted in '76 for the California Angels, getting 10 ABs over 2 games. He got three hits and scored two runs. He then had four seasons in a row in which he never hit below .324 or had fewer than 195 hits. He had 233 hits in 1979. His 1981 season continued the trend, as he hit .299 with 198 hits. After this remarkable run he was hit with the Mysterious Talent Drop. He'd hit .270 with a .301 OBP in 1982 and then never saw the major leagues again. He won 4 Gold Glove and was a 3 time All Star.
Mattingly had a cup of coffee and then two excellent seasons for the Mets, hitting .360/.420/.556 with 27 HRs in 1982. He then got a Mysterious Talent Drop, but his ratings were so high that he was still able to produce three more seasons of at least a 54 VORP and one of a 20 VORP before fading away. He bounced around the minors a bit, getting a little playing time here and there in the bigs until retiring after the '96 season.
Helton is still going strong and has played his entire career for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He and Curt Schilling are the best of friends. Helton won the RoY, one MVP and has been an All Star five times. His career line is .323/.406/.557 and he has scored almost 1500 runs, gotten 2401 hits, 561 doubles, 361 HRs, 1331 RBIs and has 59 career steals (with 12 CS). At the age of 34 he's still rated 9/9/8/8/6, though his ratings have slipped a little below his 9/9/8/10/7 Potentials.