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Originally posted by Kezzek
What are you talking about, Skipaway? Your post is bizarre.
1. David Ortiz had ONE decent season is a larger market. Cue the hype machine. He spent years doing a mediocre job in a smaller market and you didn't hear anything about him. Justly so. Send him to Boston, where he's effective on an already prominent offense, and suddenly he's a superstar?!
Two words: Over. Hyped.
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You know there is only one reason I have to mention David Ortiz. Out of all the "stars" Twins got, nobody ever got OPS+ over 126.
Career Peak:
Jacque Jones 125
Torii Hunter 126
Dustan Mohr 105
Cristian Guzman 111
Corey Koskie 121
Doug Mientkiewicz 123
A.J. Pierzynski 114
( Even Shannon Stewart got only 123 in that amazing half season with the Twins)
And you know what? David Ortiz peaked at 122 with the Twins, and got 144 last season.
I am in no sense saying David Ortiz is a superstar, but out of all the players Twins have had these few years, only one of them ever had a single season with superstar stats. That happens to be David Ortiz, with the Red Sox.