skyking162.com — I’ve previously established that Lou Whitaker is no Joe Morgan (who in turn is no Willie Mays ). But how does Sweet Lou stack up against the rest of the best second basemen of the past fifty years? I ran the numbers on eight other players who are either already in the Hall of Fame, rate highly in career OPS+, or rate highly in career fielding runs. Those players are Rod Carew, Bill ...
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Skyking162: Best Modern Second Basemen
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Skyking162: Best Modern Second Basemen Welch-aid alert! Welch-aid alert!...Head exploded at deli located near Reason Magazine offices. Juices flowing! I’ve previously established that Lou Whitaker is no Joe Morgan (who in turn is no Willie Mays). But how does Sweet Lou stack up against the rest of the best second basemen of the past fifty years? I ran the numbers on eight other players who are either already in the Hall of Fame, rate highly in career OPS+, or rate highly in career fielding runs. Those players are Rod Carew, Bill Mazeroski, Willie Randolph, Roberto Alomar, Ryne ...

