Is Andruw Jones Overrated?

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Rating Andruw
Published 5/28/2007 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
... J.C. Bradbury writes a counter-argument to Jayson Stark's assessment that

The Roundup: Brady’s Ready to Be a Daddy, LSU Fans Rip Greg Oden, and Andruw Jones is Totally Not Overrated
Published 5/29/2007 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Disagreeing with the idea that Andruw Jones is overrated. (Sabernomics)

Sabernomics: Bradbury: Is Andruw Jones Overrated?
Published 5/29/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
... Sabernomics: Bradbury: Is Andruw Jones Overrated? Through The Past, Starkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) - dedicated to Jones. Luckily, Jayson Stark gives up a reference point for judging excellence in center field. [Center field is] the position of Mays, Mantle, and DiMaggio. Of Cobb, Puckett, and Griffey. Those aren’t just names on a lineup card. Those are names that conjure up magic. This is the glamour position in baseball. Nothing else is close. Did you catch that? Read over the list of names again. Kirby Puckett? Are you kidding me? Don’t get me wrong. Kirby Puckett was a very good player, but is nowhere close to the class of the other players on the list. In fact, Andruw Jones’s career OPS of 117 is quite similar to Puckett’s 124—and don’t forget that Puckett was forced to retire near the top of his game. Hey, I’ll grant that Puckett was the better player, but I’m a bit uneasy saying that Jone

Andruw Jones: Overrated?
Published 5/29/2007 by Coley Ward at umpbump.com
... But, this being a Jayson Stark book, it all comes down to stats. Stark uses some complicated ones, relying heavily on zone rating. I won’t go into here. But check it out. And then make sure you read the counterpoint from JC Bradbury over at Sabernomics. That guy is a nerd, in the best sense of the word.