So Guess Who the Worst Position Player in Baseball Was Last Season

This is not an absolute lie.

(Hat tip to Devil Fingers for the link.)

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Way to spoil it with the tag!

I never would have guessed that!
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WTF, self?

by minda33 on Jan 6, 2009 4:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

TPJ was worse

so was Wladimir Balentien (this is funny)

The AL is listed before the NL.

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by doublestix on Jan 6, 2009 4:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

He's as good as Frank White

Or are you calling Ryan Lefebvre a liar?

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by RoyalsRetro on Jan 6, 2009 4:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Thank God for Aviles or TPJ would have run away with it.

by hunter s. royal on Jan 6, 2009 4:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I like how the most valuable Royal, Mike Aviles, tied with Marco Scutaro

Too many names at the bottom of both leagues have been tied by mention to the Royals (or are Royals).

by Gopherballs on Jan 6, 2009 4:51 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

that list isn't fair to Rossie

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by buddyball on Jan 6, 2009 4:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Aviles ends up at 51.6 when you add in how bad TPJ was

That leaves him only behind these guys.
Sizemore Grady
Rodriguez Alex
Pedroia Dustin
Mauer Joe
Roberts Brian
Beltre Adrian

It takes 46 muscles to frown but only 4 to flip 'em the bird.

by kcscoliny on Jan 6, 2009 4:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Avilanche 4 Life

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by doublestix on Jan 6, 2009 4:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

A Vile Snow.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Jan 6, 2009 6:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

great t-shirt idea

also ties in great with “Avilanche.”

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by devil_fingers on Jan 6, 2009 10:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

New stat WATPJ

It takes 46 muscles to frown but only 4 to flip 'em the bird.

by kcscoliny on Jan 6, 2009 6:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

i like how TPJ the pitcher ranked higher

than most of the scrap that was rotated through the bullpen

by royalsfan03 on Jan 6, 2009 6:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Interesting that GMDM has acquired two of the bottom four in the AL (Pena and Gload) and has tried to acquire two of the bottom three in the NL (Jones and Francoeur.) WTF!!!!!!

Kyle Farnsworth is my hero. Not many men can turn zero talent into 9.5 mil during a recession.

by Steve Hovley on Jan 6, 2009 9:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Crappy players are the new market inefficiency.

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by RoyalsRetro on Jan 6, 2009 11:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Awwww, look who was 2nd-to-last among AL pitchers.

None other than Jo-El Peralta.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Jan 6, 2009 11:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

and suddenly, he has a brand new addendum to his pick up line repertoire

Hey you, want to help me pack? I’m the second-worst pitcher in the American League! Who wouldn’t want to get with that?

by DarthYoshi on Jan 7, 2009 12:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

so sad

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by doublestix on Jan 7, 2009 1:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He'll bounce back in 2009

(perhaps not with the Royals). He pitched pretty damn well before 2008 and 2009 involved a very flukey/unlucky HR/FB rate.

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by NYRoyal on Jan 7, 2009 11:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, his 2007 was shockingly good

I hope the Royals can get him on a minor-league deal. (Insert comment about Farnsworth)

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by devil_fingers on Jan 7, 2009 12:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I believe he was tendered an arbitration offer

…which means he’ll be getting a major league deal, unless they release him by the deadline and pay him 1/6th. As this is his first year of arbitration and his cumulative stats over the last two years for arbitration purposes aren’t particularly good, he’ll likely get a pretty small contract and likely less than he’s really worth.

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by NYRoyal on Jan 7, 2009 1:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs