What he did: Every so often, baseball gets a great hitter who debuts late. The 1920s had Lefty O'Doul failing as a pitcher with the Yankees, reinventing himself in the Pacific Coast League as a batter, and hitting .398 with the Phillies in 1929. Josh Hamilton might be O'Doul's modern equivalent, following his selection as the first pick in 1999 draft with a descent into drug addiction. It took him until 2007 at 26 to reach the majors, and it will be interesting to see if, as it's been with O'Doul, the lost seasons keep Hamilton from the Hall of Fame. This begs the question: What might Hamilton have done with those seasons?
Era he might have thrived in: A fellow baseball blogger, Bradley Ankrom of Baseball Prospectus tweeted something interesting a few days ago. Using the age 21 to 25 totals for players who had comparable stats to Hamilton between 26 and 30, Bradley (@BradleyAnkrom) came up with projected splits for Hamilton for 2002 to 2006. I took a look and ...
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PLAYERS:
Josh Hamilton,
Mickey Mantle,
Darryl Strawberry,
Scott Rolen,
Albert Pujols,
Babe Ruth,
Barry Bonds,
Billy Beane,
Bob Feller,
Doug Glanville,
Gary Carter,
Harmon Killebrew,
Honus Wagner,
Ichiro Suzuki,
Jack Morris,
Jackie Robinson,
Joe Dimaggio,
Ken Griffey,
Larry Walker,
Pedro Martinez,
Pete Rose,
Prince Fielder,
Rick Ankiel,
Rickey Henderson,
Sandy Koufax,
Satchel Paige,
Stan Musial,
Ted Williams,
George W Bush
TEAMS: Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals
TEAMS: Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals
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