So that's Bell in LF and Wells in CF ... so who the "ell" is the Blue Jays All-Time RF?
| Otto Velez '77 |  0 (0.00%) |
| Bob Bailor '78 | 2 (0.98%) |
| Jesse Barfield '86 | 90 (44.12%) |
| Junior Felix '90 | 2 (0.98%) |
| Joe Carter '92 | 57 (27.94%) |
| Shawn Green '99 | 47 (23.04%) |
| Raul Mondesi '00 | 1 (0.49%) |
| Alex Rios '06 | 5 (2.45%) |
204 votes | 6 featured comments
Is there any doubt? It has to be Jesse.
It's just a shame that Mr. Moesby can't join us on the field.
It's just a shame that Mr. Moesby can't join us on the field.
Junior Felix, now there was a guy who I thought would be something else and was, well, not. Just 2 years in Toronto then sent off to get Devon White. I hated the trade at that moment, but it worked out darn nice I'd say.
Weirdest thing about Felix? His last season in Detroit, 301 AB's in 1994 going 306/372/525 - far and away his best season. Wonder what happened after that. His age was always in flux (listed as 21 as a rookie but most figured he was really pushing 30) but that wouldn't normally stop a team from giving him a shot in '95. Was there a big injury or something?
As to the rest, I voted Barfield as no one could touch his killer arm and in '86 he hit 40 home runs when that was really something. OPS+ 147 with a 289/368/559 (odd trivia-hit for exactly the same 3 digit average in '85 and '86). 3 times had 20+ assists from the outfield, 4 or more DP's from the outfield 8 straight years followed by 2 years of 3 DP's, most being the sac fly attempt throw out at the plate. You people under 30 really missed something in Barfield.
Weirdest thing about Felix? His last season in Detroit, 301 AB's in 1994 going 306/372/525 - far and away his best season. Wonder what happened after that. His age was always in flux (listed as 21 as a rookie but most figured he was really pushing 30) but that wouldn't normally stop a team from giving him a shot in '95. Was there a big injury or something?
As to the rest, I voted Barfield as no one could touch his killer arm and in '86 he hit 40 home runs when that was really something. OPS+ 147 with a 289/368/559 (odd trivia-hit for exactly the same 3 digit average in '85 and '86). 3 times had 20+ assists from the outfield, 4 or more DP's from the outfield 8 straight years followed by 2 years of 3 DP's, most being the sac fly attempt throw out at the plate. You people under 30 really missed something in Barfield.
At their peaks, Barfield and Green is pretty even as hitters and both are clearly ahead of Carter. But while Green developed into a fine right-fielder (although his Gold Glove is a mystery to me), no one since Clemente has played right field like Barfield.
And if you didn't see him, kiddies... too bad. You missed something really, really special.
And if you didn't see him, kiddies... too bad. You missed something really, really special.
Doubtless this has been commented on already... but Barfield, Bell, and Moseby were all born in October 1959. Barfield was 32 years old when he played his final game in the majors, in mid 1992. Moseby was already finished. Bell played one more year, as a 33 year old DH with bad knees.
One does wonder about the hard turf at the old Ex, and the fact that the three of them pretty well never got a day off. (Except for the mind-boggling foolishness of the organization's Sil Campusano brain cramp.)
One does wonder about the hard turf at the old Ex, and the fact that the three of them pretty well never got a day off. (Except for the mind-boggling foolishness of the organization's Sil Campusano brain cramp.)
For a brief period, Jesse was to rightfielders what Ozzie Smith was to shortstops. He was the best defensive rightfielder I ever saw, including Clemente. I won't forget that period in 1984 when he gained enough control of the strike zone, and my frustration with Bobby Cox for batting him eighth in 1985 when he was quite clearly the best hitter on the club. That all worked out anyway, even if the season's end was bittersweet
In the end though, if we need a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 9th I think we'd all go for Carter.