In 2015, who will be seen as the greatest shortstop in Blue Jay history?
| Russ Adams |  16 (13.91%) |
| Tony Batista | 2 (1.74%) |
| Tony Fernandez | 81 (70.43%) |
| Chris Gomez | 3 (2.61%) |
| Alfredo Griffin | 0 (0.00%) |
| Aaron Hill | 10 (8.70%) |
| Manny Lee | 0 (0.00%) |
| Dick Schofield | 1 (0.87%) |
| Hector Torres | 0 (0.00%) |
| Chris Woodward | 2 (1.74%) |
Are there any current Blue Jays who could someday be considered the best ever at their position? The O-Dog is terrific, but he'll never come close to Robbie Alomar. Alex Rios would have to put everything together to outstrip Jesse Barfield. Vernon's probably the best bet, and if he keeps up his current production level through the length of his contract, he'll top Devo and Shaker. That's it, though.
Halladay might one day surpass Stieb, although he'll have to continue to pitch effectively for a number of years yet to match Stieb's record of success. Third base has not traditionally been a source of strength for the Jays, so Aaron Hill, if he does end up there, might have a chance to be the best ever at that position.
Actually, I think it comes down to Wells and Halladay as possibles for best ever at their position. If you look only at their current contracts then Wells has a better chance, but if its over a full career then I think Halladay has a good chance as well.
Lloyd - 1392 games, 50.3 Wins Above Replacement
Devon - 656 games, 33.2 Wins Above Replacement
V-Dub as of today - 631 games, 27.3 Wins Above Replacement
Good point -- I'd been thinking that Koskie probably wouldn't measure up even to the likes of Kelly Gruber, but if Hill inherits third base and plays solidly for at least a few years, he could well end up as the franchise's best third baseman.
Roberto came up at age 20 and by age 27, he had accumulated 57.7 WARP of his 109.2 total. Orlando came up at age 24, and to date has 19.7 WARP.
O-Dog has no chance to surpass Alomar. I'm not wrong. :-)
O-Dog has no chance to surpass Alomar. I'm not wrong. :-)
On Orlando's list of age 26 BBRef comparables is Bret Boone. With O-Dog's large margin of defensive superiority over Alomar, if he develops like Boone did offensively, he could get there. How 'bout we take a look at the age 27 comparables after this season? I promise not to add O-Dog to the Hall Watch list until 2010 at the earliest!