Your most underrated player of the last 20 years

[Derek]

JOSE RAMIREZ

 

[BMAN]

JOSE RAMIREZ

Should be traded!

 

[Kevalier]

Whit Merrifield

 

[Martyinnewyork]

Rene Rivera?

 

[Out of the Rafters at the Q]

Ichiro

 

[WhoAzcue]

Whit Merrifield

This I could never understand. He's always at the top of "unappreciated" lists but I think he's appreciated just the right amount for a guy who is barely 10% better than the average MLB hitter while basically possessing an indifferent glove.

 

[macbdog]

Most underrated: Scott Brosius

Just a ballplayer and a winner. Grinded it out every at-bat. Sticktoitiveness and moxie off the charts. Was just clutch, in a way that you can't quantify. I don't even know if he played in the last 20 years but he was the first to come to mind. Honorable mentions: Jhonny Peralta, Gary Sheffield.

*Upon further review, I think Blake ranks but isn't 'the most'. There were warts: Casey Blake had one of the ugliest swings I have ever seen, was awful in big situations (just looked like he was guessing) and was a bad 3b while w the Tribe. He deserves mad props for making himself into a bigleaguer after the Twins never gave him a chance. I think fans here definitely underappreciated him at first (largely related to how awful he was with RISP), but by the end had an appropriate appreciation. Esp after he brought back Santana, who still inspires horrible jokes about the guitar player even though they stopped being funny years ago. I think the latter part of his career he was rightly appreciated. Checked off many of the same boxes as Brosius but was never as clutch, which is why he was discounted.

 

[Criznit]

Another name to add - Shane Victorino. Several good years, GG defense, 12 year career that definitely tailed off towards the end.

 

[Derek]

Brian Giles was just as good as Vlad Guerrero

 

[BimboColesHair]

Position player: Scott Rolen. 7 year peak where he slashed .287/.374/.523, was worth 5.4 WAR per season, and won 6 Gold Gloves

Pitcher: Tim Hudson. Always healthy, always good for ~200 IP every season and a sub 3.5 ERA even into his late-30s

 

[Derek]

Position player: Scott Rolen. 7 year peak where he slashed .287/.374/.523, was worth 5.4 WAR per season, and won 6 Gold Gloves

Pitcher: Tim Hudson. Always healthy, always good for ~200 IP every season and a sub 3.5 ERA even into his late-30s

If you put Rolen in pinstripes for his career, he'd be thought of similarly to Jeter

 

[Obscured By Clouds]

Position player: Scott Rolen. 7 year peak where he slashed .287/.374/.523, was worth 5.4 WAR per season, and won 6 Gold Gloves

Pitcher: Tim Hudson. Always healthy, always good for ~200 IP every season and a sub 3.5 ERA even into his late-30s

Rolen is going to be in the Hall shortly. I'd also argue he should have already been voted in.

 

[Huber.]

Adam Dunn 237/364/490/854

 

[Cassity14]

Another name to add - Shane Victorino. Several good years, GG defense, 12 year career that definitely tailed off towards the end.

The flyin' Hawaiien!

 

[The Oi]

When do you hear future first ballot HOF Yadi Molina talked about?

Guy has 9 Gold Gloves and 9 AS appearances and won two WS. One of the best hitting catchers of all time. And @Randolphkeys , @Huber. , @Deezus , @Lee and @bushwick_bill all have no idea who he is.

Criminal.