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Re: What player has come closest to being the next Mickey Mantle?
For instance, in 1956, when Mantle was MVP with an insane .440 OB%, the lineup spot behind him had a .317 average and .581 SLG%. THe spot after that hit .295 and .483. So then would that make Mantle's walks even MORE valuable with such elite hitters behind him????? So if you want to devalue Mantle's walks in 1967 and 1968… -
Re: What player has come closest to being the next Mickey Mantle?
Idiot. PS. Yes, a walk is a hair more valuable to a lead off hitter than a clean up hitter. Just a hair though. Though Mantle did bat third most of the time. The problem is that you try to use that one hairline slice to try and make up a mountain of a difference. Mantle is over 400 more runs(a mile or two) above average…
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