Derek
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- Jan 10, 2009
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Generational type hitting talent that is constantly overlooked because he spent his entire career (thus far) in Cincinnati, just like how nobody talks about Todd Helton anymore.
Led the NL in OBP six times, and is doing so again this year.
Led the NL in BB five times.
Take away his injury riddled season in 2014, and the guy hasn't finished a season with a BA below .305 since 2008.
Should have at least two MVP awards, maybe three. Finished second to Stanton last year just because he hit 59 homers. Don't care, Votto had a far more polished all-around season in my opinion. He was very good in 2015, but I was fine with Harper and Goldschmidt finishing ahead of him.
Gold Glover.
His MVP season in 2010 was straight insane.
.324 BA
.424 OBP
.600 SLG
1.024 OPS
37 HR
36 2B
113 RBI
16 SB
If this guy had spent his entire career in the Bronx or with the Dodgers, we'd probably be annoyed with how much we'd be hearing about him. Fantastic player.
Todd Helton is also discounted (rightfully) because he played in Colorado.
Accounting for park factors, the guy is much closer to Jim Edmonds and Danny Tartabull than he is to the all-time great hitters