all-baseball.com , part of the most valuable network , presents: Rich's Weekend Baseball BEAT Baseball Editorials, Analysis, and Talk from Richard Lederer most valuable cub reporter transaction guy ... oleanders April 11, 2004 by Richard Lederer After the first week of the 2004 season, Scott Rolen is leading the major leagues in home runs (4), runs (7), and RBI (13). Is this the year Rolen has an MVP-type year and finally gets his due? Although Rolen has never batted .300 or hit more than 31 HR in a season, he has produced at a consistently high level over the first seven-plus years of his career. Season Averages Per 162 Games: AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG Rolen, who turned 29 years old last week, may, in fact, be one of the top ten third basemen in baseball history through age 28. ON BASE PLUS SLUGGING AVERAGE OPS 1 Eddie Mathews .933 2 Chipper Jones .931 3 Wade Boggs .898 4 Scott Rolen .884 5 John McGraw .883 6 Mike Schmidt .874 7 Harlond Clift .872 8 George Brett .863 9 Denny Lyons .862 10 Troy Glaus .849 | |
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