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Originally Posted by MrBug708
No. But I'd certainly put him in before ever considering Pedroia or Lester.
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Both Pedroia and Lester are 29 right now. Through his age 29 season (7 full seasons in Pedroia's case, 10 in Beltre's), Pedroia has 4 All-Star appearances, 2 Gold Glove's, and an MVP; Beltre had 2 Gold Glove's. Through their age 29 seasons Lester has 98 wins, 1214 K's and 2 AS apps, Schilling had 36 wins, 800 K's, and no AS appearances. That's obviously not a perfect comparison, because most players don't start putting up MVP/Cy Young-level numbers after the age of 30, and I agree both Pedroia and Lester are years away from that conversation, but both have a respectable base if they can maintain (in Pedroia's case) or increase (in Lester's case) their production over the next 6-7 seasons.
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Originally Posted by Crapshoot
I completely blanked on Pedro and Manny - Mea Culpa. Pedro is perhaps the greatest peak value pitcher of all time, so yeah.  |
I know some people are anti-Manny after the PED suspension, but I know how much you loved Pedro, so I figured you just blanked there. Especially as 2004 was Pedro's first post-peak year and he wasn't a huge part of it.
Edit - Just because I was pulling up numbers, Curt Schilling's postseason #'s - 19GS, 11-2 2.23 ERA, 133 IP, 120-25 K/BB, 3 WS's. While the bloody sock game is overrated, his overall numbers and especially 2001 postseason - 6 GS 4-0 1.12 ERA, 48.1 IP 56/6 K/BB - are underrated.