Quote:
Originally Posted by BishopMVP
I don't think Vizquel is meh. I don't know if he's a hall of famer but he was truly elite in one aspect and has a claim as the best defensive shortstop ever (though most would go with Ozzie, and most ESP.N announcers with Jeter). Harold Baines is just utterly forgettable.
|
There really isn't any data that backs up Visquel being elite though. He was solid, but the hype was entirely based on the eye test.
Ozzie had 10 years worth 4 or more WAR. Visquel had 2. Visquel made 3 all star teams. Ozzie made 15.
Jay Jaffe breaks it down thoroughly:
JAWS and the 2019 Hall of Fame Ballot: Omar Vizquel | FanGraphs Baseball
Quote:
|
Baseball-Reference credits Vizquel as being 129 runs above average for his career defensively, via a combination of Total Zone (+80 runs through 2002) and Defensive Runs Saved (+49 from 2003-12). Ultimate Zone Rating credits him as 47 runs above average as well for the latter period. The combined total doesn’t blow the doors off the shrine, ranking 18th all-time among shortstops, better than 12 of the 20 Hall of Famers at the position.
|