Cabrerra, Finley, and Beltran all have about the same numbers. Excluding any or all is no big deal to me.
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Originally posted by lazyaznguy
The thing with Beltre is that he's so much better than Mike Lowell, who made the team. Not only are his numbers awesome (and better than Lowells), but he's carried the Dodgers offense for most of the season. And his defense is just flat out incredible. All of this on a bad ankle.
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I don't see Beltre as being so much better than Lowell offensively. It's basically a wash.
Beltre has:
4 less runs, 7 less doubles, 1 less triple, 3 more HR, 5 more RBI.
Beltre: .318/.356/.585/.942
Lowell .301/.377/.561/.938
Offensively, they are virtually the same player.
Defensively:
Same amount of errors. Beltre's fielding% is 0.002 higher
Defensively, they are the same player.
Chances are you could have them switch places and nobody would notice. Since Lowell is the guy with the history of being a top 3B, he should get the nod.