Since 2004 was A-Rod's first year as a 3B, it's hard to put too much into their defensive skills. Now, first of all ARod is 4 years younger than Mora. Second, ARod's career OPS is .955, Mora has had an OPS over that one time and 2003 (only 96 games) was the only other time he was above .800. Until Mora repeats his 2004 season, I'm calling it a fluke. Currently he's hitting along the lines of his career average (if you exclude his 2004 season).
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