02-12-2010, 01:03 PM
<!--quoteo(post=79423:date=Feb 12 2010, 09:57 AM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Feb 12 2010, 09:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=79390:date=Feb 11 2010, 10:24 PM:name=Croz)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Croz @ Feb 11 2010, 10:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Palmerio would have been an average player if he wasn't juicing his entire career.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I would guess that he didn't start juicing until Canseco got to Texas, in mid-1992. In the years prior to that, Palmeiro was <b>way</b> above average (2-time All-Star, led the league in doubles one year, in hits another year, had an OPS+ of 155 one year...he was pretty good).
He wasn't a serious power hitter, but he was a lot more valuable than an insane closer.
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we would not have made the playoffs in '89 if we didn't make that trade. We didn't have a closer, and Palmeiro would not have contributed significantly more than Walton, Smith, Dawson or Grace. Back in '89, making the playoffs was a BIG deal.
I would guess that he didn't start juicing until Canseco got to Texas, in mid-1992. In the years prior to that, Palmeiro was <b>way</b> above average (2-time All-Star, led the league in doubles one year, in hits another year, had an OPS+ of 155 one year...he was pretty good).
He wasn't a serious power hitter, but he was a lot more valuable than an insane closer.
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we would not have made the playoffs in '89 if we didn't make that trade. We didn't have a closer, and Palmeiro would not have contributed significantly more than Walton, Smith, Dawson or Grace. Back in '89, making the playoffs was a BIG deal.
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