"Measured by VORP, Hanley was the second most productive hitter in baseball this year, closer to Alex Rodriguez than any NL hitter was to him. For reference, he outproduced Holliday by about 15 runs, Prince Fielder by 20, Jimmy Rollins by 23, and Ryan Howard by more than 35." (HardballTimes)
BUT-WHAT-ABOUT-MIGGY?: "For baseball nuts, there are far worse ways to kill an hour than to discover everything Baseball-Reference.com has to offer.
"Among the site's terrific toys? Something called "Similarity Scores," which attempts to compare a player's statistics to every other player in history.
"For example, who's the closest historical comp for precocious Florida Marlins slugger Miguel Cabrera? None other than Hank Aaron. Intriguing, no?" (DailyHerald)
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