Number 750

by elliot on Aug 20, 2009 8:36 AM EDT Comment 14 comments

Wilson Valdez is back with the Mets. He has a career .215 BA. He doesn't take many walks (.258 OBP) or hit for power (.285 slugging). He steals, on average, a base per year, His glove may be the weakest part of his game. He just may be the worst player currently in the big leagues. Let's put a positive spin on this, though. He's the 750th best player in the majors. To emphasize this, I suggest that he wear 750 as his uniform number.

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Meh, he's better than Berroa

and he actually plays a decent SS.

by dtro on Aug 20, 2009 9:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He's had, over the course of his career, a very good glove

His performance this season has been way below his career numbers, though. (Small sample size caveats apply.)

by JoshNY on Aug 20, 2009 9:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He has a career 14.6 UZR/150 at SS

his career WAR is .2.

"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"

by firejerrynow on Aug 20, 2009 10:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

at least its a positive number

by KeithsMoustache on Aug 20, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And considering we have 4(!) negative career WAR players...

that’s perfectly acceptable on this “team”.
Figueroa, Stokes, A. Green, and A. Hernandez all have negative career WARs. Bleh.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Aug 20, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

what? SOCKS?

by JoshNY on Aug 20, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mostly due to his abysmal 2007 -0.7 WAR stint in the terrible Devil Rays bullpen.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Aug 20, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That year

Brain Socks was focusing on more important things. Like a cure for cancer.

"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"

by firejerrynow on Aug 20, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Socks! and I went out for a drink once

and we ended up in an abandoned parking lot. We waited there and sure enough a year and a half later they build a bar around us. When the bar was finished we did a shot. After we left Socks! lit a match, burned the bar down and told me to leave things like you found them.

BEST DAMN SALESMAN IN THE OFFICE.

by mets81 on Aug 20, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs