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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
12	6673	.295	.369	.564	.310	45.3

Birth Date	8-25-1966
Height	6' 2"
Weight	225 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1989	CLE	22	62	234	218	22	49	8	4	7	86	12	55	2	2	0	37	2	2	.225	.269	.394	.246	-3.0	-0.1	-0.3
1990	CLE	23	9	25	23	1	4	0	0	1	7	1	6	0	0	1	3	0	0	.174	.208	.304	.239	-0.7	-0.0	-0.1
1991	CLE	24	123	496	461	60	130	31	2	28	249	25	99	5	5	0	95	3	1	.282	.323	.540	.306	27.6	-6.3	2.3
1992	CLE	25	153	650	585	81	152	23	1	34	279	52	128	4	8	1	112	8	2	.260	.320	.477	.279	19.3	-0.4	2.1
1993	CLE	26	159	693	594	93	172	36	3	38	328	76	96	8	14	1	129	23	12	.290	.370	.552	.308	54.2	-0.1	5.5
1994	CLE	27	106	480	412	90	147	35	2	36	294	58	71	5	4	1	101	9	6	.357	.438	.714	.371	76.5	-3.8	7.0
1995	CLE	28	143	629	546	121	173	52	1	50	377	73	80	6	4	0	126	5	2	.317	.401	.690	.349	75.2	8.2	8.1
1996	CLE	29	158	715	602	124	187	38	3	48	375	99	87	7	7	0	148	11	0	.311	.410	.623	.339	75.4	4.8	7.6
1997	CHA	30	161	701	634	90	174	45	1	30	311	53	105	6	8	0	116	4	4	.274	.332	.491	.275	16.7	9.5	2.6
1998	CHA	31	163	706	609	113	200	48	2	49	399	81	84	1	15	0	152	6	4	.328	.399	.655	.343	74.5	6.4	8.0
1999	BAL	32	161	722	610	108	181	36	1	37	330	101	82	7	4	0	117	17	3	.297	.400	.541	.304	44.8	-16.9	2.6
2000	BAL	33	141	622	559	71	157	37	1	23	265	52	68	4	7	0	103	0	5	.281	.342	.474	.268	9.5	-9.2	0.0
Career			1539	6673	5853	974	1726	389	21	381	3300	683	961	55	78	4	1239	88	41	.295	.369	.564	.310	470.1	-7.9	45.3

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1987	KIN	A+	10	45	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.500			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	WLO	A	9	29	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.333			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	KIN	A+	41	171	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.380			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1989	CLE	MLB	62	234	.246	.257	.314	.374	.000	.266	97	-3.1	6.1	-2.6	-0.1	-2.2	-3.0	-0.3	-3.0	-0.3
1989	CAN	AA	89	350	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.324			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	CLE	MLB	9	25	.239	.254	.323	.376	.000	.188	100	-0.5	0.7	-0.4	-0.0	-0.5	-0.7	-0.1	-0.7	-0.1
1990	CAN	AA	9	35	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.320			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	CSP	AAA	24	101	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.373			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1991	CLE	MLB	123	496	.306	.256	.321	.387	.000	.301	97	22.4	13.4	-4.7	-6.3	-3.4	27.6	2.3	27.6	2.3
1991	CSP	AAA	16	66	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.353			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1992	CLE	MLB	153	650	.279	.254	.318	.376	.000	.274	105	11.6	16.9	-8.5	-0.4	2.1	19.3	2.1	19.3	2.1
1993	CLE	MLB	159	693	.308	.261	.327	.398	.000	.283	101	35.6	19.9	-5.2	-0.1	-1.5	54.2	5.5	54.2	5.5
1994	CLE	MLB	106	480	.371	.273	.338	.434	.000	.359	101	59.9	14.6	-3.6	-3.8	1.6	76.5	7.0	76.5	7.0
1995	CLE	MLB	143	629	.349	.267	.337	.420	.000	.293	98	62.2	18.8	-4.5	8.2	-1.0	75.2	8.1	75.2	8.1
1996	CLE	MLB	158	715	.339	.276	.342	.443	.000	.293	100	65.1	22.1	-5.6	4.8	-4.4	75.4	7.6	75.4	7.6
1997	CHA	MLB	161	701	.275	.267	.331	.420	.000	.284	96	11.9	19.3	-5.3	9.5	-4.2	16.7	2.6	16.7	2.6
1998	CHA	MLB	163	706	.343	.269	.331	.426	.000	.308	100	64.8	19.2	-5.2	6.4	-0.6	74.5	8.0	74.5	8.0
1999	BAL	MLB	161	722	.304	.272	.339	.434	.000	.291	97	37.4	20.2	-8.6	-16.9	-0.9	44.8	2.6	44.8	2.6
2000	BAL	MLB	141	622	.268	.274	.338	.439	.000	.282	91	5.6	17.6	-8.4	-9.2	-4.0	9.5	0.0	9.5	0.0
Career		MLB		6673	.310	.267	.332	.416	.261	.293	99	372.9	188.8	-62.6	-7.9	-19.0	470.1	45.3	470.1	45.3

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1987	KIN	A+	45	5	12	2	0	3	9	8	16	0	1	.324	.444	.622	.297	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	WLO	A	29	2	7	1	0	1	2	1	9	0	0	.250	.276	.393	.143	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	KIN	A+	171	21	46	16	0	8	39	18	45	2	0	.301	.374	.562	.261	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1989	CLE	MLB	234	22	49	8	4	7	37	12	55	2	2	.225	.269	.394	.170	.246	-3.0	-0.1	-0.3
1989	CAN	AA	350	48	88	20	0	20	69	32	82	8	4	.282	.356	.538	.256	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	CLE	MLB	25	1	4	0	0	1	3	1	6	0	0	.174	.208	.304	.130	.239	-0.7	-0.0	-0.1
1990	CAN	AA	35	4	8	1	0	0	3	3	7	0	0	.250	.314	.281	.031	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	CSP	AAA	101	16	33	3	1	5	19	5	16	4	3	.344	.376	.552	.208	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1991	CLE	MLB	496	60	130	31	2	28	95	25	99	3	1	.282	.323	.540	.258	.306	27.6	-6.3	2.3
1991	CSP	AAA	66	9	20	3	2	2	16	2	8	1	1	.328	.359	.541	.213	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1992	CLE	MLB	650	81	152	23	1	34	112	52	128	8	2	.260	.320	.477	.217	.279	19.3	-0.4	2.1
1993	CLE	MLB	693	93	172	36	3	38	129	76	96	23	12	.290	.370	.552	.263	.308	54.2	-0.1	5.5
1994	CLE	MLB	480	90	147	35	2	36	101	58	71	9	6	.357	.438	.714	.357	.371	76.5	-3.8	7.0
1995	CLE	MLB	629	121	173	52	1	50	126	73	80	5	2	.317	.401	.690	.374	.349	75.2	8.2	8.1
1996	CLE	MLB	715	124	187	38	3	48	148	99	87	11	0	.311	.410	.623	.312	.339	75.4	4.8	7.6
1997	CHA	MLB	701	90	174	45	1	30	116	53	105	4	4	.274	.332	.491	.216	.275	16.7	9.5	2.6
1998	CHA	MLB	706	113	200	48	2	49	152	81	84	6	4	.328	.399	.655	.327	.343	74.5	6.4	8.0
1999	BAL	MLB	722	108	181	36	1	37	117	101	82	17	3	.297	.400	.541	.244	.304	44.8	-16.9	2.6
2000	BAL	MLB	622	71	157	37	1	23	103	52	68	0	5	.281	.342	.474	.193	.268	9.5	-9.2	0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Surgery Date
2003-03-28	2003-09-28	60-DL	184	162	Right	Hip	Arthritis	-
2002-03-31	2002-09-30	60-DL	183	162	Right	Hip	Arthritis	-
2001-03-09	2001-10-06	60-DL	211	161		Hip	Arthritis	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2003	BAL	$13,000,000
2002	BAL	$12,368,790
2001	BAL	$12,049,040
2000	BAL	$12,868,670

Years	Description	Salary
4 yr	Previous	$50,286,500
4 yr	Total	$50,286,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
12 y 115 d	Arn Tellum	5 yr/$65M (99-03)

Details
retired" 3/01 (BAL would not be obligated to pay final 3 years of contract had he officially retired) actually put on DL & deemed unable to play, so he may collect $39M due him over last 3 years of contract (01-03) ($3M deferred each year) AND so BAL may collect on ins policy covering 70% of AB`s salary full no-trade clause

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Title	Author	Date
Wezen-Ball: When Cuba Stomped the Orioles	Larry Granillo	2013-03-05
In A Pickle: Slugger Off	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-12-28
Skewed Left: Giancarlo Stanton and Being Alone in the Lineup	Zachary Levine	2012-12-12
Wezen-Ball: Paul O'Neill Promises Two Home Runs	Larry Granillo	2012-08-22
In A Pickle: The Story Of Jason Kendall's Conception	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-07-26
The Platoon Advantage: The Eternal Shortstop	Bill Parker	2012-06-27
The Lineup Card: 10 Incidents of Cheating	Baseball Prospectus	2012-06-27
The Platoon Advantage: Cheating Cheaters and Their Awful Excuses	Michael Bates	2012-06-13
Inside The Park Blog: Big 3s: The Complete List	Bradford Doolittle	2012-05-24
Bizball: Who Will Be MLB’s First $300 Million Player?	Maury Brown	2012-05-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Hate List, Part II	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-30
Inside The Park Blog: Robin Ventura, Ace Manager	Bradford Doolittle	2012-04-13
BP Unfiltered: You've Got Questions, We've Got Data	Bradley Ankrom	2012-03-21
Overthinking It: Moving Miguel	Ben Lindbergh	2012-03-20
Overthinking It: Free the Bench Bats!	Ben Lindbergh	2012-03-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: Beware of Falling Payrolls	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-06
The BP Wayback Machine: Money Poorly Spent, Now and Then	John Perrotto	2012-01-27
Overthinking It: What Happens When the Big Ones Get Away?	Ben Lindbergh	2012-01-10
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Class of 2012: The Catch-All	Jay Jaffe	2012-01-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Class of 2012: The Outfielders, Part I	Jay Jaffe	2012-01-02
The Lineup Card: 9 World Series Heroes: The Year After	Baseball Prospectus	2011-11-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: Return of the Up-the-Middlemen	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-27
Checking the Numbers: Paying the Premium	Eric Seidman	2011-02-22
Wezen-Ball: Jim Edmonds' Final Trot	Larry Granillo	2011-02-20
The BP Wayback Machine: Baseball's Y2K1 Bugs	Gary Huckabay	2011-02-03
Prospectus Q&A: Paul Hoynes	David Laurila	2011-01-18
Another Look: The All-Non-Hall of Fame Team	Bob Hertzel	2011-01-12
Checking the Numbers: Cratering	Eric Seidman	2010-10-25
Prospectus Hit and Run: Cooperstown Bound	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-08
Ahead in the Count: The Clutch and The Shifted	Matt Swartz	2010-08-27
Prospectus Q&A: On Trammell and Whitaker	David Laurila	2010-08-13
Transaction Action: ALtruisms	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-21
Contractual Matters: Premium Players	Jeff Euston	2010-07-12
Prospectus Q&A: Jim Thome	David Laurila	2010-04-07
Player Profile: Brian Giles	Marc Normandin	2010-03-21
You Could Look It Up: Get Back in Line, Part 3	Steven Goldman	2010-03-11
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Big Hurt	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: O-Dog Waits, Edmonds Campaigns	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: 10 Men Out	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-13
Transaction Action: The Holliday Rush	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-06
The Year in Quotes: The Highs and Lows of 2009	Alex Carnevale	2009-12-31
You Could Look It Up: He Should Have Picked Lee	Steven Goldman	2009-11-01
Prospectus Today: Bradleygate?	Joe Sheehan	2009-09-21
Prospectus Hit and Run: Building an MVP Predictor	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-31
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2009-04-27
Milton the Magnificent?: A Feat As Yet Unaccomplished	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-23
On the Beat: Cooper's Optimism	John Perrotto	2009-04-19
The Week In Quotes: March 30-April 5	Alex Carnevale	2009-04-06
Lies, Damned Lies: Chasing Bonds	Nate Silver	2009-02-23
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Infielders	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-11
Prospectus Hit and Run: Throwing Rice	Jay Jaffe	2008-12-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: A Rock-y Road	Jay Jaffe	2008-12-16
Every Given Sunday: Maple Mayhem	John Perrotto	2008-06-01
Prospectus Matchups: Sacrificial Lions	Jim Baker	2008-05-30
Prospectus Matchups: The 2008 Transient All-Star Team	Jim Baker	2008-02-29
Prospectus Today: My Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2007-12-28
Prospectus Matchups: The Freshmen	Jim Baker	2007-11-30
Prospectus Challenge: Who Won Yesterday's Trade?	Kevin Goldstein	2007-11-29
Prospectus Challenge: Who Won Yesterday's Trade?	Joe Sheehan	2007-11-29
It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over: A Peek Inside	Baseball Prospectus	2007-09-11
Wait 'Til Next Year: Midseason Acquisitions	Bryan Smith	2007-06-19
Schrodinger's Bat: Stretching It Out	Dan Fox	2007-04-26
Transaction of the Day: Roster Reviews of the Wests	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-03
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Corner Outfield Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-03-23
Grumpy Old Men: JAWS Tackles the Veterans Committee Ballot	Jay Jaffe	2007-02-26
Bad and Badder: Which Contracts Were Truly the Worst?	Neil deMause	2007-02-20
Bad Contracts: Money Poorly Spent, Now and Then	John Perrotto	2007-02-20
The Week In Quotes: January 22-28	Alex Carnevale	2007-01-29
The Class of 2007: The Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2007-01-09
The Class of 2007: The Hitters, Part Two	Jay Jaffe	2007-01-08
Prospectus Today: My Hall of Fame Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2007-01-05
Prospectus Matchups: The Quest to Turn Everybody Into Rob Deer	Jim Baker	2006-09-06
Will's Mill: Saturday Love	Will Carroll	2006-07-29
The Prince Is Dead: Long Live the King	Jonah Keri	2006-05-05
Future Shock: AL East Roundup	Kevin Goldstein	2006-04-25
Prospectus Today: On Edmonds	Joe Sheehan	2006-04-21
Doctoring The Numbers: The Draft, Part Nine	Rany Jazayerli	2006-03-15
Transaction Analysis: March 3-6	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-07
Prospectus Today: The Election	Joe Sheehan	2006-01-11
Prospectus Today: The Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2006-01-09
From The Mailbag: JAWS, Revenue Sharing, and Sandwich Picks	Baseball Prospectus	2005-12-22
Class of 2006: The Relievers	Jay Jaffe	2005-12-20
Prospectus Matchups: Participation Extremes	Jim Baker	2005-12-20
The Class of 2006: The Hitters	Jay Jaffe	2005-12-12
Prospectus Matchups: Welcome Freshmen	Jim Baker	2005-11-29
Prospectus Notebook: Indians, Nationals	Baseball Prospectus	2005-11-21
Doctoring The Numbers: The Draft, Part Six	Rany Jazayerli	2005-08-02
Lies, Damned Lies: The Manny Non-Deal	Nate Silver	2005-08-01
Transaction Analysis: July 20-25	Christina Kahrl	2005-07-27
Prospectus Notebook: Wednesday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-07-20
Lies, Damned Lies: Book Review, Scout's Honor	Nate Silver	2005-07-13
Prospectus Triple Play: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres	Thomas Gorman	2005-04-14
Prospectus Today: Up and Down	Joe Sheehan	2005-02-28
Prospectus Today: The Holdovers	Joe Sheehan	2004-12-01
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-10-06
Teams: A Critical Guide: American League, September 13-19	Steven Goldman	2004-09-25
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals	Baseball Prospectus	2004-09-23
Prospectus Today: Sizing Up the NL	Joe Sheehan	2004-09-14
Marginal Payroll/Marginal Wins: 1990-1994	Doug Pappas	2004-04-12
Boone's Law: What Are the Yankees' Options?	Andrew Baharlias	2004-01-27
Live from the (Mock) Winter Meetings: Team-by-Team Breakdowns	James Click	2003-12-15
Breaking Balls: Free Agent Season	Derek Zumsteg	2003-10-30
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-10-28
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2003-10-23
Marginal Dollars Per Win, 2003: The Best vs. Worst Spenders	Doug Pappas	2003-10-06
Under The Knife: Back Off Man, I'm a Scientist	Will Carroll	2003-08-27
Prospectus Triple Play: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-29
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-06-05
Team Health Reports: Team Health Report: Philadelphia Phillies	Will Carroll	2003-02-14
Top 40 Prospects: Roundtable	Baseball Prospectus	2003-01-29
Transaction Analysis: September 4-10, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-09-12
Aim For The Head: Long Plate Appearances Mailbag	Keith Woolner	2002-07-12
Transaction Analysis: May 16-19, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-05-22
Friday Afternoon with Bud: Truth From Fiction	Doug Pappas	2002-04-26
Transaction Analysis: March 26-30, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-02
6-4-3: Road Map	Gary Huckabay	2002-03-29
Transaction Analysis: March 19-25, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-03-27
Larry Walker and the Hall of Fame: Larry Walker and the Hall of Fame	John Brattain	2002-03-08
The Daily Prospectus: It's a Hard Game, Folks	Joe Sheehan	2001-05-14

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-03-02 13:00:00	You mentioned Logan Morrison. I haven't heard much about his defense. Does he have any pluses at any position? (Steve N from Delaware)	He casts a smaller shadow than Albert Belle, so he's sure to kill less grass standing out there. (Christina Kahrl)
2011-01-05 13:00:00	Hi Jay, I know Albert Belle is off the ballot, but I always believed that given the Kiby Puckett exemption for a career shortened by physical defect, he should have been a HOF. I don't recall your position back then and would love to know your thoughts (jtwalsh from Northport, NY)	As much of a jerkass as we was, Belle exceeded the peak standards of a HOF left fielder. I had him on my JAWS ballot initially, and still consider him the second-best eligible left fielder outside the Hall. See http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9942 (Jay Jaffe)
2010-08-24 14:30:00	Albert Belle was called "Joey" when he made his major league debut and was a greater hitter during his career than Joey Votto is so far. (Michael from Detroit, MI)	True, but if you relinquish the name mid-career, are you still entitled to be the best Joey? (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-01-26 14:00:00	Which baseball figure most closely resembles the career arc of Stringer Bell? What about Marlo Stanfield? (Tom Haberstroh from CT)	This is a really important question. Stringer Bell reminds me a lot of Albert Belle, because he was so brilliant but only for a short time. Belle, like Bell, also did not like the media or police. Marlo Stanfield is most like the evil Yankees players in Major League, because he has no compassion and just looks really mean. (Tommy Bennett)
2009-11-24 13:00:00	How do you see the Milton Bradley saga getting resolved? (Guancous from Silver Spring, MD)	Bradley will be involved in a four-team trade in which the Royals get Carl Everett, the Cubs get Albert Belle, and the Rangers get Charles Johnson's wife. (Eric Seidman)
2009-08-19 14:00:00	How good was Albert Belle's peak as compared to someone like Pujols now? (SaberTJ from Cleveland, OH)	It's unfair to compare anyone to Pujols, who after this year will score out as one of the top 10 peaks of all time at any position. Belle's peak score of 53.2 is above the JAWS standards for a left fielder, though. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-09-08 13:00:00	Since starting out this season 1-32, Elijah Dukes has hit .305/.402/.540. Is he going to be a superstar? (Charlie from Bethesda, MD)	Has the problem with Dukes ever been his ability? I don't think he quite turns into Albert Belle if he gets his life in order, but it's pretty hard to have a career if you don't. (Derek Jacques)
2008-07-24 13:00:00	Why no love for Barry Bonds from ANY team? He could help pretty much every team in major league baseball, and his acquisition wouldn't cost any prospects! Isn't that worth a perceived PR hit? (Dr. Wayne Pitcher from Castro Valley, CA)	I don't even buy the "PR hit" angle. So the guys on the beat bitch a bit, because mean old Barry will give them a few dead-eye stares. So what? Win some ballgames by scoring some runs, especially if you're short a left fielder--as Joe's talked about, he's not Albert Belle out there--or a DH. Any team that doesn't accept that is guilty of some sort of baseball malpractice. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-05-20 13:00:00	Jay, I was recently talking to a friend about the most "feared" hitters who are not in the Hall of Fame. I know that term was really beaten into the ground this past winter when discussing Jim Rice but still, there are some hitters that strike fear into you--either as a fan or an opposing pitcher. Who was the best and/or "most feared" hitters, in your subjective opinoin (in order): Dave Parker, Dick Allen, Darryl Strawberry, Jim Rice, Gary Sheffield, Edgar Martinez or Albert Belle? (AlexBelth from Bronx, NY)	Yo, Alex! All of the hitters you mention certainly had the fear factor going for them in their prime, but as you say, that's a subjective thing, and subjectivity isn't really the way to go when it comes to sorting them out. Neither Rice nor Parker had the plate discipline to keep them on the level with the rest of this group, so I'd put the two of them towards the back. Martinez is probably the toughest out, but lacking a bit of raw power relative to the rest of them. I'd put him and Strawberry in the middle. That leaves Allen, Shef, and Belle. Having never seen the former, I'm not sure I can fully grasp the visceral experience of watching him hit, I can only go by the numbers, and his numbers, compiled in an era of lower offense, suggest he was the best. But I'd quake in my boots at facing any of those three. (Jay Jaffe)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2009-10-12 15:00:00	Phillies/Rockies Playoffs Roundtable	Steven: I think the fielder has the right to field the ball, so had Fowler run into Utley prior to the Utley having possession, it would have been interference. The runner does have title to the baseline if the fielder has possession, which is why the Albert Belle/Fernando Vina play was legal and, in my eyes anyway, good hard-nosed baseball. (Joe Sheehan)