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Post by klawrencio79 on Apr 23, 2020 13:37:44 GMT
He was one of those players who, when they were active, seemed a sure HOFer. Don Mattingly was another. Fred Lynn
What about Eric Davis, does he fall into that category? To tack on to what Goodman was saying, just take a look at Davis' first few years. Basically from 1986 (his first full-time year) through 1990, he was among the preeminent players in the game with power and speed, to go along with gold glove defense. In 1986, he slashed .277/.378/.523 (.901) with 27 homers and 80 steals against only 11 CS. In 1987, his best year in the bigs, he went .293/.399/.593 (.991) with 37 HRs and 50 steals and only 6 CS. He dealt with injuries starting in 1990 and he had trouble staying on the field, culminating in a 1997 cancer diagnosis. Despite, he came back in 1997 and had a great year for the Orioles, posting a .970 OPS with 28 HRs. Plus, he had this gem of a brawl:
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