Overrated/Underrated

[love_that_reefer]

I am just saying no one really talks about him or hardly mentions this guy. He is in the shadows of the Jones'. Is Francoeur rated now? I think not and he has 24 homers.

[DirtyKash]

I am just saying no one really talks about him or hardly mentions this guy. He is in the shadows of the Jones'. Is Francoeur rated now? I think not and he has 24 homers.

If no one talks about him or "hardly mentions" him and he has 26 homeruns, therefore he is underrated. That's the whole definition of "underrated".

[love_that_reefer]

I guess I just find him to be right on the edge as in average.

[DirtyKash]

LaRoche: 4-for-4 tonight with 3 RBI, 3 doubles, 1 triple and a win ... against your Giants. Ouch.

[Looshius]

That's why I don't do overrated/underrated lists. If stats are everything, then the players are the stats they put up. The only thing observers can argue about whether a player is overrated or underrated is the amount of national recognition with sugar on top the player receives.

I agree 100%. Bigger markets mean more recognition for the players in that market. Who would have heard of Robinson Cano or David Wright if they were playing on the Royals and Devil Rays instead of Yankees and Mets? Nobody.

I don't know many underrated players because I live in NY, but one would be this guy Matt Holiday on Colorado, batting .328 with 24 hrs and 78 rbi's...today was the first time I had ever heard his name. Two more would be Endy Chavez for the mets and Melky Cabrera for the yankees, both of whom are backup outfielders fighting for playing time who play great defense, are fast, and have hit for high averages (.285 for Cabrera, .300 for Chavez). Both have filled in great for injured outfielders.

Basically, an underrated player is anybody who greatly helps their team but wouldn't be known to anybody outside of their home town.

[love_that_reefer]

LaRoche: 4-for-4 tonight with 3 RBI, 3 doubles, 1 triple and a win ... against your Giants. Ouch.

Ok now he's overrated

[DirtyKash]

Underrated: Nate Robertson. Show this guy some love! He's solid!

[DirtyKash]

WTF? Eric Byrnes has 25 HR and 25 SB this year?

[realmofotalk]

You wanted a true underrrated player? Someone whom no one with the exception of one baseball guy in Kansas City gave any respect to before the start of this season?

Gil Meche - Kansas City Royals - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

[Porter]

You wanted a true underrrated player? Someone whom no one with the exception of one baseball guy in Kansas City gave any respect to before the start of this season?

Gil Meche - Kansas City Royals - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

Just wait till about August when he implodes like usual.

[Turn 2]

Overrated
Mike Mussina
Curt Schilling
Miguel Tejada
Richie Sexson
Adrian Beltre

Underrated
Brian Roberts
Dan Haren
Nick Swisher
Ramon Hernandez
Scott Kazmir

[stejay]

Overrated-

Mussina
Orlando Hernandez
Dye

Underrated-

Piazza
Abreu
Beltran