Baseball: All-American League East DivisionTeam

Daniel tells you the best position players in the AL East.

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July 19, 2008

Catcher: Dioner Navarro (TB)
Navarro leads AL East catchers with a .793 OPS, 77 hits, and .312 batting average.

First Base: Kevin Youkilis (Bos)
Youkilis leads AL East first basemen with a .314 batting average, 104 hits, 65 RBI, and .939 OPS. He also has 16 HR.

Second Base: Dustin Pedroia (Bos)
Pedroia leads AL East second basemen with a .316 batting average, 126 hits, 47 RBI, and nine HR.

Shortstop: Derek Jeter (Nyy)
Jeter leads AL East shortstops with 100 hits, five HR, 42 RBI, .282 average, and .738 OPS.

Third Base: Alex Rodriguez (Nyy)
A-Rod leads AL East third basemen with 90 hits, 20 HR, .318 average, and .992 OPS. He also has 55 RBI.

Outfield: Manny Ramirez (Bos)

Ramirez leads AL East outfielders with 19 HR and 61 RBI. Ramirez is also batting .296 with a .922 OPS.

Outfield: JD Drew (Bos)
Drew is batting .298 with 17 HR, 55 RBI, and a .971 OPS.

Outfield: Nick Markakis (Bal)
Markakis is batting .296 with 52 RBI, 14 HR, and an .887 OPS. He also has 107 hits.

Designated Hitter: Aubrey Huff (Bal)
Huff leads AL East designated hitters with a .289 average, 19 HR, and 61 RBI.

Starting Pitcher: Daisuke Matsuzaka (Bos)
Dice-K leads AL East starters with a 2.65 ERA and .202 BAA. He has a 10-1 record with a 1.38 WHIP.

Starting Pitcher: Roy Halladay (Tor)
Halladay leads AL East starters with 121 strikeouts and 1.00 WHIP. He has 11 wins and a 2.71 ERA.

Starting Pitcher: Scott Kazmir (TB)
Kazmir has a .219 BAA, 1.17 WHIP, 3.04 ERA, and 91 strikeouts (in 83 innings).

Starting Pitcher: Mike Mussina (Nyy)
Mussina has 12 wins, a 1.24 WHIP, and a 3.49 ERA.

Starting Pitcher: James Shields (TB)
Shields has a 3.69 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and 104 strikeouts.

Closer: Mariano Rivera (Nyy)
Rivera has a 1.06 ERA, 0.64 WHIP, .158 BAA, 50 strikeouts, and 23 saves.

Batting Order:

1. Dustin Pedroia
2. Derek Jeter
3. JD Drew
4. Alex Rodriguez
5. Manny Ramirez
6. Aubrey Huff
7. Kevin Youkilis
8. Nick Markakis
9. Dioner Navarro

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reply to comment by Ryan
about 1 month ago

You can't truly believe that Pedroia is better than Brian Roberts. Roberts is not far behind Pedroia in those categories, and Dustin's runs batted in are helped by his supporting cast. Roberts leads the league in triples and is second in doubles (very far ahead of Pedroia in those) and he has three times as many stolen bases (27-9). And their defense is debateable, but in my own opinion Roberts has been better. Also, Jeremy Guthrie is in the major league leaders in quality starts, he just has putrid run-support. With decent runs behind him, he could easily have 13 wins. And his ERA is better than Mussina and Shields and his WHIP is better than Mussina I believe. Except for those two major discrepencies, good article. I agree with the other positions. Nice job.
1. by Daniel
  from about 1 month ago
  
  I agree with your Roberts statement, I just looked over their stats again.
  
  Guthrie has the same WHIP and higher ERA than Mussina.
  Shields' 104-24 K:BB ratio is a lot better than Guthrie's 88-39.
reply to comment by Andrew
about 1 month ago

Only three Rays?
1. by Daniel
  from about 1 month ago
  
  The Rays are good. Others are just better.
  
  Longoria is clearly not better than A-Rod.
  And, Crawford is being outshined by the three outfielders I have.
  
  Who would you suggest?
reply to comment by Ryan
about 1 month ago

Oh I'm sorry that is my mistake about Guthrie and the ERA/WHIP. I guess I'm just a little biased because the Orioles are my favorite team. Again, I apologize for my misinformed satement