In the case of Curt Schilling one can look at the ten seasons beginning in 1997 and ending in 2006. Schilling tallied a 3.41 earned run average and a .643 win percentage with 155 wins and only 86 losses. In each season he averaged 222 strikeouts, 40 walks, 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings and a 5.58 strikeout to walk ratio.
What can you say about Albert Pujols? The 8-time all-star and 3-time MVP has accumulated 6 silver slugger awards and has led the National League in virtually every major statistical category at least once through his first 10 seasons. If he were to retire today he would be a first ballot Hall of Famer, this [...]
Placido Polanco became just the 30th player in the history of Major League Baseball to hit a grand slam on opening day. While playing for the Phillies for two and a half seasons between 2003 and 2005, he quickly became a fan favorite because of solid defense and his ability to put the ball into play, not because of his power numbers.
