Monday, June 2, 2008

All-Star Worthy?

This was in the Post-Gazette this morning and adds credence to my claim last week that all 3 of the Pirates starting outfielders are worthy of All-Star consideration:

The Pirates' outfield of Nate Mclouth, Xavier Nady and Jason Bay is the most productive in baseball as the trio leads major league outfields in average (.308), slugging percentage (.569) and homers (34) and is also second with 114 RBIs (batting as outfielders). The group is on pace to hit 100 homers and drive in 335 runs. For some fun and comparison's sake the Pirates' 1991 primary outfielders, Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonilla and Andy Van Slyke -- the last year all three were together -- batted .287, had a slugging percentage of .485, hit 60 home runs and drove in 299 runs.

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