thanks, joe posnanski, for pointing that out. i was watching a mets game over the weekend in which i heard steve phillips be distinctly critical of carlos beltran for not being 'a leader' and being 'inconsistent'. (Also the butt of Phillips' criticism? David Wright.)Carlos Beltran OPS+ by season since joining the Mets (OPS+ is a crude measurement of a hitter's combined ability to get on base and hit for power. the "+" refers to the fact that a perfectly average hitter's OPS in a particular season is normalized to 100, so anything above 100 is above average, and anything below is below average. A 120 OPS+ is considered all-star caliber, and a 150 OPS+ is MVP caliber)
96, 150, 126, 129.
Keep in mind: he is a superb defensive center fielder, winning Gold Gloves in the last 3 years. Oh yeah, and his OPS+ this year: 167.
David Wright's OPS+ in every full season with the Mets: 139, 133, 150, 141, and 159 so far this year. But I'm sure Steve Phillips doesn't like Wright or Beltran because they're not vocal enough . AKA, they're not the chair-throwing, tobacco-chewing dirt dogs that all these baseball 'purists' love.
Shut up, Steve Phillips. The Mets fired you for a reason.
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