Then Again, Maybe Defense Doesn’t Matte

a pivotal role in the Phils five consecutive NL East titles,.

Is comparing these two players fair,? Baseball Reference thinks so, listing Crisp as Victorino’s number 2 comp through age 31, number 7 comparable player overall. They both broke in 2002, with Victorino needing a few more seasons before he became an everyday player.

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As far as WAR is concerned, they are very close. Crisp first hit free agency at age 30 and will earn $43,184,299 by the end of his current deal. Victorino signed a three-year extension with the Phillies after his first year of arbitration eligibility, putting his free agency off until age 32. His career earnings ? $65,645,000,.

Again,, these two men possess similar slash lines and similar WAR totals for their careers – thanks in no small part to Victorino’s three years in the wilderness. The most striking difference is power – Victorino shows plenty for a center fielder,, particularly in his breakout 2011 season. Crisp has none. Both center fielders. Victorino is the better hitter, Victorino is paid better, even after pushing his free agency back with an early extension.

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