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(11 votes, average: 4.27 out of 5)
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For those new to the site, check out our previous Ken Phelps post.
I always found Mr. Phelps to be a very underrated nerd, both for his sporting the triple threat of adult braces, large glasses, and facial hair, and his impressive offensive production. While he never had more than 441 AB’s in a season, he had five seasons with an OPS+ over 120, and four of those were over 147. He was also part of the trade that sent Jay Buhner from the Yankees to the Mariners.
According to Wikipedia, Mr. Phelps also inspired famous statistician Bill James to create the “Ken Phelps All-Star Team.” Mr. James describes it this way:
Ken Phelpses are just available; if you want one, all you have to do is ask. They are players whose real limitations are exaggerated by baseball insiders, players who get stuck with a label — the label of their limits, the label the things they can’t do — while those that they can do are overlooked… The Ken Phelps All-Stars [are] a whole teamful of guys who are wearing labels, but who nonetheless can play major-league baseball, and will prove it if they ever get the chance
(15 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5)
For my money, this is easily the best facial hair I’ve seen on a baseball card. Mr. Goodwin holds the distinction of being the only player to be selected first overall in MLB’s draft twice. He was selected first overall out of high school, opted for college, and four years later, was drafted first overall again.
