Comments on: An Early Look At Comeback Player Of The Year http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/an-early-look-at-comeback-player-of-the-year-2/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Thu, 23 May 2013 19:51:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: J-Rock http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/an-early-look-at-comeback-player-of-the-year-2/#comment-3251310 J-Rock Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:53:28 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=95958#comment-3251310 I think the award can go to either type of player since both types involve coming back from something, whether it be injury or poor performance. I think Dunn should get it for being historically awful and bouncing back, and Posey* should get it for coming back from such a gruesome and potentially career threatening injury and having a ridiculously good season.

*Disclaimer: I’m a huge Posey fan and think he should be Comeback Player, MVP, Mr. Universe, and President of Earth. So I might be a bit biased…

]]> By: Greg http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/an-early-look-at-comeback-player-of-the-year-2/#comment-3143146 Greg Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:22:53 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=95958#comment-3143146 Why not? He came back from a serious injury and has been dominant. I think the fact he pitched a couple months last year probably rules him out, but I don’t see why it excludes him. Let’s say Mike Trout broke his leg Kendry Morales style tomorrow and missed 2013. You don’t think he’s a candidate for the award in 2014? I sure do.

]]> By: Brad Johnson http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/an-early-look-at-comeback-player-of-the-year-2/#comment-3133516 Brad Johnson Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:52:42 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=95958#comment-3133516 I’m late to the party and I’m sure it’s been said, but Eric Chavez and Adam LaRoche are the players might heart chose.

]]> By: Ender http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/an-early-look-at-comeback-player-of-the-year-2/#comment-3132106 Ender Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:45:45 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=95958#comment-3132106 I have to agree that I wouldn’t give it to Dunn. When you probably get lucky overall and still struggle to manage 2.0 WAR it is hard for me to consider you a comeback player of the year even if you were just awful the year before.

]]> By: Matt M http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/an-early-look-at-comeback-player-of-the-year-2/#comment-3130644 Matt M Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:06:24 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=95958#comment-3130644 Not only should Dunn win Comeback Player of the Year, Kenny Williams should win Comeback GM of the Year.

]]> By: YanksFanInBeantown http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/an-early-look-at-comeback-player-of-the-year-2/#comment-3128918 YanksFanInBeantown Sun, 19 Aug 2012 17:31:33 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=95958#comment-3128918 The Gold Glove is a fielding award?

I didn’t realize people still paid attention to it after Palmeiro won in 1999 while playing 130 games at DH.

Did Torii Hunter win all of those Gold Gloves because of Yankee Bias?

What about Michael Young?
Adam Jones?
Nick Markakis?

]]> By: Sam Samson http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/an-early-look-at-comeback-player-of-the-year-2/#comment-3128729 Sam Samson Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:37:39 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=95958#comment-3128729 I was going to say every Jeter gold glove ever, but Mr. Jeter beat me to it himself. His range and speed were better than I expected.

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