Just noticed Aramis' streak...

[Clem Fandango]

of consecutive .900 OPS seasons ended this year. 2 points shy at .898

 

I always liked using that stat to argue against people who don't like Aramis. Oh well. Still a remarkable feat, all things considered.

[Butterscup1679666578]

but he doesnt hustle though

[wade]

That surprises me because I thought his OBP was up this year.

[Butterscup1679666578]

it was, but his SLG was down to .518

[Hairyducked Idiot]

of consecutive .900 OPS seasons ended this year. 2 points shy at .898

 

I always liked using that stat to argue against people who don't like Aramis. Oh well. Still a remarkable feat, all things considered.

 

Now you can just bring up his incredible streak of 10+ OPSes under a base-898 counting system.

[CoolHandLuke]

Is a 4 year 900+ ops streak all that impressive?

[badnews]

Is a 4 year 900+ ops streak all that impressive?

 

To figure that out, find out how many other guys have done it in the same time period. Not A-Rod because of 2004. 2007 disqualifies Manny Ramirez and Lance Berkman. So who else had a .900+ OPS every year from 2004 to 2007? Holliday is out, Thome's 2005 kicks him out, David Wright had an .857 OPS in 2004...

 

Let's see, there's Albert Pujols. And? Who else had a .900+ OPS and a qualifying number of ABs every year from 2004 to 2007? Yeah, that's pretty impressive to me.

[Guest]

Albert Pujols, David Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero are the only others to have .900 OPS or higher from 2004 to 2007.

 

Pujols has done it each year since 2001, Guerrero had a streak of 10 straight from 1998-2007 but that ended this year, and Ortiz had it from 2003 to 2007 but his also ended this year.

 

Of guys in 2007 (that was the list I went off of) who had a .900 or higher OPS that year, a few narrowly missed four straight: Helton (2006, which was his only year between 1998 and 2007 that he was lower), Teixeira (2006, .885), Miguel Cabrera (2004, .878), Utley (2004. .776), Chipper (2004, .847) and ARod (2004, .887).

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Is a 4 year 900+ ops streak all that impressive?

yes

[CoolHandLuke]

Eh I wasn't trying to say it isn't impressive at all, I am just not wowed by it. Chipper has had 2 streaks of at least 4 years. Manny has had a 12 year 900+ streak. Thome, 10. Helton, 8. Vlad, 10. Berkman, 7. Utley has a current 4 year streak going. ARod had a 6 year streak.

 

Most of these guys are hall of famers I suppose, so it isn't really fair to compare Aramis to them, but 4 just isn't quite up there with the elite hitters of this era.

[17 Seconds]

Eh I wasn't trying to say it isn't impressive at all, I am just not wowed by it. Chipper has had 2 streaks of at least 4 years. Manny has had a 12 year 900+ streak. Thome, 10. Helton, 8. Vlad, 10. Berkman, 7. Utley has a current 4 year streak going. ARod had a 6 year streak.

 

Most of these guys are hall of famers I suppose, so it isn't really fair to compare Aramis to them, but 4 just isn't quite up there with the elite hitters of this era.

 

it's impressive because it shows excellent consistency. you know what you're getting every year with aramis

[Vanilla Ice]

Hasn't A-Rod done it in the last four years?

 

EDIT: Wow, Pujols had a four year streak of 1.000 OPS+ years

[Gmoney08]

Have to take his age into the argument too. Half of those superstars who have had similar streaks are in their 30's. Who has put up similar production thats younger then Ramirez. David Wright, Pujols (I think hes younger), Utley (Is he younger).. I dont know but Ramirez should be just hitting his prime.

[17 Seconds]

Have to take his age into the argument too. Half of those superstars who have had similar streaks are in their 30's. Who has put up similar production thats younger then Ramirez. David Wright, Pujols (I think hes younger), Utley (Is he younger).. I dont know but Ramirez should be just hitting his prime.

 

isn't a hitter's prime like 25-29?

[NonProfitCow]

Have to take his age into the argument too. Half of those superstars who have had similar streaks are in their 30's. Who has put up similar production thats younger then Ramirez. David Wright, Pujols (I think hes younger), Utley (Is he younger).. I dont know but Ramirez should be just hitting his prime.

 

isn't a hitter's prime like 25-29?

I could be way wrong but I was thinking 27-32.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

It depends on who you talk to. Some say 26-29, others 28-31/32, others still 27-32, etc. As it relates to the original statement, Ramirez is definitely not just entering his prime, especially with how consistent he's been.

[jersey cubs fan]

It depends on who you talk to. Some say 26-29, others 28-31/32, others still 27-32, etc. As it relates to the original statement, Ramirez is definitely not just entering his prime, especially with how consistent he's been.

 

Who says 32?

[imb]

It depends on who you talk to. Some say 26-29, others 28-31/32, others still 27-32, etc. As it relates to the original statement, Ramirez is definitely not just entering his prime, especially with how consistent he's been.

 

Who says 32?

 

dusty

[Clem Fandango]

It will become more impressive when you narrow your research to third basemen only. That's what I was inferring to, not overall. Regardless, I had no idea so few players had this accomplishment. I only knew of it for third basemen because a lot of the time when people would get whiny about Aramis not hitting well it was always a nice trump card to pull out and say "Go find another third basemen who has had 4 straight years of a .900 OPS or higher"... which was great, because it couldn't be done

[bhogg]

we should trade him

[illiniguy]

Prime is 37-43. Just ask Clemens and Bonds. In 10 years Aram will be raking.