Is Ryan Howard The Best Young Player We Have Ever Seen??

[element1286]

Um, no. He is barely a top 10 first basemen. Let alone the best at anything.

[eidolon]

does howard have 3 noses?

[BeatTheJerk]

in regards to the question in your sig - the answer is no

I don't get it ? No she doesn't look too bad. Or No she looks like a mess ? Either way it's your opinion I just didn't understand your answer.

[eye_spy]

yes jj he is for sure

[TobiasFunke]

Um, no. He is barely a top 10 first basemen. Let alone the best at anything.

[lolbear]

I'm on the Griffey Jr. train

[Glada Tartan]

Yes he is a great player!

[ryanjep]

great power hitter with improving defense

[onthewhat]

Good call Jack

Guy is best player in MLB right now

[jjgold]

Guy is amazing and a winner

[Dexter]

Good call Jack

Guy is best player in MLB right now

wow - its comments like this that help solidify my feelings that 70% of the degenerates on this site know little to nothing about the sports they bet on.

[tblues2005]

This guy is good no doubt.

[TheLock]

wow - its comments like this that help solidify my feelings that 70% of the degenerates on this site know little to nothing about the sports they bet on.

Word.

There are more than 2 young guys who have a much higher OPS than Howard.

But let's not let the facts get in the way of a discussion.

[gomiamigo]

snoop knows whats up

[Dexter]

quickly off the top of my head...

pujols, hanley, mauer

[element1286]

Word.

There are more than 2 young guys who have a much higher OPS than Howard.

But let's not let the facts get in the way of a discussion.

Seriously, Joey Votto has the same career wOBA as Howard. No one would ever talk about Votto being the best at anything.

[tripp]

Pujols
Fielder
Teixeira
Morneau

I think all those first basemen are easily better than Howard. I would put Howard in the 5-8 range at best at HIS POSITION, let alone the entire league.

The guy is an amazing power hitter, but he strikes out wayyyy too much, goes into slumps where he is useless, doesn't play defense like the guys ahead of him, and absolutely cannot hit for average like the guys ahead of him. He's a power hitter that will hit .250 and lead the league in K's every year, other than maybe Reynolds.

When he gets into hot streaks he is lights out which gets people all excited about him, but just wait until next season when he starts off poorly and everyone will call him overrated again. People overreact to everything they see instead of thinking about the body of work

[SCRAGGS]

he needs to earn his money now 2 on 1 out 8th down 4-3

[SCRAGGS]

down by way of the K, high heat

[tripp]

he needs to earn his money now 2 on 1 out 8th down 4-3

strikes out

[The Seer]

I'm sticking with Griffey Jr.

I agree. He was a better "young player".

[TheLock]

Yeah but Griff is not a young player anymore. We're talking about current young stars in MLB.

[TheLock]

Well, at least we are now. lol.


Yeah Griff was the best young player for a long time for sure.

[investor]

does howard have 3 noses?

[cobalt king]

maybe not the youngest but a consistent powerhouse with the most home runs 05-09 and if he stays with the phils for a few more years hell break all kinds of records. yeah he strikes out but thats the price you pay for 40+ HR's a year and 140 rbi's

[TheLock]

Yeah he may break some HR records and RBI records.


But I won't be impressed until he breaks some OPS records.