Joe Mauer vs. David Wright

**BCWWF** · 06-23-2006, 05:33 PM

Probably the two top young players in the league, which one would you rather have on your team for the long haul?

I was just thinking and I remembered that last year, Peter Gammons said that Joe Mauer was the best young player in baseball. At the time, some random poster on TPWW made the comment that David Wright should kick Gammons ass or something.

Well they both had good seasons last year, but now they are both some of the top players in the game. So the question remains, who would you rather have on your team?

Joe Mauer
Age: 23
██████████ Catcher
Avg .375, OBP .444, SLG .517, OPS .960
38 Runs, 31 RBI, 5 HR, 7/8 SB, 26 K

David Wright
Age: 23
██████████ Third Base
Avg .338 OBP .405 SLG .601 OPS 1.006
48 Runs, 60 RBI, 17 HR, 11/13 SB, 53 K

Right now, Mauer has the pure batting slightly better, but Wright definately has the power. Also, Wright bats fifth behind Beltran and Delgado while Mauer bats third, so their stats should differ in some ways.

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For me, I would say that right now David Wright is the more complete player. He doesn't hit for as well of an average, but he still has a great average and hits for power. In the long run, if Mauer can develop some more power he might be the more valuable player though.

View Poll Results: Which player would you rather have on your team for the long haul?
Joe Mauer (C-MIN)	3	15.00%
David Wright (3B-NYM)	17	85.00%
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06-23-2006, 05:33 PM	#1
BCWWF The People's Member Posts: 18,092	Joe Mauer vs. David Wright Probably the two top young players in the league, which one would you rather have on your team for the long haul? I was just thinking and I remembered that last year, Peter Gammons said that Joe Mauer was the best young player in baseball. At the time, some random poster on TPWW made the comment that David Wright should kick Gammons ass or something. Well they both had good seasons last year, but now they are both some of the top players in the game. So the question remains, who would you rather have on your team? Joe Mauer Age: 23 ██████████ Catcher Avg .375, OBP .444, SLG .517, OPS .960 38 Runs, 31 RBI, 5 HR, 7/8 SB, 26 K David Wright Age: 23 ██████████ Third Base Avg .338 OBP .405 SLG .601 OPS 1.006 48 Runs, 60 RBI, 17 HR, 11/13 SB, 53 K Right now, Mauer has the pure batting slightly better, but Wright definately has the power. Also, Wright bats fifth behind Beltran and Delgado while Mauer bats third, so their stats should differ in some ways. -------------------------------------------------- For me, I would say that right now David Wright is the more complete player. He doesn't hit for as well of an average, but he still has a great average and hits for power. In the long run, if Mauer can develop some more power he might be the more valuable player though. Dont Mess With Kids