Who do you think is the most underrated player and overrated player in the MLB?

Question

Mine

Overrated- Derek Jeter.....tell me im crazy and ill tell you im not the only one who believes this

Underratted- Placido Polanco or Dustin Pedroia(Kids a straight ball-player very fun to watch) both are dangerous hitters and great defenders that not a lot of people realize their importance to there team.

Answer 1

Overrated - Ryan Howard

Underrated - Ryan Theriot and Mark DeRosa

Answer 2

over rated alex rodrigeze that dude suck him and jeter both.  a rod will hit double play balls in his sleep.  i mean this guy is horrible.  most underrated would probly be dustin pedria.  this kid is small then but he packs some power in his swing.  he just hit a homerun out of the green monster that would have been out of the park if it wasnt for that billboard.  so there you go the cold hard facts of this question.

Answer 3

over rated A-rod chokes in playoffs and big games

under rated Carlos Delgado he has the most homeruns since June playing like a MVP right now after a slow start  

Answer 4

Overrated.  Definitely Jeter only because there are a TON of Yankee fans here and some of them put him in the top 10 players of all time, they say he is excellent defensively, it's just blind.

To me, it's VERY hard to be underrated in Boston, NY or LA.  

Zack Greinke is underrated.  On a .500 team, he wins 16 games.

James Shields, underrated.

Polanco I can see being underrated as well.

Basically, very good player, low fans could be a candidate.

Answer 5

Nick Markakis is pretty good.  Since he's on the glorious Orioles he gets no national press.

I think Josh Hamilton is overrated.

Answer 6

Overrated: David Ortiz

Underrated: Grady Sizemore

Answer 7

Jeter is not overrated you jealous bum.

Answer 8

Overrated - Tim Wakefield, everyone always says his knuckleball is impossible to hit...seems like it's not that hard afterall. (8-9, 4.00 ERA with a team 25 games above .500)

Underrated - Agreed, Pedroia. Possible AL MVP candidate this year. Grady Sizemore as well. Same style of player as Pedroia.    

Answer 9

How is Pedroia underrated??? He's in his 2nd season... on the most popular team.

He was voted Rookie of the Year last year by the media... so they are paying attention.

He was voted to start the All-Star game by the fans... so they are paying attention.

Who is under-rating him?  

Answer 10

Underrated: Justin Morneau- This guy is an amazing ball player, but somehow doesn't get as much attention as the other top tier players. He is only 27 years old and has had a remarkable early career. He has averaged 30 HRs, 105 RBI's, and a .300+ average over the last 4 years, and is not slowing down in the least. Not to mention, the guy is a phenomenal fielder. He has a .995 fielding percentage in his career, due to only averaging about 6 errors per year. He is also a former MVP and home run derby champion. You would think that a guy with that rep would get a ton of attention in the baseball world, yet somehow he doesn't. It's a shame.

Overrated: Prince Fielder- Now don't get me wrong, the guy can crush a baseball. However, that is all he can do. He can average about 35 HR's per year, yet only hit .265 and hit in about 95 RBI's. He is also pretty bad in the field averaging about 14 errors per year. Another thing is, he isn't mobile. He can't run, dive, slide, or jump like any normal MLB player. Like I said, the guy can lay his 270 lbs frame into a baseball, but thats where it stops. The main thing about him though, is that he just attracts too much attention in my opinion. He doesn't deserve the spot light near as much as guys like Justin Morneau, Dustin Pedroia, or even Placido Polanco. I just think he is too overrated.

Answer 11

Overrated- Kevin Youkilis

Underated- Ian Kinsler or Mark Derosa

Answer 12

how i knew ppl were going to say derek jeter and a-rod

just cuz he hasnt been clutch in the past doesnt mean hez overrated and sooner or later a great player cant struggle in those situations  

Since 1996, his first full season, through 2007 he leads Major League Baseball in home runs (HR), runs scored, runs batted in (RBI), total bases and extra-base hits. He is currently first in runs scored and total bases; second in extra base hits and RBI, and 4th in hits among all players in baseball history prior to their 31st birthday. In addition, to this point in his career Rodriguez has more HR, RBI, runs scored and more base hits than all-time leaders Hank Aaron (RBI), Barry Bonds (HR), Rickey Henderson (runs scored), and Pete Rose (hits) did prior to their 31st birthdays. He is the youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs, breaking the record Jimmie Foxx set in 1939. He is also the youngest player in Major League history to hit for the cycle at 21 years old.

He has been cited as among the best all-around players currently in baseball.[1]

7-time AL All-Star (SS) (1996-98, 2000-03)

5-time AL All-Star (3B) (2004-08)

3-time AL MVP (2003, 2005, 2007)

7-time AL Silver Slugger Award (SS) (1996, 1998-2003)

2-time AL Silver Slugger Award (3B) (2005, 2007)

4-time AL Hank Aaron Award (2001-03, 2007)

2-time Seattle Mariners Player of the Year (1998, 2000)

2-time Baseball America MLB Player of the Year (2000, 2002)

4-time Baseball America 1st-Team Major League All-Star (SS) (1998, 2000-03)

3-time Texas Rangers Player of the Year (2001-03)

2-time AL Gold Glove Award (SS) (2002, 2003)

2-time The Sporting News Player of the Year (2002, 2007)

2-time AL MVP (Voting Rank: # 2) (1996, 2002)

1993 1st Team High School All-American (IF)

1994 Seattle Mariners Minor League Player of the Year

1994 Midwest League All-Star (SS)

1995 Baseball America 1st Team Minor League All-Star (SS)

1995 Triple-A All-Star (SS)

1996 The Sporting News Player of the Year

1998 AL MVP (Voting Rank: # 9)

1999 AL MVP (Voting Rank: # 15)

2000 AL MVP (Voting Rank: # 3)

2001 AL MVP (Voting Rank: # 6)

2004 AL MVP (Voting Rank: # 14)

2005 Baseball America 1st-Team Major League All-Star (3B)

2006 AL MVP (Voting Rank: # 13)

2007 TYIB Hitter of the Year

2007 Pepsi Clutch Performer of the Year

Achievements

5-time AL Runs Leader (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)

4-time AL Total Bases Leader (1996, 2001, 2002, 2007)

5-time AL Home Run Title (2001-2003, 2005, 2007)

2-time AL RBI Title (2002, 2007)

2-time AL OPS Leader (2005, 2007)

3-time AL Slugging Percentage Leader (2003, 2005, 2007)

1996 AL Batting Title

1996 AL Doubles Leader

1998 AL Hits Leader

2001 AL Extra-Base Hits Leader

Records

Major League Records

Record Total Season

Most runs in a season (SS) 141 1996

Most extra base hits in a season (SS) 91 1996

Highest slugging percentage in a season (SS) .631 1996

Most total bases in a season (SS) 393 2001

Most home runs in a season (SS) 57 2002

Most home runs in the month of April (tied) 14 2007

Fastest to 12 home runs in a season (tied) 15 Gms 2007

Fastest to 13 and 14 home runs in a season 18 Gms 2007

Most home runs by a New York-born player 518 1994-Present

Youngest ever to 500 home runs 32y, 8d 2007-Present

Most home runs by a third baseman (season) 52† 2007

Most stolen bases in a 50-home run season 24 (tied with Willie Mays) 2007

†: He hit 2 home runs as a DH in the 2007 season.

American League Records

Record Total Season

Most home runs in consecutive seasons (RH) 109 2001-2002

Most home runs in the month of April 14 2007

Fastest to 10 home runs in a season 14 Gms 2007

Fastest to 12 home runs in a season 15 Gms 2007

New York Yankees Records

Record Total Season

Most home runs in a season (RH) 54 2007

Most home runs in a season at home (RH) 26 2005/2007

Career statistics

Alex Rodriguez (Updated as of September 30, 2007[50])

Season Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI S...

1994 SEA 17 54 4 11 0 0 0 11 2 3 0 1 1...

1995 48 142 15 33 6 2 5 58 19 4 2 1 0 ...

1996 146 601 141 215 54 1 36 379 123 1...

1997 141 587 100 176 40 3 23 291 84 29...

1998 161 686 123 213 35 5 42 384 124 4...

1999 129 502 110 143 25 0 42 294 111 2...

2000 148 554 134 175 34 2 41 336 132 1...

2001 TEX 162 632 133 201 34 1 52 393 1...

2002 162 624 125 187 27 2 57 389 142 9...

2003 161 607 124 181 30 6 47 364 118 1...

2004 NYY 155 601 112 172 24 2 36 308 1...

2005 162 605 124 194 29 1 48 369 130 2...

2006 154 572 113 166 26 1 35 2

Answer 13

overrated - Alex Rodriguez - There is no doubt he is a hall of famer. But until he can start putting consistent seasons together again people need to stop saying he is the best player in baseball. He not even the best hitter.

Underrated - Cliff Lee or Dustin Pedroia.

Lee:He had a horrible season last year. So that makes this season and what he is doing even more great. Especial with the Indians doing so poorly.

Pedroia : He is great presents in the Red Sox clubhouse. I think he gets his team pumped just off of his energy. He has had an MVP type year for Boston. (He has probably got every Red Sox fan saying "Manny Who?".)

Answer 14

overrated- Arod

Underrated- Carlos Lee

Answer 15

You can't really say that ARod is the most overrated anymore, people everywhere are down on him.  Josh Hamilton is good, but not as dominating as he had shown in the first half, I'll go with him.

Underrated?  Pedroia, but that will soon change.

Answer 16

Over Rated:  Jake Peavy.  If he is so great, why can't he get his team to a winning record

Under Rated:  Roy Hallady.  He goes at least 8 innings almost every time.  And he rarely gives up more than 3 runs.  He never gets any run support is his problem

Answer 17

Overrated- Arod

Underrated- pedroia is not underrated.... Justin Morneau

Answer 18

Overrated-Kosuke Fukudome

Underrated-Jermaine Dye

Answer 19

Over-rated: A-Rod

Under-rated: Joe Mauer (I just don't think he gets the credit he deserves, he just gets put on the same level as Morneau)