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Baseball 85: Ivan Rodriguez

Posted on November 30, 2018December 1, 2018 by How to buy ventolin in Saudi Arabia

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There’s a mystery about the career of Ivan Rodriguez that I’ve spent a day or two trying to solve. It’s not a big deal, and I’m not even sure that it’s very revealing. But this is how it goes in baseball. Sometimes you go down a rabbit hole, and you’re...
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9 thoughts on “Baseball 85: Ivan Rodriguez”

  1. Avatar Steve says:
    November 30, 2018 at 9:28 pm

    Baseball reference says Kendall caught 2,205 games …

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    1. Avatar Steve says:
      November 30, 2018 at 9:29 pm

      Sorry 2,025

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      1. Avatar Kajuan says:
        December 1, 2018 at 3:34 am

        He did specify that they started > 2000 games, not just played, so that’s likely where the discrepancy lies?

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        1. Avatar Steve says:
          December 19, 2018 at 10:18 pm

          You are correct. Both Kendall and Carter played more than 2,000 games as a catcher, but Carter “only” started 1954, and Kendall 1990. Missed that.

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  2. Avatar Rob says:
    November 30, 2018 at 11:20 pm

    I never forgot the “skinny “ IRod pics after steroid testing started for real. Possibly that was part of why his later career was so pitiful.

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    1. Avatar Paul says:
      December 1, 2018 at 12:56 am

      …or perhaps he just got old, like everyone else does.

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      1. Avatar invitro says:
        December 1, 2018 at 2:09 am

        IRod’s decline (mainly offensive) was after his age-32 season. Bench was done after age 32. Gary Carter also had a big decline after age 32. It’s catching, man, it takes a lot out of even the greatest. IRod had more in the tank than Bench or Carter, though not (nearly) as much as Fisk. I don’t know if he was a roid rager or not, but the usual pattern of aging for catchers seems to fit IRod to a T.

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        1. Avatar Texas Tim says:
          December 4, 2018 at 5:20 am

          Agreed. If you look at his career it’s an almost perfect bell curve that peaks in his age 27-28 seasons.

          Because he came up so young (age 19) it just seemed like he was so much older when he hit his peak years because he was a 10 year vet and most 10 year vets are in their 30’s, not their late 20’s.

          By the time steroid testing began IRod’s numbers had already been dropping for a few years since his peak was 99-00.

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  3. Avatar Ian says:
    December 7, 2018 at 11:57 am

    Regarding the OPS+ list, Mauer must be left off because he didn’t get 7,500 plate appearances specifically as a catcher. For the record, he did get to 7,960 with an OPS+ of 124. Before his career-altering concussions he was on pace for something closer to 130-140.

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