Abreus strongest case is that he stole vastly more bases than most of the other hitters with a higher OPS+. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I don't know if I'm happy right now, but I'm content with where I am," Abreu said in Spanish. Hes the guy you use to sell people on why WAR doesnt work. He played in 92 games with the Dodgers, hitting .246 with three home runs and 19 RBI. He signed a week later with the other team in Los Angeles and spent the balance of the campaign serving as a part-time left-fielder and pinch-hitter for the Dodgers. So I keep on working every day, and I don't get tired of it. If youre a mild Hall of Fame enthusiast, you might have read something like this in the postscript of the January 2019 BBWAA election of four players: the ballot is much less clogged in the next two years, with Derek Jeter the only obvious Hall of Famer becoming eligible in 2020 and no obvious candidates in 2021. If you read those exact words, thanks for visiting Cooperstown Cred. I stand by those words, that Jeter was the only obvious Hall of Famer among those who became first-time eligible in 2020 and that there was no obvious inductee among the newcomers for 2021. I play when Im hurt. In 98 games he slashed .277/.427/.434 with a 118 OPS+, 8 HR, and 65 RBI. 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Remembering that WAR is an approximation, its not easy to look at these numbers and conclude that Bobby Abreu is more worthy than any of the others. Because of his good skills, he becomes the team's offensive leader. The effort required to swat those 41 taters seemed to take the steam out of Abreus sails. Abreu was signed as an amateur free agent by the Houston Astros on August 21, 1990. Its a fact that, if youre a WAR-monger, Abreu (60.2) has a higher one than the recently inducted Vladimir Guerrero (59.5). Appreciating Albert Pujols Hall of Fame Career. There are dozens of Hall of Fame players (mostly from the first half of the 20th century) that were inferior to Abreu. [19] However, after Vladimir Guerrero was moved to DH due to injury, Abreu saw more action at his natural position in right field. The beautiful couple has two children, a son Dariel Eduardo Abreu and their daughter's name has not been disclosed to the public. Gary Sheffield Inches Closer but Remains Far Outside the Hall of Fame, Carlos Beltran Joins the 2023 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot. And, yes, Abreu scored more runs (1,453) than Gwynn (1,383). Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Should the Famous George Steinbrenner be in the Hall of Fame? [5] Abreu's first Major League hit was a single to right field as a pinch hitter against Bobby Jones of the New York Mets on September 24. He was the Astros Minor League Player of the Year in 1996 and made his Major League debut on September 1, 1996, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. At the age of 16, he was signed as an amateur free agent by the Houston Astros. What kind of baserunner will he be? High School Liceo Aragua Debut September 1, Starting in 2014 and throughout his professional baseball career in the Houston Astros organization, Abreu has worked extensively with pitching coach Erick Abreu, who has also served in various levels within the Astros' minor league system. [1] Do you have a blog? Bob Kelly Abreu was born on March 11, 1974, in Maracay, Venezuela. Abreu had an 18-year career in which only twice he was considered worthy of making the All-Star Game. Or at least a case against him. I would be one of those people, particularly in regard to Edmonds, who won 8 Gold Gloves and was a significant postseason performer. By using the play index tool on Baseball-References Stathead, we can see that in the history of baseball, the only other player to log 150+ games in 13 consecutive seasons is Willie Mays. Same (just average) for his .354 OBP & .841 OPS. But I do reserve the right to reconsider., Joe Posnanski,JoeBlogs (Jan. 24, 2022). Abreu led the N.L. [28] He was designated for assignment on August 1, 2012. "Those experiences have helped me out a lot so I can be here," he said. Its pretty simple. Bobby and Josh share the same surname and profession, which is why they are always compared. Regardless, he is the single child in the family. "I'll be happy when my family gets to the United States, when my son gets here, and we are all together. Likewise, in 2014, he won the AL Rookie of the Year Award and Silver Slugger Award in 2014 and 2018. HOUSTON (AP) Jos Abreu and the World Series champion Astros agreed to a $58.5 million, three-year contract Monday, adding another powerful bat to Houstons lineup. [26] Abreu was released by the Angels on April 27, 2012 and replaced on the roster by future Rookie of the Year and MVP Award winner Mike Trout. In the last 91 seasons (since 1928), only 2 players have slugged for 0.475 or more and stolen 400 or more bases Barry Bonds and Bobby Abreu. There are 11 players with more TOB that are not yet in the Hall: Rose, three not yet eligible players (Albert Pujols, Adrian Beltre, and Miguel Cabrera), four PED-linked players (Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro, Sheffield, Manny Ramirez), Omar Vizquel, and Rusty Staub. In April 2012, having lost the DH job to Kendrys Morales, Abreu was released. Consistent excellence deserves to be applauded., Eno Sarris, The Athletic (Jan. 8, 2023). In the 09 campaign, Abreu drove in 103 runs, scored 96, and stole 30 bases, all three marks which were second-best on the team. Only 22 out of the 397 eligible writers (5.5%) checked Abreus name on the 2020 ballot. In his third season on the ballot, Abreu received just 8.6% of the vote after getting 8.7% last year. (Although Olivia peak years might have been better) You can not over estimate the value of hitting .291 and OBP of .395. Like you said, he was great at many different parts of the game. Abreu became one of only six players in major league history to collect 250 home runs, 2,000 hits, 1,000 runs, 1,000 runs batted in, 1,000 walks and 300 stolen bases. Later, he found his passion and chose sport as a career, and now he is a successful player. He played over 150 games for 13 straight years!, Well, not quite, but he was 20th all-time in walks!, He walked 100 times and scored 100 runs eight times!, So, other people walked him and other people drove him in.. Will Lou Whitaker Join Alan Trammell in the Hall of Fame? Jose Abreu hit 30 home runs and grounded into 28 double plays in 2021. In 2000, he finished fourth in the league in triples (10), sixth in doubles (42), seventh in walks (100), and ninth in OBP (.416). Abreu did a lot of things well offensively but didnt do anything in spectacular fashion. He reached base more times than Tony Gwynn, and did so in fewer games and in fewer plate appearances. Abreu is known as "El Comedulce" in Venezuela. [34] He was designated for assignment on August 4 and officially released on August 10. [33] On April 21, the Mets promoted Abreu from the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s, after trading Ike Davis to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Abreu did only slightly better in 2021 (8.7%) and in 2022 (8.6%). Bobby Abreu hit 3rd in the lineup in 67% of his career plate appearances. Dating & Relationship status He is currently single. With the Phillies, Abreu never got a chance to perform in the postseason. So, Abreus position on this list is not necessarily an indicator that he is unworthy of the Hall of Fame but an indicator of why hes having a rough time with the BBWAA voters because he never had the wow factor that Guerrero and Jones had. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Baseball Prospectus noted, in its 2008 annual, that Abreu would go back on the ball with all the enthusiasm of a Roman convict being herded towards the lions den. As we implied previously, this was a criticism that helped to drive him out of Philadelphia. WebRelated sponsored items. However, thanks to an outfield logjam, a fractured hand, and a poor attitude after a demotion to AAA, Abreu was left unprotected for the November 97 expansion draft. 79. GLENDALE, Ariz. -- There's a worn-out black batting tee and an old bucket of practice baseballs in the last batting cage that's produced a soundtrack in the past three weeks at White Sox camp, and the instruments are at work again. "Especially, I thank mom for my life, so now it's the time for me to work for her. Someone figured out that a way to overcome this problem is to cut slugging percentage in half, THEN add it to OBP, and from there figure out some kind of a new OPS+ idea. [37] He was called back up to the majors on September 9, 2014. I couldnt remember any but did find one. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Abreu, 37, vehemently disagrees with that opinion. On the perennially contending Yankees, that changed. Bobby Abreu has never won a World Series. The two Abreu shares a professional relationship with each other. [11] He finished the season with a .301 average, 30 home runs, and 105 RBI, and ranked among the National League top five in five offensive categories: runs (fourth, 118) -- the third time in six years that he scored 118 runs, doubles (fourth, 47), stolen bases (third, 40a career high), walks (second, 127a career high) and on-base percentage (fifth, .428). "Thank God, my dad also dedicates himself a lot to me, and he talks to me every day, asks me how I'm doing in my training. He was the Astros Minor League Player of the Year in 1996 and made his Major League debut on September 1, 1996, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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[1] He hit his first two home runs in the same game on April 28, 1997, against Jamey Wright and Steve Reed of the Colorado Rockies. I watched Bobby Abreu play many years in Philly. Bobby Abreus peak was at the height of the PED era (1998-2004). Afterward, teammate Jimmy Rollins proclaimed Abreu the King of Venezuela.. Maria Abreu is the wife of baseball player Jose Abreu. You need to add Rickey Henderson. Alex Rodriguez broke the record shared by Abreu and McDougald by driving in seven runs in the sixth inning of 2009 regular season finale, also against Tampa Bay. There was, however, another first-time candidate from the 2020 ballot who continues to deserve serious consideration. Jose Abreu is the first Cuban baseman player who plays for the Chicago Sox. Abreu fit well into the Yankees lineup. [1] He is also one of only seven players ever to record at least 900 career extra-base hits and steal at least 400 bases along with Barry Bonds, Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Craig Biggio, Honus Wagner, and Paul Molitor. What to do about Alex Rodriguez and the Hall of Fame? If you go strictly by Baseball-Reference WAR, his 60.2 is tied for the 8th best (with Andy Pettitte) on the 2023 ballot and a voter is limited to 10 selections. 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He had 268 HR and 689 SB. He could steal bases at a remarkable rate for a big man (220 pounds), winding up with 400 stolen bases. ". He has played in games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Philadelphia Phillies. When all was said and done a respectable .279 average with 2340 hits, 439 homers, 1412 rbis, .841 ops but only a 28 WAR. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. He also set career lows (as a full-timer) with 8 HR, 60 RBI, and 54 Runs. Abreu, the 2020 AL MVP, gets $19.5 million in each of the next three seasons. Consistency is really underrated and also playing in a team full of enhancing drugs and not using should be awarded. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 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Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. In 2001, Abreu led the NL in games played (162), and was third in walks (106), fourth in stolen bases (36) and doubles (48), and eighth in runs (118) and sacrifice flies (9). Abreu, a free agent this winter, has spent his entire MLB career to date with the White Sox. [1] Abreu became the first Phillie outfielder since Greg Luzinski with back-to-back 20 homer seasons. In the ALCS against Abreus former team (the Yankees), however, he hit just .160 with a .276 OBP. "The biggest home run I've ever hit is still in Cuba. [1] In 2007, Abreu was second in the AL in runs (123), third in pitches per plate appearance (4.38), ninth in games (158) and times on base (258), and tenth in walks (84) and plate appearances (699). With an estimated 40% of the votes reported, Abreu has earned 19.8% of the vote, having flipped 11 voters from no to yes. He wont be anywhere close to the 75% needed to make the Hall of Fame but hell stick around on the ballot for a while. Jose Abreu Chicago White Sox MLB Original Autographed Items, Topps Bobby Abreu Baseball Sports Trading Cards & Accessories, Topps Jose Ramirez 2014 Season Baseball Sports Trading Cards & Accessories; Additional site navigation. Does Jorge Posada Deserve a Closer Look for the Hall of Fame? Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'8zCWRNQ7Rud9prfpeUFLNQ',sig:'n62U_wIfb1W75yLzECeaU4kaQDUovwOEd-PvC-FWBrI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'120118099',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); In 2011, at the age of 37, Abreu served mostly as the teams designated hitter, playing in 142 games, his fewest since 1997. "[25], During the 20112012 offseason, the New York Yankees proposed a trade to the Angels that would have sent starting pitcher A. J. Burnett to Anaheim for Abreu. The Phillies, under new manager Charlie Manuel, won 88 games in 2005, finishing one game out of the playoffs, and Abreus second-half slump was cited as one of the reasons the Phils fell short. He gets jealous, but as we say in Cuba, 'There is only one mother, anybody can be your dad.' For now, Im swayed by the fact that the two-time All-Star would seem out of place in a Hall of Fame. As you can see, Abreu is very high on the list in multiple categories in a diverse portfolio of extra-base power, on-base ability, and the ability to swipe a bag. Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox hits an RBI single during the ninth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on September 15, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. Earlier, he used to play baseball for fun but later on, he decided to play it professionally and become a professional player of baseball. Tony Gwynn is considered one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, and Abreus numbers are right there with him, save for the fact that he hit fewer singles. However, he was no more than a supporting cast member on any of those teams. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. 3rd year on BBWAA ballot in 2021: Received 8.6% of the vote in 2022. On February 12, 2009, Abreu signed a $5million, one-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and was expected to play left field. Prior to the All-Star Game at Comerica Park in Detroit, Abreu won the Home Run Derby as he set records with 24 home runs in a single round (since broken by Josh Hamilton in 2008), and 41 overall, topping Miguel Tejada's previous marks of 15 and 27 set one year earlier. Plus, theres this remarkable comparison between Abreu and another left-handed-swinging right fielder, the late Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn: Thats a different way of saying that Abreus career .395 on-base percentage was superior to Gwynns .388 career OBP, despite the eight-time batting champion having a huge edge in batting average (.338 to .291). Abreu was an incredibly player with an exceedingly rare skill set and is certainly worthy of serious Hall of Fame consideration. I read the Bible every day, thank God. "I've had a lot of people next to me helping me out and teaching me things so I can get a better idea of how Major League Baseball is like.". On August 6, Abreu hit his 250th career home run when he led off the fifth inning with a solo home run off Chicago White Sox pitcher John Danks. [7] He played in 59 games for the Astros in 1997, hitting .250 with three home runs and 26 RBI. Having said that, many people would argue that some of the other outfielders on this list are in fact worthy of the Hall of Fame. He and Scott Rolen were the 2 best young hitters I ever saw, on the 1997-99 Phillies, and Curt Schilling the best young pitcher. It's 1:45 p.m. on a Friday afternoon at Camelback Ranch, almost two hours after the day's workout has ended, and the only sounds at the facility are coming from souped-up trucks, sports cars pulling out of the players' parking lot and those poor balls being crushed by Abreu's bat. As for Yost, he was a walking machine (1,614) but only accumulated 1,863 hits and 139 home runs compared to Abreus 288 and 2,470. Youre delusional. He said he works as hard at studying English as he does in the batting cage, but for now, he'll continue to use White Sox hitting instructor Lino Diaz as his translator. The other two are Darrell Evans and Eddie Yost. The problem with the positive aspects of Abreus Cooperstown case is that they involve comparisons to other players who are considered good candidates but are not yet in the Hall. He hopes all of the hard work -- the hours spent in the batting cage before his teammates arrive at the complex and after they have pulled out of the parking lot -- will pay off. Defensively, Abreu had been a solid performer in his 20s but regressed significantly in his 30s. However, he reached base just 37 times more than Harold Baines, who. But I hope to have them soon near me, and we can do an interview together. Although he has not talked about his parents, he has shared a close relationship with his mother. He was announced as a pinch hitter but did not get to bat because he was subsequently pinch hit for himself with Mike Simms. (Age 40-201d) Abreu also flirted with a Triple Crown a few times. In 2020 he won the award for the American League's Most Valuable Player Award. 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