Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. [40][41] In 2009, he led the American League in percent of pitches taken at 67.5%,[42] while also having the fourth lowest percentage of swinging at the first pitch at 9.5%. What Abreu has is something that is slowly but surely being recognized throughout the game and that is the ability to get on base. He debuts his MLB career with the Chicago sox. But for now, I just dont have Abreu in my Top 10 on this ballot. I play hard. He and his wife, Yusmary, are believed to have left Cuba in the middle of the night sometime last summer and made their way to Haiti to begin Abreu's process of becoming eligible to sign with a Major League club. 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. I know that isn't exactly my case, but I know I give her that preference.". However, compared to Bobby Abreu in a sentence? The point of this boring story is that, to recognize the excellence of Bobby Abreu, you have to look at his all-around game. Abreu hit a walk-off double on July 9, 2008 against the Tampa Bay Rays. 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. One could argue that Abreu, as an on-base machine, was underappreciated in the MVP voting but the all-around metric of WAR (Wins Above Replacement) only places him in the top 10 of his league once (he was 9th in 1999). Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. The Phillies actually improved after the Abreu trade and made a run for the National League wild card, only to be eliminated on the second to last day of the season. He only hit .260 with 6 home runs after the Mid-Summer Classic. At his best, with the Philadelphia Phillies (from 1998-2005), he was overshadowed by players using Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs). We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. Abreu doesnt fit into any of these buckets, falling just a little bit short with a .291 average, 288 taters, and 400 steals. 79. In this piece, Ill recap Abreus productive career and attempt to answer the question of whether he has deserved better from the members of the BBWAA. El Come Dulce, La Leche are nicknames for Bobby Abreu. Abreu is known as "El Comedulce" in Venezuela. Before going to the case in favor, lets start with the case against Bobby Abreu for the Hall of Fame. He spent his first nine major league seasons with the Chicago White [1], After sitting out the 2013 season, Abreu participated in the 201314 Venezuelan Winter League and logged a .322 batting average in 180 plate appearances with Leones del Caracas. Or write about sports? 16,971st in major league history) In 2000, he finished fourth in the league in triples (10), sixth in doubles (42), seventh in walks (100), and ninth in OBP (.416). [28] He was designated for assignment on August 1, 2012. He has a special bond with Alexei Ramirez, Dayan Viciedo, Adrian Nieto, who are also from Cuba, along with other Latinos on the team. Two (Barry Bonds and Pete Rose) are outside of Cooperstown for reasons that have nothing to do with their statistical worthiness. Of the 19 players ahead of Abreu on the all-time walks list, all but four are in the Hall of Fame. If we included non-HOF players, that number only jumps to 12. 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. If the answer is many hes not a Hall of Famer, if the answer turns out to be hardly any, then the case is more compelling. On the perennially contending Yankees, that changed. In his third season on the ballot, Abreu received just 8.6% of the vote after getting 8.7% last year. 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. And, last, some naysayers, with the caveat that the vast majority of writers only explain why they voted for a player, not against him: Im on the fence. [34] He was designated for assignment on August 4 and officially released on August 10. Finally, Hall of Fame voting is often a contest between contemporary players at the same position. Without going into detail, I would say that, if you were to rank players from the 1990s and 2000s, virtually nobody would rank Abreu ahead of Vladdy or Ichiro. But I hope to have them soon near me, and we can do an interview together. Abreu signed In His Final Season, Has CC Sabathia Crossed the Hall of Fame Finish Line? And, yes, Abreu scored more runs (1,453) than Gwynn (1,383). Sam Carlson Port Protection Singer Son Kelly Carlson Makes An Appearance On The Show, Jason Segel Siblings Are Sister Alison Segel and Brother Adam Segel. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Or at least a case against him. On the other hand, he does have a sibling sister who likes to remain away from the spotlights; hence unknown to the public. Same (just average) for his .354 OBP & .841 OPS. It was Abreu's mother, Daisy Correa Diaz, who encouraged him to leave Cuba. Cedric Mullins hit 30 home runs and grounded into two double plays. Should Donnie Baseball Be in the Hall of Fame? He reached base more times than Tony Gwynn, and did so in fewer games and in fewer plate appearances. 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. November 29, 2022. I might not dive. Abreu, the 2020 AL MVP, gets $19.5 million in each of the next three seasons. 18 of those 31 had a career batting average of .300 or better. Two batters later, Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero delivered a bases-loaded, two-run single to give the Angels a 7-6 win and, ultimately, the victory. Andruw Jones: Best Defensive Center Fielder Ever? The Phillies have launched a campaign for Abreu, so let's take [6] He finished his first season with five hits in 22 at-bats. He hit for power (414 HR) and had a high OBP (.361) for the era but his .248 average was a non-starter when he hit the Hall of Fame ballot. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The Chicago Cubs are expected to pursue free-agent first baseman Jos Abreu this offseason, according to Bruce Levine of 670 The Score. His 105 OPS+, while still above league average, was his lowest as a full-time player. 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. But, I'm not trying to spend all spring talking about Jose Abreu." So we look to OPS+. He has been a single-season league leader in games played (twice), doubles, and triples. The thing is, JAWS has him very highly rated. Walker only managed to play 150 games once in his career. Should Sweet Lou Piniella be in the Hall of Fame? Whether he is in the cage or in pre-workouts or on the field, he has a purpose, and you can tell this is a guy who takes what he does very seriously and wants to maximize his talent.". Three did neither but stole over 800 bases (Rickey Henderson, Lou Brock, Tim Raines). 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. Lets take a look at Abreus statistics in comparison with several other outfielders who hit the Hall of Fame ballot in the last 13 years. [12] He also led the NL for the month in slugging average (.792), on-base percentage (.535), and walks (30) and was tied for the league lead with 30 RBI. 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). I dont go strictly by WAR; I use it as a guide to further study. At 39, Abreu could not find a job in 2013 and then spent the 2014 season mostly as a pinch-hitter for the New York Mets. I read the Bible every day, thank God. Bobby Abreu had a .291 average over his career. Should the Famous George Steinbrenner be in the Hall of Fame? Its pretty simple. Billy Pierce: Star from the 1950s on the Golden Days Hall of Fame Ballot, Ken Boyer: Underappreciated Star, Hall of Fame Candidate, Ichiro Suzukis Uniquely Superb Hall of Fame Career. Abreu said he lives a quiet life off the field. In the history of baseball, only 14 players have managed that many 100 Run/100 BB seasons. "For me, I had just one thought: I wanted to provide my mom, sister, my kid, my dad with things I couldn't provide them in Cuba," said Abreu, who is from Cienfuegos. WebMore Jos Abreu Pages at Baseball Reference Oracle Jos Abreu page at the Bullpen Wiki 2022 White Sox 2022 White Sox (81-81, 2nd place in AL Central) 40-man Roster As you can see, Bobby Abreu does indeed have a strong argument for the Hall of Fame. "A large part of the appeal to us for signing Jose was his professionalism and how serious he was about his craft. [1], In 2002, he led the league in doubles (50), and was sixth in walks (104), seventh in stolen bases (31) and intentional walks (13), eighth in OBP (.413), ninth in hits (176), and tenth in runs (102). 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. Manny Machado to San Diego; did the Padres sign a Future Hall of Famer? In the 2009 ALDS, a three-game sweep over the Boston Red Sox, Abreu played a huge role, slashing .556/.692/.778, which led to 4 runs scored. He signed a contract with the Astros as an international free agent. 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. In May, Abreu was honored as the Player of the Month in the National League, after he hit .396 and 11 home runs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, Last Game: In that, his final baseball campaign, he hit .248 with a 97 OPS+ in 155 plate appearances. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. Abreu (illness) joined the White Sox in Houston ahead of the team's American League Divisional Series with the Astros, but he's uncertain to start in Game 1 on "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. I don't want to disclose it due to their security. In most of the history of Hall of Fame voting, when it comes to corner outfielders, voters have looked for high-average hitters, home run hitters, or stolen base specialists. Hes highly unlikely to come close this year. He has played in games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Philadelphia Phillies. 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. Abreus TOB total is 46th best among these 87; hes ahead of Lou Brock, Mike Schmidt, Roberto Alomar, Eddie Mathews, Roberto Clemente, and 20 other Hall of Famers. Bobby Abreus peak was at the height of the PED era (1998-2004). Abreu had no shortage of suitors when he defected from Cuba in 2013 -- and for good reason. 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. In 2008, Abreu made a contribution to the Police Athletic League of New York City through his Abreu's Finest charity to provide boys and girls with recreational, educational, cultural and social programs. [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). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. He made his debut in baseball in 2013. Abreu, 37, vehemently disagrees with that opinion. 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. "What you can do is having a clear mind-set and just work.". 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. They say I dont care I care., Bobby Abreu (July 2006),Philadelphia Daily News. He loved baseball. He started playing at the age of 14. Hes the guy you use to sell people on why WAR doesnt work. Bobby Abreu is on Twitter at BobKellyAbreu. Woah raising the bar for your future pun intended analysis of HoF worthy (or not) players. Anyway, on the 2023 ballot, these are the 9 other names I would check along with Bobby Abreus. The Polarizing Hall of Fame Case of Omar Vizquel, Andy Pettittes Complicated Hall of Fame Case. Maria Abreu is the wife of baseball player Jose Abreu. Dick Allen: One Vote Shy of the Hall of Fame, Again, Jeff Kent, after 10 Tries, Fails to Make the Hall of Fame, Its Over: Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens Fall Far Short of the Hall of Fame, Forget Politics: Curt Schilling is a Hall of Famer, Dale Murphy, Superstar from the 1980s, is Still Outside the Hall of Fame. I never felt like I was watching a Hall of Famer when he was playing but he has a sneaky strong case thats based on being a really good offensive baseball player at a variety of aspects of the game while also being remarkably durable. Abreu began the 9-run inning by homering with Johnny Damon and Derek Jeter on base, then concluded it with a bases-loaded double that scored Hideki Matsui, Melky Cabrera and Jeter. When all was said and done a respectable .279 average with 2340 hits, 439 homers, 1412 rbis, .841 ops but only a 28 WAR. He was one of the most well balanced and all-around great players. 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. Examining the Credentials of the Current and Future Candidates for the Hall of Fame. He had two seasons in which he collected thirty home runs and thirty stolen bases, making him one of thirteen players to have achieved the 3030 club twice in a career. As a result, his .486 SLG was just average for a 1B/DH in the last 25 years. [1], Abreu logged in Wins Above Replacement (WAR) of 60.2. [1], In 2003, Abreu was fourth in the league in walks (109), seventh in sacrifice flies (7), eighth in OBP (.409), and ninth in stolen bases (22). Thanks to 18 first-half home runs and a career-best 30 the prior season, Abreu was selected for the Home Run Derby. vs. HOU 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, Rookie Status: Also, Lou Gehrig would be in this group except that the Yankees only played 149 games in 1935, thanks to tons of rainouts that caused them to play 28 doubleheaders, including 12 in the last 40 days of the season. Abreu is one of those players who was sneaky good. Jose Abreu's feet are square and his head is held high. Bobby Abreu had 288 home runs over his career. [30] He had six hits in his 17 at-bats for the Isotopes before rejoining the Dodgers as a September call-up, spending the last month of the season as a pinch hitter. Honestly I pick him over say Olerud, Oliver and Olivia. Bobby Abreu weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing. The two Abreu shares a professional relationship with each other. Tony Gwynn, like Abreu, was a portly left-handed batter who nonetheless stole 300+ bases, but he was a slap hitter who couldn't stay in the lineup. This is a spot in the order traditionally reserved for the teams best hitter. Bobby Abreu has never won a World Series. Your elevator speech should be something along these lines: There have been better base stealers, run producers, home run hitters, and on base guys (although not many), but there has been virtually no one who excelled at all of them like Bobby Abreu. Abreu was signed as an amateur free agent by the Houston Astros on August 21, 1990. Abreu, who was the Yankees prize return from the Houston Astros two winters ago in the Brian McCain trade, is a hard thrower with a big-league curveball and Afterward, teammate Jimmy Rollins proclaimed Abreu the King of Venezuela.. Because of his special abilities and capabilities, his career blossomed quickly. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Q8nWwSXFRRNIfVa8rHt3PQ',sig:'-pBPRd7khrWBF96uKeFNCJg5kNHN9xTju6GvinVfUUU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'479895771',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); If you add up all times players reached base (hits, BB, HBP, and times reaching base on an error) during their careers, Abreu ranks 52nd with 4,051 times reached. Its great that Larry Walker made it in but no Lofton, Jones and Edmonds makes it hard for more modern voters to put a check by his name. You can argue it already has. His family is his life. Phillies manager Terry Francona installed Abreu into a starting role in right field and the 24-year-old responded with a magnificent inaugural campaign, hitting .312 with a .409 OBP and .497 SLG. Left unprotected in the 1997 MLB Expansion Draft when the Astros decided to keep fellow Venezuelan outfielder Richard Hidalgo, Abreu was selected by the then Tampa Bay Devil Rays, only to be dealt hours later to the Phillies for shortstop Kevin Stocker,[8] a trade regarded among the worst in MLB history. 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.. 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. Cobra: Will Dave Parker have Another Chance to Strike at Cooperstown? 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[27], On May 4, 2012, Abreu signed a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. As with many Cuban players in the big leagues, the details of Abreu's escape from his island remain mostly unknown and mysterious. 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. 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. What Happened To Nia From Real World Portland? 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The 6-foot-3, 255-pound Cuban slugger starts his workday every morning at 7 a.m. in the batting cage, and he ends it there six or seven hours later when one of his coaches relays some version of "that's enough for today." Its a fact that, if youre a WAR-monger, Abreu (60.2) has a higher one than the recently inducted Vladimir Guerrero (59.5). Nine players who arent in the Hall have done it 4 times. He grew up playing stickball in his hometown Turnero, an impoverished village in the north-central part of the country. Jones, however, now has serious momentum and is currently tracking at a robust 68.5% on the current ballot (according to Ryan Thibodauxs Hall of Fame tracker). On the field, they would be #1 and #2). in games played (162) twice, in doubles once (50 in 2002), triples once (11 in 1999), and walks once (124 in 2006) but otherwise never led his league in any major statistical category. [20] In 2009, he led the AL in errors by an outfielder, with 8. He is expected to be the successor to In 06, Joe Torres Yankees easily won the A.L. He was announced as a pinch hitter but did not get to bat because he was subsequently pinch hit for himself with Mike Simms. Bobby Abreu and Jose Abreu are not related to each other. The noises echo throughout the complex. Here is how he ranked in certain statistical categories: 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. Overall, Abreu hit .284 with a .810 OPS, 1 HR, and 9 RBI in 20 postseason games. In 2004, Abreu also led the Major Leagues in pitches-per-plate-appearance (4.32) and number of pitches seen (3,077), was eighth-highest in the league in total bases (312), and posted the league's tenth-best OPS (.971).[1]. Bobby Abreu has yet to crack 10% in the Hall of Fame vote in his first three turns on the BBWAA ballot, so there isnt a plethora of proverbial ink spilled on why he belongs in the Hall of Fame. He was a great hitter. In 2006, Abreu led the major leagues in walks (124), pitches per plate appearance (4.45), and number of pitches seen (3,056), and was second in the major leagues in percent of plate appearances that were walks (18.5%),[15] and led the AL in percentage of pitches taken (66.2), and in walks per plate appearance (.181), third in batting average on balls in play (.375),[15] eighth in on-base percentage (.424), 18th in stolen bases (30), and 19th in doubles (41). He is not dating anyone. ". Here is the problem with the Hall of Fame Case for Bobby Abreu: whats the elevator pitch? [16] The six RBIs tied Gil McDougald's 55-year franchise record for most in one inning (McDougald batted in six runs in one inning in 1951, his rookie season). One of the primary impediments to the Angels trading Bobby Abreu is the perception that he's now a full-time designated hitter. Abreu hasn't made a big purchase like a fancy car or a new home since signing his contract, and he said he hasn't given it much thought. 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. [12] Abreu became the first Angels player to reach those figures in batting average and RBI in one calendar month since Tim Salmon, who hit .390 with 32 RBI in 27 games in July 1997. Please follow Cooperstown Cred on Twitter @cooperstowncred. He responded by winning the contest with a whopping 41 home runs, 14 more than the previous record. This isnt to say that Abreu was a better offensive performer than Gwynn (the Padres legend toiled in pitchers parks and in a less super-charged offensive era) but that its a lot closer than their first-ballot Hall of Fame support (97.6% for Gwynn, 5.5% for Abreu). [29] Abreu cleared waivers and accepted an assignment to AAA Albuquerque. Feb 25, 2022 1:00 PM EST Bobby Abreus story begins in Houston with the Astros. In baseball history, there are 87 players who have logged at least 10,000 plate appearances. Although Abreu is a worthy HOFer by todays metrics I do believe his biggest hurdle is the fact that so many other worthy outfielders from his era are a long way off as well. 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Join our linker program. The slugger isn't worried. 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. RELATED: Jose Abreu wants to play baseball in 2023 Abreu has earned Rookie of the Year, MVP, three All-Star nods and three Silver Sluggers since arriving on the team. What kind of baserunner will he be? Bobby helped his teams win for a LONG time. As weve previously noted, the Angels won the 09 ALDS but then fell to Abreus former team, the Yankees, in the ALCS. Will Lou Whitaker Join Alan Trammell in the Hall of Fame? Abreu has received only eight votes with 126 ballots made public through Sunday and will need about a dozen more just to secure the 5% necessary to stay on the The effort required to swat those 41 taters seemed to take the steam out of Abreus sails. 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