Top 32 tournament LF Yastrzemski vs Goslin

[obxyankeefan]

Top 32 players ranked by BRWAR(as of 6/18/15).

Leftfield Bracket is:

1 B Bonds 5
32 L Brock 1

16 Z Wheat 3
17 S Magee 6

8 M Ramirez 11
25 M Minoso 0

9 T Raines 11
24 J Kelley 0

4 R Henderson 14
29 J Rice 0

13 B Williams 5
20 J Medwick 2

5 C Yastrzemski 7
28 B Veach 0

12 G Goslin 8
21 J Cruz 0

3 T Williams 10
30 R White 0

14 J Burkett 3
19 B Johnson 6

6 P Rose 3
27 R Kiner 5

11 F Clarke 6
22 L Gonzalez 4

2 S Musial 10
31 H Manush 0

15 J Jackson 5
18 W Stargell 7

7 E Delahanty 4
26 J Sheckard 1

10 A Simmons 7
23 B Downing 0

1 B Bonds 9
17 S Magee 2

8 M Ramirez 4
9 T Raines 7

4 R Henderson 10
13 B Williams 0

5 C Yastrzemski
12 G Goslin

3 T Williams
19 B Johnson

27 R Kiner
11 F Clarke

2 S Musial
18 W Stargell

7 E Delahanty
10 Al Simmons

1 B Bonds
9 T Raines

4 R Henderson

 

[obxyankeefan]

Carl Yastrzemski Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com
Beat Bobby Veach 7-0

Goose Goslin Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com
Beat Jose Cruz 8-0

 

[calsnowskier]

Holy shit. This one is a lot tougher than I was expecting...

OPS+ seasons...

120+
Goslin = 9
Yaz = 12

140+
Goslin = 6
Yaz = 6

150+
Goslin = 3
Yaz = 4

160+
Goslin = 1 (176)
Yaz = 3 (193, 177, 171)

Yaz was slightly better in this regard, but not a run-away.

Goslin was a slight base-stealer, but never stole more than 27 in a single season. He only had 2 seasons of 20+ SBs with a 75% or better rate. Yaz was a career 60% stealer. He never had more than 23 in a year, but he was caught 13 times that year.

Goslin wins here, but it could hardly be considered a strength in his game, so it is hard to give him any real edge.

Yaz had a rep as a good defender, so I will give him that edge.

Yaz finished top 10 in MVP voting 5 times with 1 win. Goslin finished top 10 3 times, but he played in the era with only 1 winner each year.

I will go with Yaz in a VERY close competition.

 

[BoSox Fan]

As a kid I never had a PBJ on Goslin bread.

Edge Yaz and Yaz Bread.

 

[navamind]

It's close if you completely remove Yaz's '67, '68 and '70 seasons.

 

[calsnowskier]

It's close if you completely remove Yaz's '67, '68 and '70 seasons.

Nope. It becomes a run away for Goslin.

 

[Howie115]

Yaz's BAs were affected by the high mound era. Hell, he led the league one year with a .301 BA. I give him the edge, though I agree -- closer than expected for a 5-12 matchup.