Monday, October 04, 2010

Justin Morneau will pass the entire post-season. He led the majors in OPS.

Justin Morneau of Minnesota Twins will miss the entire postseason
Tough break for the the kid and for the Twins, who will face the Yankees without their superstar first baseman, who was on his way to a second MVP when he suffered the concussion. Among all major leaguers with 300 or more plate appearances, he finished first in OPS, ahead of Votto, Pujols, Hamilton, Cabrera, and everyone else.

The good news is that one of the guys who picked up some of Morneau's at-bats, veteran Jim Thome, finished fourth, ahead of Pujols and Votto! Thome was downright awesome down the stretch, with an great OPS of 1.127 in August and an astronomical one of 1.399 in September. Thome's OPS for the year had been only .815 on June 4th, but he finished the year at 1.039.

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