- David Wright is hitting .250 with RISP and .234 with RISP and two outs.
- Alex Rodriguez is hitting .244 with RISP and .245 with RISP and two outs.
ARod has the edge in on-base% and slugging%.
The inevitable conclusion is that Wright has more RBIs because Wright has more RBI opportunities:
"[Wright] was sitting on 100 RBI going into last night's game against the Astros, will go past 30 home runs, will end up hitting .300. He had his slumps this season, he had stretches where he didn't deliver in big moments. But he has been the big player for the Mets at third that Alex Rodriguez, despite A-Rod's numbers has not been for the Yankees in a season of his own that has been shortened by injuries."
I'll give you an example.
Friday night vs. Baltimore, Yankees down by a run, 8th inning, runner on first base. ARod doubles and sets up a two-run, go-ahead inning.
That was not a "big" hit?
I say it was a big hit.
A big hit by a great player who has mostly played great all season long, for an otherwise lousy offensive team.
A big hit by a great player in the most important game of the year -- the game being played at that moment -- when the team needed him the most.
"You look at the left side of the Mets' infield over the season that has been played so far, especially the youth there, and once again ask a fair question about which guys you want on your side over the next few years in baseball, Wright and Reyes or A-Rod and Jeter."
I'd take Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain over Pedro Martinez and Greg Maddux. Doesn't mean that Phil Hughes is better than Pedro Martinez, does it?
Compare 25-year-old Wright to 25-year-old ARod and then get back to me.
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