by childsmwc » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:01 pm
Dustin Pedroia is not overpriced, especially when you put him in a pitchers environment. That being said he is not the easiest player for most people to pay for and the answer to that is simple, Pedroia in his best seasons will probably be lucky to crack the top 25 offensive players in most leagues.
The value comes when you couple a good offensive card with the best defensive card at the second most important defensive position.
In AT&T park Pedroia is worth every penny and you should never have dropped him/traded him away for Utley in that park. Was he off to a terrible start, definitely, but the card doesn't change, so you just had some bad luck and should have ridden it out. In that park Pedroia should easily hit .300. He might not duplicate his card, but there isn't a better fitting park for Pedroia you just had extremely bad luck.
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