Radagast Brown wrote:"Underrated" is a relative term. Do we mean underrated by the average fan, underrated by the media or underrated by baseball fanatics like SOM players? When I think of the term "underrated" I think of someone who might be often overlooked by the casual to knowledgeable fans.
The term does have relativeness, as it neither specifies what qualities should actually be rated nor what underrated actually means. As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I was particularly referring to "underrated" as by the baseball media and relatively well-informed baseball fans, with well-informed SOM players included.
For me, "underrated" can mean players who have performed particularly well for years without much recognition from the baseball media or baseball fans. Players such as Todd Frazier, Ben Zobrist, and Alexei Ramirez could meet this standard. Keyzick advocated this definition of "underrated" in his post.
Another meaning I apply to "underrated," which may better apply to "unheralded" are those newly arriving players who are just making their mark under the national radar. Marcell Ozuna, Tanner Roark, Wade Davis, and Jake McGee would all meet this definition. As I said before, you or anyone else are free to add to or amend this; it is a definition in progress.