The most underated player in baseball!

[WhoRU]

I was just thinking with all of the visitors low opinions of Bedard and Roberts who do we think is the most underated player in baseball. I have to thik that bedard is right up there. To see some Reds fans listing him as a #2 under Harang is just comical. Also for some M's fans to say that they wouldn't trade Jones for him straight up is crazy.

So what do you think? Who is the most underated player in baseball?

BTW this is my attempt to take my mind off of the Suspense that is the Bedard situation.

[Boy Howdy]

Not saying he's the most underrated until I get time to think, but Mr. Markakis has got to be somewhere on the list.

[SteveA]

Not saying he's the most underrated until I get time to think, but Mr. Markakis has got to be somewhere on the list.

Both Bedard and Markakis have both been at their current level of performance for a very short time. And they've done it with a losing team that gets no publicity.

Carlos Pena is very underrated. There's probably a good # of baseball fans that have never heard of him.

[japes121]

Carlos Guillen is a name that comes to mind.

[SrMeowMeow]

Mark Ellis

[skiba7]

A guy that immediately came to mind is Kevin Youkilis.

[furryburres]

Both Bedard and Markakis have both been at their current level of performance for a very short time. And they've done it with a losing team that gets no publicity.

Carlos Pena is very underrated. There's probably a good # of baseball fans that have never heard of him.

I'm sorry, but I'm pretty sure Pena is the king of good performance over a short period of time. Besides last season, whenever he's had more than 65 AB, he's never batted over .258, never had even 1/3 walks as strikeouts.

For me, it's definitely Carl Crawford. How is it that when people list the best outfielders, they always seem to forget Crawford?

[pollaxt]

Jorge Posada.

[waveland007]

Curtis Granderson or J.J. Putz, they have received more respect and recognition lately, but still don't get talked about as much as they should in my opinion.

[xKHx]

Paul Bako....

Cecil Fielder jr. (prince)

Actually on espn everyone not in pinstripes or on the red sox gets left out.

[brvn52]

Brandon Webb. Guy is arguably the best RH in the game and he is barely talked about.

Honorable mentions:

Placido Polanco

Magglio Ordonez

Robinson Cano (hate to say it but the kid is one of the premier 2B in the game and he often gets overlooked because the MFY's have so many stars)

Garrett Atkins

Victor Martinez

[Boy Howdy]

Carlos Pena is very underrated. There's probably a good # of baseball fans that have never heard of him.

I'd counter that Pena could've made an overrated list (over-hyped to be more accurate) prior to last season.

He was a 1st round pick in 1998, and for almost a decade he was either the "next big thing" or a "breakout candidate".

The Rangers & A's traded him. The Tigers and Yankees released him. The Red Sox let him walk as a free agent after 33 at bats.

I don't think "underrated" is the right description for him.

[laxtonto]

Carl Crawford may be in the top 5 of OF in all of baseball but alas he plays in TB

[Stotle]

I was just thinking with all of the visitors low opinions of Bedard and Roberts who do we think is the most underated player in baseball. I have to thik that bedard is right up there. To see some Reds fans listing him as a #2 under Harang is just comical. Also for some M's fans to say that they wouldn't trade Jones for him straight up is crazy.

So what do you think? Who is the most underated player in baseball?

BTW this is my attempt to take my mind off of the Suspense that is the Bedard situation.

Kendrick

Webb

Ichiro (I don't think the average sports fan realizes how great a player he really is -- top 5 in the game, in my opinion)

McGowan

Weeks

[Remember The Alomar]

I'd have to go with Adam Dunn. Alot of people think he's just a modern day David Kingman but he has a career OBP of .380 and is one of the most consistant homerun hitters in the game