I don't know what they mean by league average, but I've always thought of Ludwick as "Mr. Solid Major Leaguer". Just a good player with no glaring holes in his game. Nothing off the charts, but a solid 50-60 across the board on the scout scale and maybe a 65 for power. Arm, baserunning, range, instincts, .... on and on. He's a ballplayer, whatever that means, and I just hate to see him go.Fat Strat wrote:Ludwick was rated as "exactly leauge average" last year in a article by Fangraphs... who literally called him "Mr. League Average". I would suspect, actually, that Westbrook might be the same guy among starting pitchers.I don't think it's fair to simply categorize Ludwick as an average corner outfielder.
On the other hand Jay has impressed the hell out of me. He doesn't have all the tools that Ludwick does, but I think he did create a crowded situation out there. I would put him in that impossible to define and amorphous "ballplayer" category. He just does so many little things right that his production is probably going to be a little above what his natural tools would indicate.
