All MLB-Son Team

[Write-brained]

Boots' thread and the fact that there are so many legacies in baseball nowadays prompted this thread. I'm curious to see how good a team of just the sons would be. Here's a stab and a good website to argue from: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/family/fam2.shtml

Also be good to see a roster of just those who are still active.

All-time
1B Prince Fielder/Adam LaRoche
2B Roberto Alomar
SS Dale Berra?
3B Buddy Bell
C Sandy Alomar
LF Brian McRae?
CF Ken Griffey, Jr.
RF Barry Bonds
P Todd Stottlemyre

 

[Chi City 81]

I would say LF should be Moises Alou.

 

[Write-brained]

That's the one I was thinking of but couldn't remember his name ... I was googling Expos manager when you posted that ...

 

[Chi City 81]

Bob Boone has to be on there.

You think he had a better career than Alomar?

 

[Write-brained]

What I find interesting, because I followed baseball more a decade ago than I do now, is there's so many players now who have dads that we watched 10 years ago, or less.
Tim Raines, Jr.
Garry Matthews, Jr.
Tony Pena
Jerry Hairston, Jr.
Cecil Fielder
Brian McRae
Tony Gwinn
Josh Barfield

And a few more, not including players who've been around for a while like the Boone brothers, though Jose Cruz Jr. could probably go on that list.

 

[Write-brained]

There's got to be a better shortstop ... Buck, you should know one.

 

[Write-brained]

David Bell played some shortstop ..

 

[buckweaver]

Bob Boone has to be on there.

You think he had a better career than Alomar?

Yeah, I think so. Boone played almost 1,000 more games than Alomar Jr., who was injured a lot. I think that gives him the edge.

Alomar was a 6-time All-Star, Boone 4. Alomar was a much better hitter, but Boone was a much better defender. Boone won seven Gold Gloves, Alomar had one.

Boone played on some damn good Phillies teams in the 1970s and 1980s, while Alomar played on some damn good Indians teams in the 1990s.

Pretty close, but Boone played in 2,225 games at catcher in 19 seasons -- Alomar played 1,318 in 19 seasons. That's a huge gap.

 

[wickedwritah]

Didn't Brett Boone play some SS?

 

[Write-brained]

Didn't Brett Boone play some SS?

Not according to the almanac.

 

[Write-brained]

Add Tony Armas, Jr. as a pitcher. I don't think there's a lot more of those, either.

 

[Write-brained]

I nominate Vance Law to replace Dale Berra at SS.

 

[Write-brained]

I nominate Vance Law to replace Dale Berra at SS.

Nope. Just remembered one.

There's a blast from the past.

 

[buckweaver]

Ozzie Virgil. Another ****ing catcher.

And a guy probably only I remember: Robbie Wine (son of Bobby), who gave a young 5-year-old Buck-Dub one of his cracked bats during spring training, 1987.

 

[The Big Ragu]

OK. I cheated to come up with this one, but you can add Robb Nen as the closer.

He won't edge out Barry Bonds in RF, but for a time Danny Tartabull was better than people remember.

 

[buckweaver]

And a couple of old White Sox kids:

Ed Walsh Jr., Billy Sullivan Jr. (another ****ing catcher kid), and Eddie Collins Jr. They all made the majors, but all sucked.

 

[Write-brained]

Would anyone put Gus Bell ahead of Alou?

Strike that. Just looked at Alou's stats. He's been busy the last decade ...

 

[writing irish]

If I remember correctly, Smalley was supposed to be the Rangers' shortstop of the future, but I think he went to the Twins in a trade that brought Bert Blyleven to Texas. The Rangers picked up an aging Bert Campenaris from Finley's fire sale to fill the gap. But after Campy retired, the Rangers had a hideous succession of bad or mediocre shortstops pretty much all the way up until A-Rod's infamous tenure.

Speaking of those Rangers, let's add Bump Wills to the postseason roster as a pinch runner.

 

[wickedwritah]

Whither Robbie Thompson? Serviceable middle infielder.

 

[writing irish]

If I remember correctly, Smalley was supposed to be the Rangers' shortstop of the future, but I think he went to the Twins in a trade that brought Bert Blyleven to Texas. The Rangers picked up an aging Bert Campenaris from Finley's fire sale to fill the gap. But after Campy retired, the Rangers had a hideous succession of bad or mediocre shortstops pretty much all the way up until A-Rod's infamous tenure.

Speaking of those Rangers, let's add Bump Wills to the postseason roster as a pinch runner.

You did have the one career year of former Mets phenom Kevin Elster, though.

Elster's contribution was most welcome. That first-ever division champ Rangers team (96) included a few guys who were playing somewhat over their heads.

Rangers had mixed luck with ex-Mets. Lee Mazzilli: bad idea. Jon Matlack: good idea. I think Mazzilli came over when Lenny Randle punched manager Frank Lucchesi and got shipped hastily to Shea. Not sure though. I was just a kid at the time. Carry on...