Carlos Guillen underappreciated by Tigers
Guillen has to be the most underrated player in the game. Over the last three seasons, he’s hit .318, .320 and .320, and last year, at age 30, he blossomed into a major star for the pennant-winning Tigers.
Guillen’s offensive output compares favorably to any shortstop, and that includes Derek Jeter, who finished second in American League MVP voting. Guillen’s batting average ranked third among all shortstops (behind Jeter’s .343 and Miguel Tejada’s .330), his .400 on-base percentage ranked second (to Jeter’s .417), his .519 slugging percentage ranked first (Tejada was second at .498) and his .920 OPS first (Jeter’s .900 was second). And Guillen did all this while playing in one of the worst hitter’s parks, Comerica Park.