Derek Jeter's place on Mt Rushmore?
Popular on Twitter, does Derrek Jeter belong on the Yankees Mt Rushmore of great players? Not even close IMO; Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra would go ahead of Jeter, someone pointed out that Joe DiMaggio is probably ahead of Yogi and there are quite a few others. As part of this convo, someone said "Yankees are the ONLY team that Jeter wouldn’t make the top 4 all time." Sounds like a fun debate to be had.
I am not a big Jeter fan. Definitely a hall of famer but not in the discussion of the truly elite, all time players. The Tweeter was right that many teams do not have four all timers but there's more than just one team. I came up with the following. Agree/disagree?
1. Red Sox
David Ortiz'
Ted Williams
Carl Yastrzemski
Roger Clemens or Pedro Martinez
2. Giants
Willie Mays
Mel Ott
Barry Bonds
Christy Mathewson
3. Reds
Johnny Bench
Joe Morgan
Pete Rose
Frank Robinson
4. Braves
Hank Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Chipper Jones
Greg Maddox
5. Cardinals
Bob Gibson
Stan Musial
Albert Pujols
Rogers Hornsby
6. A's
Rickey Henderson
Mark Mcguire
Reggie Jackson
Lefty Grove
7. Orioles
Cal Ripken
Jim Palmer
Eddie Murray
Brooks or Frank Robinson (Frank legitimately could be claimed by two teams)
8. Cleveland
Bob Feller
Tris Speaker
Jim Thome
Larry Doby
9. Phillies
Mike Schmidt
Steve Carlton
Pete Alexander
Robin Roberts
10. Rangers
Ivan Rodriguez
Adrian Beltre
Raphael Palmeiro
Nolan Ryan (only 5 years in TX but they might claim him)
11. Mariners
Ken Griffey Jr
Edgar Matinez
Ichiro Suzuki
Randy Johnson
12. Twins/Senators
Walter Johnson
Rod Carew
Harmon Killebrew
Kirby Puckett (shorter career than Jeter but had a higher WAR per 162)
13. Pirates
Honus Wagner
Roberto Clemente
Willie Stargell
Dave Parker
This is pretty subjective as Jeter has a much higher WAR than Stargell and Parker.
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