Five years ago today I was extolling the virtues of one Sean Burroughs, noting the similarities between his second big-league season and that of Derek Jeter. It sounds ridiculous now, but the comparison seemed valid at the time:
Sean Burroughs vs Derek Jeter, Sophomore Season
Age
PA
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS+
Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference.
Burroughs
22
578
.286
.352
.402
105
Jeter
23
748
.291
.370
.405
103
The key word here is “seemed.” It’s important [...]
