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Dyhard -- Badgers vs Marshall said 03/30, 12:05 AM
Prince Fielder

I'm arguing. That is a waste of an argument, especially when there are only two choices to pick from.

Anyway, on to the argument.

I picked Prince Fielder for a couple of reasons.

Prince Fielder is a good hitter, and last year, he did very well.

Prince Fielder:
50 HR
119 RBI
.288 BA
.395 OBP
.618 slugging %
165 hits
121 strikeouts

.989 fielding %
1163 putouts
99 assists
115 double plays
14 errors

Ryan Howard:
47 HR
136 RBI
.268 BA
.392 OBP
.584 slugging %
142 hits
199 strikeouts

.991 fielding %
1191 putouts
103 assists
124 double plays
12 errors

Prince Fielder had a better BA, better OBP, and a better slugging percentage. He also had less strikeouts.

If Howard wouldn't have missed those three weeks, he would've had a worse BA, worse OBP, worse slugging % than he already has. Plus, he would've had well over 200 stirkeouts. He set the record for stirkeouts in a season, and he missed 3 weeks!!

Another reason I picked Fielder over Howard, is because Fielder is a better fielder. Yes, Howard had the better fielding %, but only 2 errors seporated them. Remember, Howard missed 3 weeks. Howard would have more errors.

Dyhard -- Badgers vs Marshall said 03/30, 04:01 PM
Fielder doesn't have as good of a 2B and SS that the Phillies have, so his putouts, assists, and double plays will be less than Howard.

Fielder is only 23. Howard is older, and was older than Fielder in the last two years. Howard should have better stats. Howard is 28.

Howard has had more experience than Fielder. Howard has had more time to get better.

Fielder hasn't had that much experience in the MLB, and he still had an average of 13 errors between the last two years.

Ryan Howard, in his rookie year, he had 5 errors in 84 games. In his first full season, he had 14 errors.

Prince Fielder, in his rookie year, had 11 errors in 152 games.

That is a total of 3 less errors, and he was 5 years younger than Howard.

Howard has a lot of power, more than Prince Fielder, but Prince Fielder will be able to hit for a better average because he will have more experience.

Howard, in his second FULL season, set the major league strikeout record with 199 strikeouts. He missed 3 weeks!! Doesn't that say something to you? To me it says that if you need a hit, Howard will more likely strikeout than get a hit.

Howard:
Hits:142
Strikeouts:199

57 more strikeouts!!

Dyhard -- Badgers vs Marshall said 03/30, 06:55 PM
HR doesn't make the player. Hits, and fielding, and getting on base does. The way the player plays makes the player.

Fielder is a better fielder.

Plus, it is hard to compare these two because they are so similar. The only thing that is different is that Prince Fielder doesn't strikeout as much.

Howard had 57 more strikeouts than hits last year. That is not impressive at all.

If Howard came off the bench one game, what is more likely going to happen, Howard striking out, or Howard getting a hit? Howard is more likely going to strikeout.

Prince Fielder had 165 hits compared to 121 strikeouts. That is 44 more hits than strikeouts.

If Fielder came off the bench, what is more likely going to happen? Fielder is going to to get a hit.

That is what you want from a player, a player who is going to get a hit more than he is going to strikeout.

He was injured for 3 weeks and still got the strikeout record. That isn't impressive at all. He beat it by 4 striekouts. If he would've played those three weeks, he wouldn't have a lot more K's thean what he had.

That is why I choose Fielder.