Today, we begin a series of columns in whicháI will examine the Royals versus their Central Division comrades on a position by position basis in an attempt to determine just how close (or how far) this team is from truly contending in the division.ááá
We will start with the catchers and examine the offensive production each team enjoyed (or endured) in 2009:á
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BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
KC
.269
.309
.502
.811
CHI
.281
.322
.413
.735
CLE
.228
.333
.374
.707
DET
.215
.294
.326
.620
MIN
.337
.412
.510
.921
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Obviously, Minnesota enjoys a huge advantage over the rest of the division as long as they have Joe Mauer catching for them (as an aside, given the premium position he plays, is Joe Mauer the best player in baseball right now?).
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Article written by Clark Fosler
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