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sggatecl
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http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/54367/nomar-and-the-most-underrated-player-ever
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It's ironic: All these years we debated whether Jack Morris was a Hall of Famer when instead the attention should have gone to his Tigers teammate from the 1980s. Trammell had a great peak and the longevity that Garciaparra didn't have (70.4 career WAR versus 44.2 for Garciaparra).
In a way, I'd argue Trammell has a case as the most underrated player in history. He was overshadowed by his contemporary Ripken while active and then overshadowed by all the big-hitting shortstops that came up right after he retired, including Garciaparra. But he had a Hall of Fame career and should have been elected long ago.