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As outstanding as his bat is, he is really bad at third. I don't think he is a top 5 position player in baseball, probably top 15 or so.
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http://www.baseballprospectus.com/st...php?cid=204031
He is tenth on the list of position players by VORP with people ahead of him like Jorge Posada, Chipper Jones, David Ortiz, and Magglio Ordonez. Unlike all of them, Miguel Cabrera's contract is 12m/year, he is
entering his prime years as a baseball player instead of his decline phase, and he plays in a park that depresses home run rates.
He is top five when you factor in a simple age regression/progression statistic.