Here are two season stats lines for two White Sox position players, one from 2020 and one from the past. Can you name them?
Player A: .256/.333/.314, .646 OPS, 139 plate appearances, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 8 RBIs, 10 stolen bases
Player B: .228/.295/.294, .589 OPS, 149 plate appearances, 6 doubles, 0 triples, 1 home run, 15 RBIs, 0 stolen bases
While you ponder that, we'll play some baseball videos from YouTube. Scroll down when you think you have your answer ...
Got your answer? Player A is Willie Harris, a backup infielder, the 25th man on the 2005 world champions.
Player B is Nomar Mazara, the starting right fielder for the 2020 Sox.
That's right, 2005 Willie Harris had a higher OPS than 2020 Nomar Mazara, and he had the same number of home runs in 10 fewer plate appearances.
I think that adequately answers the question of whether Mazara is a non-tender candidate this offseason. No way in hell he deserves a raise on top of the $5.56 million he was scheduled to earn in 2020.
Let him walk.
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