What say you?

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Abreu by a wide margin.

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This.

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How old is Rizzo and Abreu (supposedly)?

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Rizzo is 12 years younger than Abreu.
I'll take Rizzo

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Rizzo will be 25 in August. Abreu is 27.

Rizzo is in the lead currently, and advanced metrics say Abreu won't keep the pace up.

A high percentage of "just enough" home runs directly coincides with career years in HR count, as proven by the long documented history of home run analysis throughout the years.

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I'd go Rizzo given the apparent age difference. Plus Rizzo will have some value once the bat slows down cuz he can still draw a walk.

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I believe the question is most homeruns, I am fairly confident the walks won't matter.

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Typical Cubs "fan."

the walks will matter when Rizzo is playing at age 38 and Abreu is done at 34.

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Abreu. This one was easy. How about a tougher question?

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All depends on if Abreu's back goes out and he turns into Joe Crede.

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It's all about his health. He's one of the five best hitters in baseball right now and in his prime. I'm thinking he's gonna go on a crazy year the next few years.

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Rizzo has a head start and he's younger. Considering I was the first to vote for Rizzo it looks like IMU voted for Abreu.

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Does anyone think Rizzo will finish with a higher career OPS?

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Probably not

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Must see the big picture here.

We are looking at a combined 1000 homeruns from 1st base in Chicago over the next few years!

Glorious!

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I think it's clear the White Sox are supposed to have a great 1st baseman just like the Bears are supposed to have a great middle linebacker.

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It's much more likely that Rizzo is having a career year than it is for Abreu.

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24 year old athlete or 36 year old DH? I'll take the the 24 year old.

It's possible that Abreu is younger than we know. Maybe he is 20!

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Cubans age better than Italians. Minnie Minoso is ready to play this afternoon. Where's Joe DiMaggio?

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I haven't voted yet.

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What makes you say that?

I went with Rizzo, looks to me like he has a very nice future ahead of him.

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I almost never vote in these poll threads


This will be decided by a prolonged injury

We have a history on Rizzo. This year is remarkably different than any other year he has played. I'm not saying he will fall back to those numbers but as of today you have to look at this year as being so different that there is a danger that this is his career year.

Abreu may very well have been this good the past few years. There really is no reason to think what Abreu is doing is an anomaly. Just like with anyone, he may decline in the future but there really isn't a good case for it since it is most likely that he is simply this good. He also dealt with an injury and a big adjustment to the major leagues this year. It's pretty remarkable what he has overcome this year. While he may not be better next year, things are shaping up for him to have a much more stable situation.

In summary, we have no reason to think this isn't just a normal year for Abreu.

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Rizzo's is pretty normal progression for a very young player.

This is his second full season. It seems like more, but its not. He played half a season in 12 and last year.


Anyway, I dont think its a career year for either guy

The same has been said about many one year wonders though. I think Abreu is good...but Rizzo has clearly changed and improved from what he was last year. The fact that you can see it in his approach every at bat is why he won't regress.

Give MLB a full offseason of watching tape on Abreu. Then see next year.

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