As we move higher up in #MLBRank -- and arrive at Red Sox slugger David Ortiz in particular -- one question piques my interest: What would the ranking of the top 100 players of all time look like if we didn't have the designated hitter?
Right off the bat, you wonder whether Ortiz gets to have the kind of career that puts him into this conversation. Does his having to play the field -- badly -- handicap his chances at having a career, let alone getting that five-year deal (four plus an option, actually) through 2007-11 that gave him job security while he saw his production dip to .