Alex Rodriguez is one of the greatest players in the history of Major League Baseball. It’s easy to open a document, list his accolades, acknowledge the obvious caveats, and just be done with it, but awhile ago, I heard a very interesting statement: It could at least be argued that A-Rod is the best shortstop and third-baseman of all-time.
Let’s look into that.
Right off the bat, a couple of disclaimers before we get started:
1. It is impossible for any player to accumulate total production to the point that he’d lead two different positions in career numbers.