Stark Cherry Pickin'?

Curt Granderson and Jimmy Rollins assaulting the 20-20-20-20 club? Kevin Cameron sporting a low ERA? Sounds like pieces of an article I wrote a month ago and then revisited this week.

Jayson Stark's most recent article includes notes on those three players and much, much more.

Through Wednesday, A-Rod's numbers projected to 155 RBIs and 146 runs over a full season. So with just a minor spurt in run-scoring, he can cash that 150-150 daily-double ticket...Who was the last man to go 150-150? Ted Williams in 1949 (159 RBIs, 150 runs). And here's the group before the Splinter: Babe Ruth (three times), Lou Gehrig (twice), Joe DiMaggio, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Chuck Klein. And that's it.

And, Hanley.

...if Ramirez completes his journey to the 50-50 Club room between now and October, that conversation could change a bit. This particular 50-50 Club -- 50 stolen bases, 50 doubles -- is about as exclusive a group as you'll run across. OK, it's not as exclusive as the 511 Win Club, but it's close. Craig Biggio (50 SBs, 51 doubles in 1997) is one member. To find another, you have to power up the way-back machine all the way to 1912, to drag in Tris Speaker (52 SBs, 53 doubles). But that's the entire membership -- just those two.

I've heard Hanley's defense is atrocious. He plays big out in the field and perhaps observers are referring to a lack of range. Does anyone have any insight into just how bad it is? If there's one thing I have trouble evaluating players on it's their defensive ability.