New Arrival: Cliff Floyd, of, Florida Marlins
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Card: 2001 Topps Heritage
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You know who was really good? Cliff Floyd. For the longest time I tried not to think about him because he was part of that 1997 Florida club that beat Cleveland in the World Series. But it’s been like 30 years, and I am just about over it.
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Anyway. Cliff Floyd. He had a very good 17 season career. But during his peak, which I would say was from 1997-2005, he was excellent. During that time, he carried a 130 OPS+ and averaged 21 HR a season. Despite that, he was only selected to a single All-Star game.
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The single All-Star game makes sense when you consider the era that he played. If you isolate offensive stats from 1997-2005, he is (by OPS+) the 37th best player in the league. Between him and #1 you gave to go through like 20 Hall of Fame talents.