MLB has been wiling away the time doing an ongoing series of each team's best player at a position. Today's was CF. I wondered if they might select Edd Roush, a player often overlooked since he played so long ago. They didn't, but gave this nod to him with their ultimate selection:
Although Edd Roush is a Dead Ball Era Hall of Famer and Eric Davis was one of the top five-tool players of the late 1980s, the nod here goes to Pinson. Pinson’s 47.7 bWAR is eighth all time for Cincinnati, behind five Hall of Famers, the banned Pete Rose and possible future Hall of Famer Joey Votto. During his 11 seasons in Cincinnati, he batted .297/.341/.469 with 186 home runs. At different points, Pinson led the National League in runs (1959), hits ('61 and ’63), doubles ('59-60) and triples ('63 and ’67). In '61 -- the year Cincinnati won the NL pennant -- he was third in MVP Award voting and won a Gold Glove Award. Five times during his career, Pinson had 20-homer, 20-steal seasons
With another link, they listed out the Reds Top 5 CFers (and some honorable mentions)
https://www.mlb.com/news/reds-all-ti...enter-fielders
Fun read.