Landed with a splash, posting a .396 OBP as a rookie...
Then in Y3, began consistently stalking mediocrity, but the early impression fixed his label as an excellent "supporting cast" championship-level player...
One of several bearded Cardinal "dirt dogs" of that era. There are any number of these bats-left, throws-right, dirt dogs who post high OBP's, work hard at improving their defenses, and carve out careers as fine ballplayers...
Interestingly, b-ref.com lists Oberkfell as the #818 position player of all time, which is nothing to sneeze at -- he's sandwiched between Bernard Gilkey, Rick Burleson, Shane Mack and Ron LeFlore.
Guess who is #819? Chone Figgins.
Amusingly, Bill Mueller is the #714 :- )
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If Seager becomes one more in that file folder, let's say the #750 ballplayer ever, then ja vunderbar ... here's hoping that there's a specialness to his game that boosts him a notch higher, at least for six-and-a-half years ...
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