In the past decade, great E-F shows up on average on only one team per year or so in MLB. What is common among those, as we have discussed, are great M's CFs Cammy and Gut. The rest of the list is similar. Cammy made his third appearance on the list with the Brewers in 2008, Edmonds for the Cards in 2001/2004/2005. Other single appearances were Upton, Granderson, Rowand, AJones, and Erstad. It seems having a great CF is no guarantee of a great E-F, but you probably won't make it without one.
So how does it look for the M's chances for great E-F in 2010? If history is a lesson, the years we had a hot CF (and Ichiro in RF), we made the list three of four years. Without a great CF, well, not ever. I'll take my chances for success with our OF defense, but I'll see what Jack does with the rotation between now and spring training.
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