| SI Players Poll |
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[Based on a survey of 470 MLB players]
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| Who is the most underrated player in baseball?
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Michael Young, Rangers .....11%
Bobby Abreu, Phillies.....6%
Garret Anderson, Angels .....5%
Mark Loretta, Red Sox .....5%
David Eckstein, Cardinals .....4%
Bill Mueller, Dodgers .....4%
Chone Figgins, Angels .....3%
Vernon Wells, Blue Jays .....2%
Raul Ibanez, Mariners .....2%
Melvin Mora, Orioles .....2%
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| Who is the most overrated player in baseball?
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Derek Jeter, Yankees .....9%
Carlos Beltran, Mets .....7%
Alex Rodriguez, Yankees .....6%
J.D. Drew, Dodgers .....5%
Nomar Garciaparra, Dodgers .....4%
A.J. Burnett, Blue Jays.....4%
Jason Kendall, A's .....3%
Kerry Wood, Cubs .....3%
Josh Beckett, Red Sox .....3%
Johnny Damon, Yankees .....3%
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FAST FACTS:For more on Young, who got 17.6% of the underrated vote among American Leaguers, see page 44.... The only pitchers with multiple "underrated" votes were the Cubs' Carlos Zambrano, the Blue Jays' Roy Halladay and the Angels' Scot Shields (two votes each).... Among foreign-born voters, 18.2% picked Jeter as overrated.... In an SI PLAYERS poll last year Jeter was voted the majors' top shortstop.... Toronto's A.J. Burnett (3.7%) led overrated pitchers.
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