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Overrated
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Hideki Irabu,
Yankees
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The "Japanese Nolan Ryan'' gave up a homer every 14
at-bats, had a 7.09 ERA, could not hold runners, showed
immaturity on and off the mound and wound up in the minors
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Underrated
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Rusty Greer,
Texas
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The best player never to make an All-Star team; a career
.312 hitter who had more extra-base hits last season (71)
than Frank Thomas
(70)
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Annoying
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Wayne Huizenga,
Florida
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Good riddance to a used-car salesman who gives even
baseball owners a bad
name
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Breakthrough
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Nomar Garciaparra,
Boston
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Had the greatest season ever by a rookie shortstop, driving
in more runs than any other 1997 leadoff
hitter
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Uplifting
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Eric Davis,
Baltimore
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After having a cancerous section of his colon removed, he
underwent chemotherapy during the A.L. Championship
Series—and hit a home
run
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MVP
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Ken Griffey Jr.,
Seattle
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Hit more home runs
(56) than all but six players in history, led the majors in RBIs
(147) and did the one thing Larry Walker couldn't
do: take his team to the
playoffs
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