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Hal Trosky is a fascinating baseball player when it comes to "rating" their overall contributions.  Very early in his career, some writers viewed him as the next Babe Ruth, which were about as lofty expectations as you can get.  It goes without saying that Trosky was not the next "Bambino," but now historians look at him as one of the best players never to be named an All-Star.

One of the most popular players of his day, Rocky Colavito, was a player that it was hard to hate…even if he was hitting a Home Run against your team.

Historically speaking, it is safe to say that one of the best defensive players of all-time is Omar Vizquel, who, as of this writing in ninth all-time in Defensive bWAR.  Much of that was accumulated as a member of the Cleveland Indians.

C.C. Sabathia might have been more famous for the second half of his career as a New York Yankee, but the first seven-and-a-half seasons for Sabathia were in Cleveland…and they were damned good ones.