Aug 1, 2011
Topps missed on this "Future Star" by just a little bit. Jose "Chico" Lind was a .254 hitter who had 9 career home runs in 9 seasons. That takes "light hitting" to a whole new level. To put that into perspective, in 98' Sammy Sosa hit 20 home runs in a month. He did win one Gold Glove, in 89' was third in the NL in outs made, and in 91' was 1st in the NL in fielding percentage. Similar players were Jose Oquendo and Skeeter Newsome. Despite barely being able to hit the ball out of the infield Chico was and always will be one of my favorite players ever.