Batting average is overrated, yeah, but whatever. Jack took a lot of abuse early as a guy who would never finish at .300. Like Adrian Beltre, he proved the doubters wrong with a strong year start to finish. As Robert Dvorchak points out today, "The only time this season Wilson's average was below .300 was after his first at-bat against the Phillies on opening day. He was a consistent contributor from Day 1."
The Michael Young comparison still make a lot of sense to me. Wilson's a legitimate asset at the plate and will continue to be that way, I expect, in 2005 and 2006.
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