1989 Topps Major League Debut #150: Todd Zeile

Todd Zeile

PHOTO: This is the last player card in the set and it's a nice photo. The red teams (Reds, Cardinals, Phillies) had on-average the best cards in this set thanks to the red borders. This is also another of many, many photos in this set taken at Shea Stadium.

STAT: Among the 44 guys to amass 2000 hits since 1989, Zeile has one of the worst career OPS+ values. Of the guys worse than him, a few did it on longevity alone, while guys like B.J. Surhoff did it, like Zeile, with a mixture of longevity and some hitting talent.

ANAGRAM: Todd Zeile = I'd let doze

CAREER: 6/10

Zeile is a tough guy to grade. In his favor: above average hitter, played multiple positions, hit well in the post-season including stellar performances in the 1996 ALCS and 2000 NLCS, despite never making the leaderboard for hits in any season he's one of just 258 players to top 2000 hits, and he had a long career. Against his case: played in 150 games in only 8 seasons, above-average but few truly great seasons, never topped 300 total bases, topped 100 RBI or runs only once, stole 53 bases but thrown out 51 times, below-average defensively.

1989 Topps Major League Debut #146: Craig Wilson

Craig Wilson

This is the first of three guys to play MLB named Craig Wilson. Don't confuse him with the guy who played for mostly the Pirates in the 2000's.

PHOTO: Wowsers, this is an awful airbrush job. Fake jersey, fake background, fake everything. What's the deal?

STAT: Wilson, known mostly for his career with the Cardinals, hit his only career homer off another guy known mostly for his career with the Cardinals. And neither guy was actually playing for the Cardinals at the time.

ANAGRAM: Craig Wilson = Cowgirl a sin

CAREER: 2/10

Just 402 career plate appearances, but he had a great season as a part-time player in 1992.

1989 Topps Major League Debut #67: Matt Kinzer

Matt Kinzer

PHOTO: I love, love, love, photos that show the ball mid-flight. I don't know if Kinzer was a heavy guy or not, but this photo certainly wasn't very flattering.

STAT: Kinzer pitched for the Cardinals and Tigers but may be best remembered by Phillies fans due to this meaningless late-season game in 1989 where he served up a walk-off grand-slam gopher ball to John Kruk in the 12 inning.

CAREER: 1/10

This poor guy pitched 15 innings in the majors and gave up 22 earned runs.