Hey Scotty -- Henderson's lifetime OBP was .401 & the best Damon has done in a single season is .380. Oh, given that Damon has played his entire career in an high offense era (unlike Henderson, who played the first half of his career at the end of a low offense era), that .431 to .419 edge in career slugging percentage is negligible. Better than future HOFer Rickey Henderson, my ass.
As funny as that is, the absolute best part is Boras's ironic statement regarding the computation of Damon's projected career numbers:
... the information in the binder also projects that Damon will record his 3,000th hit by 2012; play more games in center field than anyone in baseball history by 2015; and have the second-highest fielding percentage ever by a center fielder a decade from now, too.
"I'm not often surprised by numbers," Boras said. "I was surprised by some of what we came up with in regard to Johnny."
What else should you expect from a man who compared J. D. Drew to Mickey Mantle before he even signed his first major league contract for the
