abstract:On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging average.See www.
General Manager Brian Cashman says that as long as Teixeira is hitting 30 homers, 100 RBI, and putting up a mid-.800s on-base plusslugging percentage, that's more than enough.
Rodriguez will turn 37 in July, yet his on-base plusslugging totals have declined for five straight years, from an otherworldly 1.067 in 2007 to an above-average .823 last season.