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Yankees: 5 best offensive WAR seasons of the 21st century

By Ryan Morik

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees connects on his fourth inning two run home run against the Minnesota Twins in the American League Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium on October 3, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated the Twins 8-4. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees connects on his fourth inning two run home run against the Minnesota Twins in the American League Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium on October 3, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated the Twins 8-4. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – MAY 7: Shortstop Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees bats during the game against the Texas Rangers at Ameriquest Field in Arlington on May 7, 2006 in Arlington, Texas. The Yankees defeated the Rangers 8-5. (Photo by John Williamson /MLB Photos via Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – MAY 7: Shortstop Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees bats during the game against the Texas Rangers at Ameriquest Field in Arlington on May 7, 2006 in Arlington, Texas. The Yankees defeated the Rangers 8-5. (Photo by John Williamson /MLB Photos via Getty Images) /

Derek Jeter, 2006, 7.1 WAR

This is arguably another case of robbery.

This was the closest Jeter ever came to winning an MVP in his career. He finished in second behind Justin Morneau, who earned 15 first place votes as opposed to Jeter’s 12.

In fact, MLB.com recently named Jeter that season’s MVP after a revote.

He got robbed in 1999 also, but anyway.

Jeter’s .343/.438/.552 slash line that year were all the second-best of his career, behind the .349/.438/.552 he produced in 1999.

Jeter racked up a career-high 25-game hit streak from Aug. 20 to Sept. 16. He also reached base in 29 straight games from Aug. 17 to Sept. 16, his longest single-season streak.

If you want to include errors, that streak stretched until May 3, 2007.

Importantly for Jeter, his previous two season, he he just .292 and .309. He had taken bit of a step backward from the .324 he hit from 1998 to 2003, the sixth-best in baseball in that stretch.

2006 was a resurgence for Jeter, as he hit .319 with an .829 OPS the next three years, the seventh-best in the majors in that timespan. He also earned MVP votes in both 2007 (11th) and 2009 (3rd, behind winner Joe Mauer and teammate Mark Teixeira).

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