 jesse lee barfield (born october 29, 1959) is a former major league baseball right fielder. he batted and threw right-handed. barfield is considered to have had "by far the best outfield arm of the 1980s".james, bill. the new bill james historical baseball abstract. the free press. 2001. p. 299. he led american league outfielders in assists for three consecutive years (1985â87). along with george bell (lf) and lloyd moseby (cf), barfield starred in what many analysts considered the best all-around outfield of the 1980s. ==career== ===toronto blue jays (1981â1989)=== selected by the blue jays in the ninth round of the 1977 amateur draft, barfield debuted in the majors in 1981, where he hit .232 in just 25 games. he was a regular the following season, and hit .246 with 18 home runs and 58 rbis, including the first pinch hit grand slam. he finished eighth in american league rookie of the year voting, and solidified himself as a regular in the lineup for years to come. in 1983, barfield hit .253 with 27 home runs and 58 rbis, and the following year, increased his average to .284 with 14 home runs and 49 rbis. in 1985, he helped toronto reach the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, as he hit a career-high .289 with 27 homers and 84 rbis that season, the first to hit 20 homers and steal 20 bases in the same season.{{cite web|author=roger schlueter |url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/print.jsp?ymd=20101202&content_id=16239732&vkey=news_cle&c_id=cle |title=stat speak: tribe kings of 20-20 outfielders |publisher=cleveland.indians.mlb.com |date= |accessda
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