RESULTS: The Least Remarkable 40-Something Position Player

Earlier this afternoon, we asked ourselves who is or was the least remarkable position player to play into his 40s. My initial guess, Craig Counsell, and your suggestions give him a run for his money. Here are your responses:

Lenny Harris (suggested by mattman and Dan Lucero). Statistically, he certainly fits the mold, but once his worth as an everyday player declined, he was able to turned himself into the most prolific pinch-hitter in baseball history. That doesn't necessarily make him "good," but I'd argue, at least, that it makes him remarkable.

Brief tangent, because it isn't often that we get to talk about Charlie O'Brien. In 1996, buried deep in the sports section of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, there was a short piece reporting that O'Brien, who had since been acquired by the Mets, had received his 1995 World Series ring from the Braves. It quoted O'Brien as saying that someone came to his hotel room and delivered the ring to him via song-and-dance. It's one of the funniest things I've ever read in a newspaper, and I really, really wish I could dig up the original article.

Brad Ausmus (suggested by @SamMillerOCR and @domifanotherkid). Indeed, Ausmus, statistically, was Charlie O'Brien minus power-hitting ability. And while O'Brien's coaches limited him to about 2,500 career plate appearances, Ausmus had over 7,000. Ausmus was a catcher, though, and a good one defensively.