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So the braves are on one of the worst runs of all time huh?


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brunbear said:
Kiermaier both to the eye and the stats is putting up maybe the greatest defensive season ever, man. In CF that has a lot of value
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His WAR is one less than Trout...

Some people also say one WAR is equal to $5 million in salary. Do you think Kiermaier is worth $30 million a year?
 
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Captain_Crunch said:
Advanced stat heads, can you tell me why Bogaerts is a 3.7 WAR player according to Fangraphs? Looking at his stats, he appears to be average(sub .800 OPS, average defensive metrics), I don't understand the math that makes him a very good/great player.
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WAR is only how you compare to the players at the same position. Xander has a .332 wOBA (weighted on-base average) which ranks 4th among all qualified SS in the league (Tulo is at .336 for comparison). He's 3rd among SS in base running, and he's a respectable 8th in defense. It's hard to find a SS nowadays who isn't taking something off the table either defensively or offensively, to have someone who is largely above-average at all facets of the game at a premium position = the 3.7 WAR.
 
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Finn Baller said:
WAR is only how you compare to the players at the same position. Xander has a .332 wOBA (weighted on-base average) which ranks 4th among all qualified SS in the league (Tulo is at .336 for comparison). He's 3rd among SS in base running, and he's a respectable 8th in defense. It's hard to find a SS nowadays who isn't taking something off the table either defensively or offensively, to have someone who is largely above-average at all facets of the game at a premium position = the 3.7 WAR.
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correct. the defensive fielding spectrum has to be taken into account to truly assess a player's value. Basically, anyone who plays down the center of the field (CF, SS, 2B, P, C) has the most defensive responsibilities, so the amount of offensive production is commensurate to the inverse of these responsibilities.

general order is: DH > 1B > LF > RF > 3B > CF > 2B > SS > C > P (in order of increasing defensive responsibility, though obviously the pitcher is a special case where the defensive responsibility extends beyond fielding to actual pitching and pick offs).


It's what made A-Rod's early 2000s seasons so much more ridiculous than anything any non-Bonds player was doing at the time. Also why the debate between him and Ortiz for the 2005 MVP was ridiculous, A DH brings far less to the table than a replacement level fielding 3B with identical offensive stats. Gonna be a huge black mark on baseball if Shrek is ever inducted into the HOF before A-Rod.
 
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Enjoy the real Max Scherzer @mastermind :smhkobe:

Only six years and $180 million left on that contract. :smhkobe:

Get ready for more 117 pitch, 6 IP performances that continue to wear down his arm. :smhkobe:
 
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Brutal loss for the Nats. What the hell has happened to Max Scherzer? :mindblown:
 
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Look at this play Joe Panik made a couple days ago in the Minors. Incredible.
 
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