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TedWilliams101 FCL Red Sox

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Michael Young is not a SS.

 

Is that so hard to understand?

 

THe point is that he WAS. Almost every SS eventually moves to a corner position when they get old. I never said I wanted Young. I said I wanted a Young type of SS, ie good. Some of you guys seem to want to pick a fight for the sake of fighting.

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This is why yor relationships don't last more than 3 months' date=' but yes I would hit that.[/quote']

 

The truth.

 

You spoke it. HAHAHAHAHAHA.

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THe point is that he WAS. Almost every SS eventually moves to a corner position when they get old. I never said I wanted Young. I said I wanted a Young type of SS' date=' ie good. Some of you guys seem to want to pick a fight for the sake of fighting.[/quote']

 

WAS.

 

Operative word here.

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WAS.

 

Operative word here.

 

I never said otherwise. Again, all I said was "why can't we have a SS like Young." Thats it. You mentioned he isn't a SS anymore, I aknowledged and said I was refering to his career. It should have ended there, why try to make this something it's not?

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I never said otherwise. Again' date=' all I said was "why can't we have a SS like Young." Thats it. You mentioned he isn't a SS anymore, I aknowledged and said I was refering to his career. It should have ended there, why try to make this something it's not?[/quote']

 

Do not get your panties in a bunch.

 

It is dropped.

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When that player is worth 2.1 more wins than replacement (WAR) for arguably the hardest position' date=' yes.[/quote']

But it's not 2.1 wins, because on Fangraphs, the WAR is only dependent on the RAR, or offensive contribution. A win is roughly 10 runs (5 RPG average, both teams score 5 a game - roughly). Guzman's RAR is 13.1 and WAR is 1.3. For Gonzalez, it's -7.0 and -0.7. Clearly both are 1/10, so WAR is offense only.

 

By UZR/150, the rate of fielding prowess, it's 4.0 to -6.6, for a difference of 10.6 runs, or about a win.

 

That makes the difference between the two about a win, over a whole season, and we are talking about 1/3 of a season that the team would want the player. 1/3 a win. Is that enough to take on Guzman's contract for next year, because with Gonzalez, they are free of commitment after this year?

 

EDIT: Nevermind, thought you were on the Guzman trip again.

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