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Everything posted by notin
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But WAFL is a much better acronym than WAAA. One is reminiscent of a tasty breakfast treat, while the other looks like a literary representation of a whiny sound…
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But more important, he’s Felipe Lopez. Not like that pan-dimensional jackass freak Whit Merrifield…
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I think there is a clear issue with the interpretation of the baseline for both WAR (Wins Above Replacement) and WAA (Wins Above Average). This makes is abundantly clear that we need to bring back the best measurement ever developed - WAFL (Wins Above Felipe Lopez). You can argue about what a replacement player is or what an average player is. But we all know what Felipe Lopez is…
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How about that? So according to WAA, Whit Merrifield isn’t even as good as himself. This could get deeply philosophical…
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Average based on what? I think that’s the way they say it works, but is it really mathematically true for an average starter (which is not at all the same as an average player) to be 2 fWAR?
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I don’t know what sort of offer Boston made. Reportedly it was more guaranteed money than Texas offered, but the Rangers’ contract can be with up to $63mill over 3 with the incentives and options. And I suppose, like Eflin, it is possible Texas native Eovaldi liked the speak of just going home. Maybe it’s time the Sox negotiated with some New England natives for once…
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Not worth anything…
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Those teams all lost so many games because they all beat up on each other. (It’s funny because it can’t happen.)
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The division is weaker because they lost 4 games?
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Not sure I agree. Hi you really think 50% of all corner outfielders are as good or better than Verdugo defensively?
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What? They’re not waiting for their injured pitchers to return!?? You don’t have to do that!?!
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I’ve said it since the day the Sox extended him (against my wishes) - the problem with Eovaldi has nothing to do with talent…
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Brewers/Rangers. Let’s have a first time champ…
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I tried a different route. Per Fangraphs, all teams combined for 570 fWAR for position players. As there are 390 roster slots in MLB for position players, that makes for roughly 1.5 fWAR per roster spot. Whit Merrifield’s fWAR this year is 1.5. So that’s another way to determine an average player, I guess. (J.T. Realmuto also worked.)
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No. Whit Merrifield is average.
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1) I said fans will displeased with a low enough offensive player regardless of defense. 2) You said the negative fWAR was a better evaluation than fan opinion. 3) I pointed out said players do not always have a negative fWAR, citing 2014 JBJ. Later another example in Ozzie Smith was supplied. The problem with negative fWAR is the player might not have one, despite a miniscule OPS…
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Sure. But doesn’t that invalidate whatever point you were trying to make in post 149?
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Ouija Board. A Magic 8-Ball is just a Ouija Board for people with no friends…
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No, I was just pointing out a player can struggle mightily with the bat and still have a positive fWAR. It wasn’t me who brought up negative fWAR back in post 149…
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Actually those years were not pertinent at all to my question about 2014. The bottom line is that year Bradley was a clear offensive liability yet didn’t have a negative fWAR. That’s also a possibility with Rafaela next year. If Rafaela has a .530 OPS and a positive fWAR in the 0.1 to 0.5 range, what will be your thoughts of him as a starter?
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In 2014, Bradley posted a .531 OPS and 0.2 fWAR. I bet he wasn’t wildly popular. And his offensive output might have helped fuel the team’s interest in Rusney Castillo. I don’t recall anyone defending his contributions based on his positive fWAR…
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He isn’t. It’s easy to say “I’m fine with him hitting.650 and playing great defense.” We all are. But there is a threshold where the defense simply doesn’t justify the lack of offense to many fans, even for a number nine hitter. We’ve seen this with Bradley. At both ends of his career…
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Point being the post-surgery Lackey was like getting a new pitcher. 2011 and 2012 Lackey was more problem than solution…
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I’m sure Cora had input. I’m sure every manger has some input. But that didn’t make them ultimately responsible. “Input” doesn’t mean making the final call. The notion that Cora is begging for a better pitcher and Bloom is telling him “No!! You will work with what I give you!” Is pure fantasy. Bloom was aware which one of the two would be fired by ownership first in that case…
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He’s only played 178 games since 2021, and only 37 in RF. But he is getting older…
