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Old 08-22-2015, 08:13 PM   #3193
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Originally Posted by screech View Post
Yeah, lemme ignore stats I can actually quantify in favor of how many projected runs he might very well possibly score over the next two years.

Sabermetrics are not the be-all end all for evaluating talent. HRs and RBIs might not be either, but to not acknowledge them at all is silly.

But be my guest if you want to use "metrics" to justify paying $200 million for an average player.

Ryan Howard was never worth that contract, for the record.
They aren't the be all end all, you're right. If it were that easy, put numbers into a computer and get a world champ and don't pay for a GM. Here's the thing: they give you a new perspective from an unbiased view about intricacies of the game that can't be explained with a stat like RBI. If you roll with a stat like RBI, which is really a situational stat, Delmon Young should have won an MVP and Rickey Henderson is one of the most overrated players of all time.

In the wannabe scouting report I wrote about Heyward, none of that contained numbers. I don't know how you could argue with that if you want to disregard numbers.

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Originally Posted by Vito Cruz View Post
As much as I understand/agree with many of the advanced metrics, I liked them much more before people were insufferable douchebags about them. Ever try reading a Bill James interview? The guy has absolutely zero patience for people who don't have the same grasp on sabermetrics that he does. He actively talks down to people who even try to use traditional statistics.

Similarly, I'm pretty sure Brian Kenny (who I love) is going to murder Harold Reynolds in his sleep one of these years.
Really? The MIT/Ivy League math nerd type can be condescending? No way.
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