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Originally Posted by Frank Drebin
First off, you don't know what WAR stands for or at least comprehend the concept. If you did, you wouldn't say "a pro is better than a scrub off the street" because that's not what it means.
What Damian and I are arguing is that you're using antiquated metrics to quantify a players performance. We've given examples of why batting average is only a small piece of the pie. Ex: Kris Bryant is hitting .262 right now....if he were a free agent, what kind of contract do you think he would get this offseason? $200 mil would be a home town discount to put it mildly.
No one compared Hayward to Trout or Cabrerra. His scouting report was summed up and supported by data which all comes out to "hes getting paid very well" after this season.
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I was being facetious with the WAR remark. I am not only looking at average and the like with this, that was just the first thing that came to mind, plus it's not something to be ignored (which you both seem to be doing in shitting on me for pointing to it).
Since you missed it, I'll say again: I did not compare Heyward to Trout or Cabrera, nor did I say anyone did. The point was that those guys have produced enough to be worth $200 million. From what I've seen from Heyward, which is quite a bit since he played for a rival for 5 years, he hasn't and isn't worth $200 million right now.