jpx7 (07-16-2020)
Puig was a 5 WAR player in LA if you want to use junk stats.
imagine talking about baseball and not understanding how WAR works.
i guess i didn't understand when i was a teenager, tho.
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jpx7 (07-16-2020)
"Well, you’ll learn soon enough that this was a massive red wave landslide." - thethe on the 2020 election that trump lost bigly
“I can’t fix my life, but I can fix the world.” - sturg
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jpx7 (07-16-2020)
And if you really want to be dumb and use runs scored, Markakis only played in 115 games last year, compared to 149 for Puig and 130 for Ozuna. So, saying they only scored 15 more runs than Nick is actually detrimental to your argument.
But, in reality, it just proves how runs scored is as meaningless as a stat as RBI.
Carp (07-16-2020)
Runs are the most important stat in baseball, and a HR is the best possible outcome of an AB.
Singles and BB are 4th on that list.
What are you even arguing here? That a singles hitter is better than a HR hitter? This is basic arithmetic.
Obviously WRT runs, there is some reliance on who's batting behind you, but it's not as pronounced enough at the big league level to explain a 15-20 run difference.
Ozuna and Puig scored more runs because they created more action with HR and steals.