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this is how wrc+ works http://www.fangraphs.com/library/offense/wrc/

no, that's only compared to hitters that qualified for the batting title by plate appearances. relative to the entire league in 2016 (omitting guys with tiny sample sizes I will go to 200 PA's as a benchmark) He was 218th out of 353 (and 32nd out of 47 2b with 200 PA's) he's pretty much...

no this is a misreading of the stats. 100 is average, any number below 100 is below average (and the same reverse) a 92 wRC+ is 8% below average for the year. Even among second baseman for the last 4 years BP was 26th in wRC+ among 43 guys with at leas 1000 PA's at 2b during that time.

last 5 years of defensive stats for BP: DEF: 10.8, 10.9, 9.9, 4.1, - 0.4 UZR: 8.6, 8.7, 8.1, 2.0, -2.1 DRS: 11, 1, 6, 4, -7 he appears to be declining to me

SLG is never more important than OBP in any spot in the lineup. never, zero, at no time. In fact, at ANY lineup spot OBP is nearly TWICE as important as SLG. because not making outs is the currency of baseball.

he had a 92 wRC+ last year (good for bottom 3rd of all 2b, and 8% below MLB avg) his base running has declined, defense has declined. ZIP and STEAMER both predict he will be a sub 1 fWAR player next year. Maybe he rebounds a wee bit and approaches 2. But I wouldn't bank on it. and a .730...

hello, got hoodwinked into coming back by ownership! this deal is pretty meh, but with S-Rod out I reckon it's a low risk move. BP isn't much anymore, but if nothing else he can be a decent #6 hitter on a mediocre team and maybe his defense bounces back a little. But he's hardly even an avg...

if he is he's doing it wrong. I am sick of dealing with such a group of fuddy duddy idiots. you pathetic morons are a disgrace to braves fans and I sincerely hope most of you die soon, and your offspring so you don't spread your ****ed up genes around. I don't have time to waste talking with...

and they make less money because they make terrible life choices and should be responsible for the consequences of those choices, just like everybody else. any lefty bull**** artist who tries to blame the "struggle" of black folks on mean old whitey is a pathetic waste of carbon and would be...

and I'm telling you that your odds of winning would not change one bit regardless of which rotation you took. the sample size of 3 series is simply too small to mean anything.

lmao, "the science does not agree with me thus it is dumb" that's like advertising for confirmation bias. why is it so many baseball fans are both anti-intellectual and anti facts? what drives this neanderthalic thinking?

and I'm hoping the new park with 365 day revenue streams will help boost us enough to keep guys around.

I am confused by your argument here. I am referring to total team construction. If you have 3 X 5 WAR pitchers and two bums and a bad offense, you might win 5 world series or none. If you have a team full of avg players and a couple of superstars you might win 5 world series or none. If you...

Nate Silver did a study of the entire history of the WS, team construction...etc to try and find a "recipe for success" how to build a team to win it all. What did he find? absolutely nothing. all types of team constructions have won and lost. He found a slightly above the noise edge to...

but no plan, no matter how brilliant guarantees a world series win in the double wild card era. all a team can do is make the playoffs, after that it's luck, hit sequencing and winning 3 series in a row.

the drug war hasn't worked because prohibition never works. But the only reason our foreign policy hasn't worked as well as it might have is because our politicians have been more afraid about how other's and history might view them instead of giving the military an objective and turning them...

avg 2nd wildcard record since it's inception is 86 wins. I would say being .500 entering Sept makes one "in the wc race" and please point out where I have made predictions of certainty to push a narrative. now go get your #$%^% shine box :cooter:

I would say that's his floor right now. If he can learn to dial the FB down so he can make it move and command it, he will do very well. He still has the uber gas to bring when he needs the high cheese K. I have noticed that when he lowers his velocity a tick, he transforms into a much...

as far as acquiring veteran pitching, I think it's a better investment to buy mid range guys rather than trade for high end as they only cost $$$. If we ARE going to trade young pitching, it should be for young bats, not for older pitching. Rich Hill is a free agent, give him a couple of...

lol, "inane" there is nothing more inane than making grandiose predictions to push a personal narrative. I have no idea how they will do the next 2 years. They may not make the playoffs but be in the WC hunt until late September. They might come out of nowhere and win the division. They might...