Our rotation hasn't been perfect, but it's not even close to how poorly our pen has been performing. I'll put it another way, if our pen matched the performances of our rotation all season long, we'd have the best record in the Majors.
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Nomar Mazara was certainly not "balling out" in 2017 with his -0.3 WAR and 101 RBI's.
People put way too much emphasis on the little details/exceptions
Actually, the entire point of sabermetrics and advanced data is that it ignores "exceptions" and focuses on the general rule and outcomes over the long term.
Also, no one is saying that having a lot of RBI's won't come as a result from a "baller" season. It's just an inferior statistic to many other pieces of data. There's a lot of grey areas and variables out of the players control which could work both for him or against him over the course of a season.
No. Good lord dude. I used an example to demonstrate that not every player who drives in 100 RBI's is "balling out" as you claimed. Examples such as this demonstrate that luck and other variables can ABSOLUTELY 100% lead to a less that fantastic season lead to 100 RBI's.
A nearly 40% variable for hitting prowess is way too significant to ignore in producing RBIs. I like RBIs as a stat for the reasons some don't - it is a team stat, but some guys historically are better at it than other and you can look that up.No. Good lord dude. I used an example to demonstrate that not every player who drives in 100 RBI's is "balling out" as you claimed. Examples such as this demonstrate that luck and other variables can ABSOLUTELY 100% lead to a less that fantastic season lead to 100 RBI's.
Then, I pointed out that (given your "ignore exceptions" point) you actually should devalue RBI's and other archaic statistics more so. As opposed to modern, updated, and improved sets of data which discount variables which the player cannot control. Players can be mediocre or even a bit below average at their position and wind up with roughly 100 RBI's. Who has ever been towards the top of the league at their position in WAR, OPS, WRC, etc. and not been elite that year? By the very definition of the statistics, you are. So, why would you choose the statistic that depends on so much that is going on around the player. As opposed to the ones that the individual player has total control over. That being HIS OWN PRODUCTION. Not whether or not the guys in front of him are produciong and getting on, etc.
And yes... sure... driving in a lot of runs usually means that you're getting a lot of hits and extra base hits. No one EVER, EVER disputed that bud. In fact, there's really NO ONE that would ever dispute that the stat should disappear. I'm not sure where you got that from. It's simply valued a too high by the knuckle dragging "Derrrrr... buncha nerds gonna do some math problem and tell me something about baseball! They ain't never played the game!" type of fans.
Statiticians have rather soundly demonstrated that only a mere 39 percent of a player's RBI total can be accounted for by a player’s batting skills. There’s more to getting high RBI totals than players can realistically control. Sure, if you hit the hell out of the ball. RBI's will come. That being said, the better run creator/producer will often wind up with less RBI's at the end of a season than another player who had a lesser year. Due to the fact that the other player came up in more RBI situations, etc.
This article does a solid job at explaining it.
Stat to the Future: If you're still in love with RBIs, here's why you shouldn't be
The RBI has been an institution in baseball since it was invented, but it's time to move beyond this dated stat.www.sportingnews.com
I enjoyed the game - glad to see the power surge. I'm thinking Kopech is tipping his slider, because his stuff really looked good to me.
I know, right? There's no denying his stuff, but I guess your belief is as good an explanation that there is. Way, way, WAY too good a pitcher to have blown up like that. So maybe you're on to something.
Everyone in the pen pitched well today except Kopech for whatever reason
Agreed. My stated concern was for the overall performances they've collectively put together this year and even more so since the AS break.
Ebbs and flows over a long season, you don't need me to tell you...Sox kind of scuffling lately, all they have to do is get hot in mid September. Grandal should help.
Well that and a couple of other factors. I still love the rotation and we all know few things matter more to the fortunes or misfortunes of a team's postseason hopes than a strong, dependable rotation. I think our starting three ranks with the best of them. Not nearly as confident with #4 tho. With each passing start that we get from Keuchel, I'm slowly beginning to think that Cease should get the nod at the 4 spot. There's no doubting his superior stuff, but then again Keuchel does have that extensive playoff experience. In any event, whoever doesn't get the nod should subsequently provide some value in the pen, especially if one of the starters gets rocked early.
actually i had to miss the game.Great game by Hernandez in the field and at the plate - I hope @idseer got to see it.
You missed the start of the winning streak.
This article does a solid job at explaining it.
Stat to the Future: If you're still in love with RBIs, here's why you shouldn't be
The RBI has been an institution in baseball since it was invented, but it's time to move beyond this dated stat.
The Jidster has spoken!!
