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- From: tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer)
- Subject: Re: Tigers in 93? (Was: Re: Brewers in 93?)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.150019.9062@cs.cornell.edu>
- Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
- References: <1992Nov16.164727.13522@cs.cornell.edu> <19382@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> <1992Nov19.100111.14997@netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 15:00:19 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.100111.14997@netcom.com> arrow@netcom.com (Les Arrow) writes:
- >I guess the real question is do you think a player who eats up
- >475 to 500 outs can be productive. I think so.
-
- Productive? Yes. Star hitter at 1B? Maybe. Legitimate MVP
- candidate? Not likely, unless he had an *incredible* number of AB.
-
- >I would love to know what the average is in the league.
-
- This number is meaningless. Fully dependent on playing time. League
- average OBP is about .330. Fielder is below that. (And *far* below
- the league average OBP for a 1B.)
-
- >So, is 18 outs significant enough to regard Fielder as a wash out? I don't
- >think so. Not if he is able to be in the middle of the lineup and drive
- >in 130 runs with 44 HRs.Now once this productivity slips, granted he isn't
- >worth much, but I don't think we can judge this on one season.
-
- A GM *has* to make judgements like that... (And while most GMs ignore
- single-season plummets, most GMs also get burnt a lot of the time...)
-
- >Personally I don't think many players could have had such a poor
- >season at the plate and still accomplish the driving in talents of
- >Fielder.
-
- Tell me that *after* somebody posts the RBI opportunity statistics,
- and I'll believe you.
-
- -Valentine
-