I would love to see a discussion about traditional baseball stats versus sabermetric driven stats. I believe that both have merit, yet the saber driven group seems to have taken over. For example, obp is valued higher than ba, yet no runner advances to third on a walk. OPS is valued more than RBI, yet actual runs scored is how games are one. Would Mike Trout produce more runs in the 3 hole, because he bats more often with runners on base? Or do the additional ab's generate more runs over the course of a season? I don't know, but I believe it can be measured by someone as passionate about the game as you Craig.
I would love to see a discussion about traditional baseball stats versus sabermetric driven stats. I believe that both have merit, yet the saber driven group seems to have taken over. For example, obp is valued higher than ba, yet no runner advances to third on a walk. OPS is valued more than RBI, yet actual runs scored is how games are one. Would Mike Trout produce more runs in the 3 hole, because he bats more often with runners on base? Or do the additional ab's generate more runs over the course of a season? I don't know, but I believe it can be measured by someone as passionate about the game as you Craig.