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re: Angels won't improve by adding Hamilton
Posted on 2/19/13 at 9:39 am to Baloo
Posted on 2/19/13 at 9:39 am to Baloo
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No, I actually mean it. I think the One True Number method of analysis is inherently wrong. And it's turned thoughtful analysis into largely lazy and stupid analysis. No single development in sports has lead to more terrible analysis than the invention of WAR.
Well I disagree and I'm not gonna argue why, lazy people will always do lazy analysis, this is nothing new. WAR hasn't made it worse, it just changed the numbers they are using.
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. It's not just wrong in execution, it's wrong in theory.
How's that?
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Posted on 2/19/13 at 1:58 pm to barry
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How's that?
It's the insistence on putting everyone's contribution on the same scale. They are comparing apples to oranges, but instead just compare "fruit". A player's contribution is more rounded and complex than any one number. It's why my go to quick and dirty state is the slash line (AVG/OBP/SLG). You get a picture of the player in one glimpse. WAR of X, honestly, tells me nothing.
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