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Wins Above Replacement (WAR) is Fine: Jim Caple’s Master Class in Strawman...
Over at ESPN.com, the excellent Jim Caple published an article entitled “Let’s Corral the WAR Horse” in which he argues against the use of WAR as “THE definitive evaluation of a player’s worth.” It’s a...
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No Big Time Acquisition at the Trade Deadline? No Problem: Part I
By: J. Scott Smith By all accounts, the 2013 non-waiver trading deadline was one of the worst in recent memory. No superstar player changed hands to give your team that number one starter or number...
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Part II: Trading Deadline Difference Makers: A 1995 Braves and 2004 Red Sox...
By: J. Scott Smith As Part I detailed, teams acquiring superstars at the trading deadline have not led to World Series appearances, but plenty of solid veteran players (partly because there are so many...
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Is It Time to Worry About Travis D’Arnaud? Yes. (Plus A Bonus Lesson In Using...
By: Brian Mangan (I just wrote and lost an entire post, so here’s the short(er) version.) Everyone reading this knows who Travis D’Arnaud is, so I won’t spend much time reminding you that he is a...
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