Um, thats the point of sabermetrics. Guys like this were worshipped in the 70's. Like Pete Rose
So you like this argument that JR and Theo and Andrew subscribe to, but you hate the devaluing of the RBI. And BTW, the run scored I THINK had also been devalued. Not sure on that one.
The stolen base and the bunt have been devalued, reduced, and the hit and run is 99% gone.
And there is no such thing as a "clutch" hitter long term.
Everything returns to the mean
Like it or not, the stats guys who live on probabilities believe the above. Tilt against all the windmills you want, but this is how baseball is managed today and the above is what they will or won't pay for
Um, thats the point of sabermetrics. Guys like this were worshipped in the 70's. Like Pete Rose
So you like this argument that JR and Theo and Andrew subscribe to, but you hate the devaluing of the RBI. And BTW, the run scored I THINK had also been devalued. Not sure on that one.
The stolen base and the bunt have been devalued, reduced, and the hit and run is 99% gone.
And there is no such thing as a "clutch" hitter long term.
Everything returns to the mean
Like it or not, the stats guys who live on probabilities believe the above. Tilt against all the windmills you want, but this is how baseball is managed today and the above is what they will or won't pay for