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Originally Posted by bulldog55
Omar Vizquel in waiting. He's only 25 and an incredible defensive shortstop. Pulling up his career OPS+ is exactly why I hate stats. Look at a number and you instantly know everything about the player.
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Not true. People who use stats like this are using them completely wrong.
However, statistics are an invaluable tool (ESPECIALLY in baseball) when you put them into context as you did. He was 24 when he put up that line and it's safe to say that he will improve (as you stated).