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I think team chemistry affects numbers more than anyone ever wants to admit. If one guy's hitting 3 and he's always got a guy on base, and another guy is hitting 4 with nobody else (decent) ahead of him or behind him, who'll get pitched around, who'll get RBI chances, who'll let things like clutch ratings come into play? And that's the tip of the iceberg. Forget about ballparks; does one guy have a crappy pitching staff he never gets to hit against, or does the other have a great pitching staff he never faces?
On the other hand, I do wanna know what's up with that scouting report stuff with "is well-liked and a lot of fun in the clubhouse" or "the only thing holding him back is his attitude", or the rebuke "my mood isn't that bad yet". There's something hidden, whether it has a big effect or not.
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