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Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

Replacement level defined and five hundred other places.

Exactly how bad of a hitter do you have to be for consideration as a replacement level player? Tango Tiger has recently updated his position adjustments. These are based on defensive statistics, not offense. He looks at how players who play multiple positions perform when switching for one to another, with some consideration for handedness, as lefties do not play second, third, or short.

Tango Tiger's Position Adjustments
POSITION POSITION ADJUSTMENT
Catcher 12.5
Shortstop 7.5
2B, 3B, CF 2.5
Corner Outfield -7.5
First base -12.5


If we consider a replacement level player to be 20 runs below major league average, you get this:

POSITION REPLACEMENT LEVEL
Catcher -32.5
Shortstop -27.5
2B, 3B, CF -22.5
Corner Outfield -12.5
First base -7.5"

Who is Tango Tiger and why does his opinion get to have an effect on a statistic?

Statistics should be just that, compiled outcomes of what happened. It seems WAR is constantly changing based on human input and evaluation.