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Originally Posted by BIG17EASY
The first part is essentially my point. It's not fair to knock a guy for his defense when he plays a position where only elite defensive skills have any value. The problem with that, though, is that WAR does put some negative value on his defense, which is a flaw in the WAR statistic, in my book.
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I think it is fair in this context, which is choosing an all-star team.
There aren't typically enough spots on an all-star team to choose two-three guys at a given position. So if he's not the top 1B chosen, he's competing for a bench spot with guys who play every other position, nearly all of which will have more or much more defensive value than he does.
Add in his other issues, and it's certainly not a great injustice he didn't make the ASG. Maybe a slight snub, maybe not, depending on the years other guys are having.