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Originally Posted by Westheim
I see no point in runs scored and pay zero attention to them, and I've always been happy with WHIP.
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Runs scored is the most underrated useful stat there is. You give me 9 guys who can score runs and I will have a great offense.
Runs scored tells who who is cashing in on their opportunities, and ultimately is more pertinent than who is getting opportunities.
Take the Reds C Brayan Pena as an example. Most people will say that he is having a decent year at bat this season. But I say he is the worst batter in the National League. The reason is that it is almost irrelevant how many times Pena can get on base because it takes an unlikely alignment of the planets and an act of congress to get him around to score a run. And since he offers nothing else other than a decent OBP, that means he has no value at all. Couple that with his horrible defense behind the plate and he is about as worthless a player as can exist (though he seems like a really nice guy).