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Originally Posted by Orcin
The players don't even have 100 at bats yet, so it is way too early to draw conclusions about performance from this season. But, as I said earlier in this thread, those two players made up 70% of the top 10 WAR totals among position players in two different gold leagues last season. You can check your league for career totals in all levels and you will see what I mean.
Just checked my Diamond .306 league: The top 20 career WAR among position players includes 11 Trouts and 4 Betts (75%). The top 10 is 4 Trout and 3 Betts (70%).
Basically, you either have Trout and Betts, or you can't afford Trout and Betts, or you are determined to go against the grain and try to win without Trout and Betts which means you pay at least double to get near-equivalent performance from a historical pair of outfielders.
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My diamond league is similar - Trout/Betts make up 90% of top 10, 60% of top 20 with the Bonds, Ruth, Mays sprinkled in.
Only one surprise for me, Willie Wilson putting up 20 WAR, including 8 WAR in Gold.