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ThePretender · 05-24-2020, 05:26 PM

I read the study. Both things we're arguing are true. Lf isn't an important defensive position, and it shouldn't be punted because we can end up with a 30 run difference if my guy is +15 and yours is -15.

His specific team(s) didn't do much better when the LF changed. That doesn't mean when we're looking at individual players you should ignore it. Again if you go with a guy who is giving you -15 runs he's costing your specific team 1.5 wins on defence.

At the end of the day the goal is to provide the most value whether that's through offence or defence. There is a point where a LF is costing you too much defensively that he's not providing you with better value than a player with better defence and less offence. Which is where I disagree with the study.

05-24-2020, 05:26 PM	#11
ThePretender All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,324	I read the study. Both things we're arguing are true. Lf isn't an important defensive position, and it shouldn't be punted because we can end up with a 30 run difference if my guy is +15 and yours is -15. His specific team(s) didn't do much better when the LF changed. That doesn't mean when we're looking at individual players you should ignore it. Again if you go with a guy who is giving you -15 runs he's costing your specific team 1.5 wins on defence. At the end of the day the goal is to provide the most value whether that's through offence or defence. There is a point where a LF is costing you too much defensively that he's not providing you with better value than a player with better defence and less offence. Which is where I disagree with the study. Last edited by ThePretender; 05-24-2020 at 05:30 PM.