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Old 06-23-2020, 02:31 AM   #2
dkgo
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Previous defensive metrics always change with the new season because historical stats re-baseline to an "average" league.

Almost everyone uses better defensive players, but when you have 15 Ichiros in a league they can't all be in the top five so the comparison during the season is to other elite defenders. However once they are no longer compared to each other the raw inputs suddenly become much higher "above replacement"
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