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ncap99 · 11-05-2021, 05:10 AM

Williams has done fine for me starting against righties only. Not a great average (.249) but high OBP (.374) due to very high eye rating (another underrated stat) and lots of pop (10 HRs in 197 ABs).

And I don't think it is that high power doesn't play, it is that for the most part up until the last few drops high power meant low avoid K and mediocre at best contact. The contact rate on cards like McGwire were so bad that even hitting 30+ HRs wasn't enough for the card to be valuable. A guy hitting .230 with 30+ HRs and a high walk rate is extremely valuable in diamond+ leagues. Pretty much any card that can get you .800+ OPS on a regular basis is amazing in diamond+, regardless if that comes from power and walks or a high BA.

I think in general people get disappointed when their Pete Rose doesn't hit .350 or their Lou Gehrig doesn't hit 40 HRs. But wouldn't you be equally disappointed if your Greg Maddux had a 4.6 ERA every year? Because that would be the cost of all these historically great hitters achieving anything near their average career stats. They weren't facing hall of fame pitchers every at bat.

11-05-2021, 05:10 AM	#7
ncap99 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 319	Williams has done fine for me starting against righties only. Not a great average (.249) but high OBP (.374) due to very high eye rating (another underrated stat) and lots of pop (10 HRs in 197 ABs). And I don't think it is that high power doesn't play, it is that for the most part up until the last few drops high power meant low avoid K and mediocre at best contact. The contact rate on cards like McGwire were so bad that even hitting 30+ HRs wasn't enough for the card to be valuable. A guy hitting .230 with 30+ HRs and a high walk rate is extremely valuable in diamond+ leagues. Pretty much any card that can get you .800+ OPS on a regular basis is amazing in diamond+, regardless if that comes from power and walks or a high BA. I think in general people get disappointed when their Pete Rose doesn't hit .350 or their Lou Gehrig doesn't hit 40 HRs. But wouldn't you be equally disappointed if your Greg Maddux had a 4.6 ERA every year? Because that would be the cost of all these historically great hitters achieving anything near their average career stats. They weren't facing hall of fame pitchers every at bat.