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LeeD · 08-07-2023, 07:44 PM

Looking it over. 1.1 million points incoming between my five teams at quick-sell rates. And yet...

I'm now convinced that Mookie Betts doesn't go Perfect unless Acuna and Judge die in a plane crash this month. Dude is sitting on 98 and slashes .338/.440/.675 to raise his OPS from .923 to .960, is beating his already outstanding ZiPS projection by 64 points, has a wOBA of .405 (beats ZiPS by 25 points and is fourth in the majors), fourth in the majors in WAR, fifth in OPS, fifth in Slugging, fifth in walks. On and on it goes, and another one-point bump for a guy who started at 97 and has exceeded his projections everywhere.

Kyle Tucker's .325/.414/.639 is good for a drop from 96 to 94.

Cody Bellinger is player of the month, OPS of 1.136, is now ninth in Slugging, eighth in OPS, and stops just short of 90. How many Diamond players have worse stats than he does? His 3.6 Fangraphs WAR puts him in the top 20, so there are quite a few.

Manny Machado's .941 July OPS would be good for eighth-best in the majors this season. He drops by one point instead of returning to Diamond.

Austin Riley (1.073 OPS, doesn't return to Diamond), Isaac Paredes (.930 OPS, 28th in Fangraphs WAR and can't crack Gold). Etc.

Lest someone bring up defense, how about Ha-seong KIm, whose glove is as golden as it gets. 1.131 OPS in July, 11th in Fangraphs WAR for the season, and he's not as good as Altuve and Marte, both of whom trail him badly in friggin' oWAR and whose gloves have the golden weight of a Maltese Falcon but are actually made of lead. And Perfect Luis Arraez barely beats him in oWAR while playing what would charitably be described as sub-optimal defense.

This system of ratings could best be described as fiddle and fudge.

08-07-2023, 07:44 PM	#19
LeeD All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 896	Looking it over. 1.1 million points incoming between my five teams at quick-sell rates. And yet... I'm now convinced that Mookie Betts doesn't go Perfect unless Acuna and Judge die in a plane crash this month. Dude is sitting on 98 and slashes .338/.440/.675 to raise his OPS from .923 to .960, is beating his already outstanding ZiPS projection by 64 points, has a wOBA of .405 (beats ZiPS by 25 points and is fourth in the majors), fourth in the majors in WAR, fifth in OPS, fifth in Slugging, fifth in walks. On and on it goes, and another one-point bump for a guy who started at 97 and has exceeded his projections everywhere. Kyle Tucker's .325/.414/.639 is good for a drop from 96 to 94. Cody Bellinger is player of the month, OPS of 1.136, is now ninth in Slugging, eighth in OPS, and stops just short of 90. How many Diamond players have worse stats than he does? His 3.6 Fangraphs WAR puts him in the top 20, so there are quite a few. Manny Machado's .941 July OPS would be good for eighth-best in the majors this season. He drops by one point instead of returning to Diamond. Austin Riley (1.073 OPS, doesn't return to Diamond), Isaac Paredes (.930 OPS, 28th in Fangraphs WAR and can't crack Gold). Etc. Lest someone bring up defense, how about Ha-seong KIm, whose glove is as golden as it gets. 1.131 OPS in July, 11th in Fangraphs WAR for the season, and he's not as good as Altuve and Marte, both of whom trail him badly in friggin' oWAR and whose gloves have the golden weight of a Maltese Falcon but are actually made of lead. And Perfect Luis Arraez barely beats him in oWAR while playing what would charitably be described as sub-optimal defense. This system of ratings could best be described as fiddle and fudge. Last edited by LeeD; 08-07-2023 at 08:04 PM.