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dkgo · 09-12-2019, 09:03 AM

It depends on what you mean by understand. Do you want to be able to calculate it yourself from scratch? That probably isn't happening soon. Do you want to be able to explain why Marcus Semien has been about 2 WAR better than Pete Alonso this season even though Alonso has 20 more homers? That isn't difficult.

09-12-2019, 09:03 AM	#67
dkgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,152	It depends on what you mean by understand. Do you want to be able to calculate it yourself from scratch? That probably isn't happening soon. Do you want to be able to explain why Marcus Semien has been about 2 WAR better than Pete Alonso this season even though Alonso has 20 more homers? That isn't difficult.