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Alpez16
Hindsight..
DarthMurph
What?
dwarfcatt
Steve Adams wins this round…
Chad Johnson
Upton might resign in Atlanta for a team friendly deal, I think Heyward will leave.
DMiles5149
Why do people just look at WAR and say this guy’s good. I get people use the stat nowadays (which I think is absurd) but it doesn’t just automatically mean a guy’s a great player. If so, that means you think (contract aside) that Brandon Belt is a lot better than Adrian Gonzalez. I don’t really see it that way. And I think there’s a stat that means a lot more than WAR. Postseason hitting. Heyward’s 6 for 40. Not to mention he strikes out a ton and in the Postseason, that’s usually a recipe for disaster.
Edit: Also, do you really think Matt Carpenter is better than Cano and Pedroia?
Double Edit: Holy smokes. Fangraphs says according to WAR Matt Carpenter is the 6th best position player in the league. You don’t really believe that do you? Zobrist better than Buster Posey? Come on.
Eric 26
I’m not a scout, and I only watch about half of the Cub’s games every year. Bias can really creep into my mind if I’m going to judge Heyward on the 3 games that I see him a year, and I’m not even sure I’ve seen Gordon. I would only feel mildly confident judging Cubs players because the Cub’s staff will know baseball way better than me, and they have more than just the games to judge a player on.
WAR is an objective stat, and it’s great for the casual fan. I’m sure there are a lot scouts who can really compare these guys, but for the average fan? I’m not going to watch game tape and write up a scouting report on Alex Gordon.
WAR isn’t perfect, but it’s a good barometer. The only alternative would be random guys on the internet giving scouting reports which is going to be much more flawed because of all sorts of bias.
DMiles5149
I’m not a huge fan of WAR but I understand people use it as a way to judge a player. And that’s fine. Who am I to say what to use? But there are some fans out there who believe it’s the end all be all to judging a player. I had one guy arguing that Stephen Drew is a top 5 SS in the league and was using WAR as his main argument. I couldn’t believe it.
LetsGoBucs92122
Surprised this was only two years. Must not have been able to agree on a longer term deal. Curious to see if they start working on one again this summer
burnboll
I am a big fan of Heyward! but he’s no sure thing to take the next step into superstardom.
I think the Braves are a bit hesitant to sign him to a long extension unless it’s a deal where they could live with Heyward not taking the next step.
burnboll
Choos primary skill, obp, is something that actually gets better the older the player get, to a certain point of course.
Heyward excels in other areas, that are more prone to break down as he ages.
burnboll
I’d trade Kimbrel if I was Wren.
Realistically, Kimbrel won’t get even better, so his value is maxed right now.
Sell high and get some quality prospects in return.