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MGL's superLWTS (March 10, 2004)
Discussion ThreadPosted 4:16 p.m.,
March 11, 2004
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Jay Fan
Great work MGL. Question, now that the UZR and offence weights are combined, is the UZR calculated based the assumption that fielders are completely 100% responsible for balls in play, or is it discounted somewhat to account for the pitcher's responsibility (if there is any?). I'm sorry if I have asked a question debated previously on this site (I'm new), however the UZR looks high in relation to the offense side for some players. Thanks
MGL's superLWTS (March 10, 2004)
Posted 4:53 p.m.,
March 11, 2004
(#10) -
Jay Fan
Sorry, I should probably give an example. For instance, Darin Erstad one season saved 56 runs with his glove. He saved more runs with his glove that season that AROD created with his bat during his MVP season last year (48). In fact of the 2327 seasons listed there from 2000 to 2003 Erstad saved more runs with his glove that season than any other player created with his bat in one season; with the exception of just 20 seasons. I know the research states this, but it seems hard to believe thinking about it.