It's not a Yes/No question.
Given the Braves' lead on the league...the answer is....probably.
10 year $341 Million for Francisco Lindor :damn:
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Given the Braves' lead on the league...the answer is....probably.
Olson has an OPS of 1.193 with runners in scoring position this season; Kim's is .727. So yeah, Olson's hitting is making up for his "bad" defense. All first basemen get dinged defensively for playing first base; all second basemen get a boost for playing up the middle.
If you'd like to read about it more, here you go:
Positional Adjustment
In essence, the positional adjustment is a correction to account for the fact that different positions are more challenging than others, which is a pretty easy thing to accept.
The difference between a center fielder and corner outfield is 10 runs even though they are fielding just one extra ball on average every two games. All of the calculations need to be updated, badly.
Olson has an OPS of 1.193 with runners in scoring position this season; Kim's is .727. So yeah, Olson's hitting is making up for his "bad" defense. All first basemen get dinged defensively for playing first base; all second basemen get a boost for playing up the middle.
If you'd like to read about it more, here you go:
Positional Adjustment
In essence, the positional adjustment is a correction to account for the fact that different positions are more challenging than others, which is a pretty easy thing to accept.library.fangraphs.com
The difference between a center fielder and corner outfield is 10 runs even though they are fielding just one extra ball on average every two games. All of the calculations need to be updated, badly.
If you don't field as many balls you don't have as much of an impact on the defense.
Does this not make sense?
And all you're saying here is that Olson's offense is making up for his bad defense -- a point I've literally agreed with several times now.
And if Kim was as bad defensively as Olson is...then the gap between them would be enormous because of Olson's power.
BUT....
Kim isn't as bad defensively as Olson is. He's one of the best defenders in baseball. At multiple positions. And that has value. And that's why the gap between Kim and Olson is narrower than people might otherwise expect.
This isn't magic.
OK but thats an extreme example Freeman is top in WAR/OPS and Kiermaier although having a decent season at the plate hes still a No 9 hitter...
Yes. But it takes extreme examples for people to understand a broader point.
Captain Crunch
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59th in OPS.
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top 6 in war
4 more years of Baez
AnonymityX1000
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I heard he and Harper are 1st in OPS since May 1st during the game yesterday.5th largest contract in MLB history; 98th in OPS.
without looking at anything, I am willing to bet my life that Lindor doesnt have a higher OPS than Aaron Judge since May 1st
AnonymityX1000
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Take it up with the Fox broadcast yesterday.
All hail the WAR.
Ha-Seong Kim had a 5.8 WAR with a .749 OPS last year. Maybe you guys can throw a few hundred million at him this winter too.
