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Originally Posted by RaceDog
I am not a big fan of WAR yet...yet.
They haven't perfected the data for defense and they also place too heavy a weight on what they do calculate for defense. When they score a slap hitting .280 above average defensive SS #9 hitter equally with a offensive stud corner OF that is average defensively, there is a problem.
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If you are referring to Simmons, he hit 14 hr and 38 doubles last year and to my recollection never batted 9th.
And he is considered in competition for best defensive short stop ever.
FWIW he is batting over .330 so far this year.