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Originally Posted by Melagoo
I should be clear ... I'm not agreeing that Trout is average I mean the stats don't always reflect the determination and drive a player has ... I think Trout is a top 5 all time player ... hope he gets back soon  |
If a player has grit and determination, and that grit and determination help him succeed, then it must show up in the stats somewhere. Maybe he gets more hits out of it. Maybe his teammates perform better from his inspiration, regardless, however much an individual's "drive" impacts them, it has to show up in the stats, the runs, the W-L, because there aren't magical grit points.
so when you see someone say a player makes everyone else around him better, ok! that could be a real thing! and you could measure it by asking if players around him did get better, or maybe the team has a better record in close games, or something.