Is Kyle Schwarber a HOFer?

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Originally Posted by evileddie

What? He was 7-17 in that series with 3 walks. He was recovering from full tears to the ACL and LCL in his left knee and it was a miracle he was able to play in that series. He was a huge boost to the Cubs in that series.

Some members are so focused on WAR and OPS instead of having the most vital aspect of a player be - A performer. Kirk Gibson performed one at bat in the WS for LA and it’s a legacy moment.

I’ll ask this to WAR followers. Why is Kyle batting lead off when everything that WAR is about screams horrible move ? Somebody on the Phillies understands that 69% of all teams that score the first run of the game win the game. Put the power guys earlier in the lineup to have better odds of scoring the first run. WAR screams that this move is ludicrous but baseball data backs it up. WAR is a accumulation stat that does nothing in the Post Season. There is no time to accumulate, it’s here and now ! Schwarber is made for the Post Season, others are not.