xp thanks!
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 15:37 (five years ago) link
gregory polanco did not put up 4 war and win rookie of the year as a 20yo (and even 2 war/season, as polanco did last year, is more than enough to justify his contract).
it's hard to blame acuna -- he's a 21yo kid from venezuela who is now more than set for life. but i don't think the braves are taking on much risk at all. this might be an optimistic example, but mookie got $10m in his first year of arbitration and $20m in his second; acuna has locked himself into less than that for his entire prime. maybe the free agent system is irreparably broken and we don't know what 1 war is worth in an unopen market, but if we go by $8m-$9m, all the braves are risking is that acuna won't be worth 2 war per season throughout his 20s.
anyway, acuna's rich, braves ownership gets to keep more money, so it goes
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 15:37 (five years ago) link
Beetlejuice: The in-unison chorus of “Acuna getting $100M is a ripoff” is a bit troubling to me. Why do so many media Acuna should immediately adopt their opinion because they “know better.” He’s trying to do what’s best for him and his family and everyone’s risk preference is different. (Even if it’s team friendly – the current landscape of media combativeness is no bueno)
Meg Rowley: The deal is hilariously light for talented a player. I think we can recognize why an individual wants to be set for life while still bemoaning the incentives at work that inspired him to sign such a deal.
The media’s job isn’t to be conciliatory toward teams. Our job is to properly assess and analyze baseball news.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 15:44 (five years ago) link
i have a side question but has anyone done any mathy articles describing why everyone places a "dollar value" on WAR as if it's geometric and not e.g. logarithmic? like why is a 9-WAR player worth 3 times a 3-WAR player? is it because there are so many players on a team + a multi-year deal means even more players over time?
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boot Edge Edge" (Will M.), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 18:03 (five years ago) link
also i'm not a math boss so idk if i am using geometric and logarithmic right. i don't even know if i'm spelling the last one right. i'm a fuckin mess
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boot Edge Edge" (Will M.), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 18:04 (five years ago) link
linear vs log is what you're looking for.
Wins are measured integrally, so it lends itself to the linear scale.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 19:31 (five years ago) link
cubs extend ... david bote? through ... 2024?
― na (NA), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 21:00 (five years ago) link
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― mookieproof, Thursday, 4 April 2019 14:52 (five years ago) link