For Tim Marchman's critique, click here.
For Joe Posnanski's take, click here.
If you read them carefully, I think you'll find they agree on a lot. The difference is one of attitude. Posnanski acknowledges that the numbers aren't perfect, but he's still willing to put more weight on them than Marchman will; Marchman knows the numbers are advancing closer to something resembling the truth, but isn't willing to drive his truck over their bridge.
I wonder how Strato-matic used to determine their fielding ratings.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how Strat devises their ratings. Reputation clearly matters, but ... the 2010 cards (based on the 2009 season) have Delmon Young as a 3 in LF -- 3e9 in the advanced side -- and that makes little sense to me. Ought to be a 4. Maybe a 3 for next year's set. Maybe.
ReplyDeleteHal Richman, the genius behind Strat, has a role in Baseball Info System's "Fielding Bible Awards," but the annual Bill James Handbook always has a disclaimer that Richman's votes don't necessarily reflect the coming fielding ratings, which are said to be based on Start's original research.
Haven't seen a Strato-card in many many years. . .
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