This is one of the deepest Jays rosters in my lifetime.
@RobWong34 We traded Teo & Gurriel and got back varsho Kiermeyer & Belt and this makes us a deep team?
@chieftoronto @RobWong34 Got rid of Teo, Gurriel, Stripling, Tapia, JBJ and Zimmer and brought in Belt, Varsho, Kiermaier, Bassitt and Swanson so yes the team is significantly deeper and much better on paper
@Sharangovich17 @RobWong34 So we replaced a .265/.270 hitter with 30 HR and a career .285 hitter with 3 guys who hit .220 or worse where 2 of them hit less than 10 HR a year - k good swap
@chieftoronto @RobWong34 It’s 2023 and you’re using batting averages to define how good a player is… Completely disregarding defensive ability as well
@Sharangovich17 @RobWong34 Batting average and OBP are the only indicators that matter when it comes to factual statistics that tell you how often a player gets on base. As for defense - it helps but doesn’t buy you many wins if you can’t score runs.
@chieftoronto @RobWong34 A run saved is a run scored and stats like OPS+ and WRC+ are much better for measuring offensive impact than batting average and OBP
@Sharangovich17 @RobWong34 A run saved is not a run scored when you are losing 6-1 and you make a nice defensive play. Baseball is the only sport in which good defense cannot translate to offensive points or goals. OPS - your slugging percentage???? Who cares it doesn’t matter how you get on base
@Sharangovich17 @RobWong34 As for WRC+ not a sole on earth can actually tell you what that is and how you actually measure #madeupstats #analyticsarestupid
@chieftoronto @RobWong34 OPS is SLG plus OBP… who’s gonna score runs if all you do is hit singles and defense matters when you’re winning. They have 4 great starters and a greta bullpen so they’re hoping to not be trailing often. Also forgetting they still have one of the best lineups in the league