Per Fangraphs, Dick Allen is the 50th-most valuable offensive player in MLB history. Before today, he was the most valuable offensive non-HOFer with zero steroid allegations
Now, at long last, Dick Allen is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame
@BaseballWRLD_ “Fake stat” = “stat I’ve never heard of that hurts my narratives” 😭
Ask ANY of them to rewatch Games 1 and 2 of the 2015 WS to remember how unclutch Salvy was
The baseball playoffs are the most random playoffs in sports. Any given team can win a short series
The Rays won a pennant with the majority of their lineup being atrocious, and their entire rotation outperforming their expected stats
Sometimes a team just happens to win, and another just happens to lose
Removing Ohtani, we have 6 pitchers in the top 11 in fWAR
I can't remember the last time we had more pitchers than nonpitchers in the top 11
Indeed, I will just say, without any research at all: that has never happened!
Hunter Goodman has accumulated 4.5 WAR in his 4-year MLB career (per FanGraphs)
This makes him the most valuable catcher in Rockies history, surpassing Chris Iannetta’s 4.2 WAR