Effectively Wild Episode 2368: F Everything, We’re Doing Five Taters
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
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Reevaluating Baseball Metrics: The WAR Debate
This chapter explores the evolution of baseball statistics, particularly the Wins Above Replacement (WAR) metric, and how historical context affects player evaluations. It emphasizes the complexities of comparing players across different eras while acknowledging the limitations and necessary nuances in interpreting these numbers.
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