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Reply to "Poll - Trout, Cabrera or other for AL MVP"

In a post above I noticed that the Washington Post is quoted with a comparison of Trout and Cabrera. Once again my point is proven that a source that ought to know better uses outdated erronious statistics trying to prove a point. The Post used fielding percentage which is idiotic when comparing a gold glove type center fielder and a slug of a third baseman. Fielding percentage being used in virtually any argument shows that the arguee is a true dinosaur in his statistical thinking. Some of the worst position players in the history of baseball have held fielding percentage records or led the league in fielding percentage at their positions due to the fact that while they didn't make many errors, they also didn't get to any balls that required a step or two in any direction. Yet here we go again with a useless stat being used like it proves something. This is the whole basis of the sabermatic argument. THERE ARE NOW BETTER WAYS TO FIGURE VALUE in fielding, hitting and baserunning! By the way someone arguing for the Triple Crown all of a sudden was saying that we sabermetric defenders discount HRs and we NEVER said that. It is batting average and RBI's that are the problem. Anyone who wants to bring fielding percentage in this type of discussion really shows a lack of knowledge and credibility . Smile
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