As a White Sox fan, I
should be happy to see that Cubs’ president Theo Epstein talking
techno-gibber. But as a baseball fan, I suspect
just about everyone is doing it.
Epstein told the
Sun-Times the other day he wants outfielder Jason Heyward—still due $147.4
million on his albatross of a contract—to put up better WAR
(win-above-replacement) numbers. “That’s
what we want to get him back to, being a six-win [yes, above-replacement]
player.” What this means in English is
that Heyward’s 6.5 WAR for the Cardinals in 2015 consisted of a .290 batting
average, 13 homeruns, 60 RBIs and 79 runs scored to go with a Gold Glove in
right field. Maybe I’m wrong, but I
thought the more detail the better in measuring performance.
If this keeps up,
Epstein will at some point announce a trade of a 5.2 WAR player for a 3 and a
3.5. Heaven help us when that day comes.
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