PoliticalChic
Diamond Member
On a team of exemplary baseball players, picking the best Yankee is a Sisyphean task.
But, of course, I'm up to it.
With a ton of homerun hitters last season, what the Yanks needed was that contact hitter who could capitalize on runners in scoring position.
Cashman picked up DJ LeMahieu for $12 mil a year for two years.
A gold glove 2nd basemen, this gem is a star at every base.
And....can be counted on like no other with RISP.
"LeMahieu, batting .342 at the top of the Yankees order and the top of the AL." (NYPost)
But here is one more stat where LeMahieu shines.....W.A.R.
"Wins Above Replacement (WAR) is an attempt by the sabermetric baseball community to summarize a player's total contributions to their team in one statistic. You should always use more than one metric at a time when evaluating players, butWAR is all-inclusive and provides a useful reference point for comparing players."
What is WAR? | Sabermetrics Library - FanGraphs Library
What is WAR? | Sabermetrics Library
Sanchez, best offensive output for a catcher, is 2.4
Gleyber Torres is 2.7.
2019 New York Yankees Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com
LeMahieu is ........
.......4.1
To underscore his importance, in the baseball business, each W.A.R. point translates to a value of $8 million.
So, DJ....being paid $12 million/year, brings a value of over $32 million to the NY Yankees.
What a bargain!
My man!
But, of course, I'm up to it.
With a ton of homerun hitters last season, what the Yanks needed was that contact hitter who could capitalize on runners in scoring position.
Cashman picked up DJ LeMahieu for $12 mil a year for two years.
A gold glove 2nd basemen, this gem is a star at every base.
And....can be counted on like no other with RISP.
"LeMahieu, batting .342 at the top of the Yankees order and the top of the AL." (NYPost)
But here is one more stat where LeMahieu shines.....W.A.R.
"Wins Above Replacement (WAR) is an attempt by the sabermetric baseball community to summarize a player's total contributions to their team in one statistic. You should always use more than one metric at a time when evaluating players, butWAR is all-inclusive and provides a useful reference point for comparing players."
What is WAR? | Sabermetrics Library - FanGraphs Library
What is WAR? | Sabermetrics Library
Sanchez, best offensive output for a catcher, is 2.4
Gleyber Torres is 2.7.
2019 New York Yankees Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com
LeMahieu is ........
.......4.1
To underscore his importance, in the baseball business, each W.A.R. point translates to a value of $8 million.
So, DJ....being paid $12 million/year, brings a value of over $32 million to the NY Yankees.
What a bargain!
My man!