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In response to "We had this discussion almost exactly a year ago! -- (link)" by David

I look at their team stats, and there's no reason they should be this bad...they have at least 3 guys on pace for 6+ WAR

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Jul 28 '23, 10:13

with 2 more who are in the 3-4 range target...

THey got 3 pitchers who have ERA's under 3.40 and 2 of which are under 3.00

Like...do they draw lots each game for exactly 1 guy to do something incredible ... or do they pick which inning each guy will do something good, but no one else can pick that inning as well?

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Alex Anthopoulos has quietly assembled a superteam of baseball quants, and the one thing he prioritizes the most is clubhouse fit. - David Jul 28, 10:30 5
- Plus having a few of the guys take robbery-level contracts to facilitate payroll space. - Will Hunting Jul 28, 10:34 2
  - I feel a lot worse about Albies. I honestly wish we'd fix it. -- nm - David Jul 28, 10:37 1
    - Albies is an underpay, but where he was at the time...it could have gone the other way within reason. - Will Hunting Jul 28, 10:49
- What if you don’t use analytics or care about the clubhouse? Sounds like a winning team, right? - spamlet Jul 28, 10:34 1
  - The fact that y'all couldn't unlock Giolito is maddening. -- nm - David Jul 28, 10:35

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I look at their team stats, and there's no reason they should be this bad...they have at least 3 guys on pace for 6+ WAR

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