http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2013/03/three-strikes-week-three-3/ Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:39:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2013/03/three-strikes-week-three-3/comment-page-1/#comment-261346 Ralph Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:30:34 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=6703#comment-261346 Bill James and all his research has revealed that all the at bats in MLB result in either a Walk , a Strikeout , or a Home Run. Very telling stat . This would suggest that the defensive value of a prospect would be diminished and put more value on the power tool . That being said , Derek Jeter and Wade Boggs both made over 50 errors in their first year of pro ball . Both became stellar defensive players in their careers. This would also suggest that defense is an area where ALL players can and will improve. Thus , in my view , this will lead to MLB putting more value in the power and hit tool than the defensive tool when evaluating the worth of a prospect . Welcome to the future of sabermetric statistics !  Bill James and all his research has revealed that all the at bats in MLB result in either a Walk , a Strikeout , or a Home Run. Very telling stat . This would suggest that the defensive value of a prospect would be diminished and put more value on the power tool . That being said , Derek Jeter and Wade Boggs both made over 50 errors in their first year of pro ball . Both became stellar defensive players in their careers. This would also suggest that defense is an area where ALL players can and will improve. Thus , in my view , this will lead to MLB putting more value in the power and hit tool than the defensive tool when evaluating the worth of a prospect . Welcome to the future of sabermetric statistics ! 

]]> http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2013/03/three-strikes-week-three-3/comment-page-1/#comment-261338 Greg Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:50:34 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=6703#comment-261338 With regards to the Astros classic, if you took an all star team of players that were there you might have a better team than the Houston Astros With regards to the Astros classic, if you took an all star team of players that were there you might have a better team than the Houston Astros

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