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Didn't somebody lose their podcast gig for saying something like that? 😉

I have seen a lot of Valdez the last few years because I often have him on my fantasy team. He is a good pitcher, but when things go wrong, he doesn't react well and has games like this.

Thanks Bert. I am very happy to hear that he is doing well.

According to FanGraphs, Witt has saved 3 runs defensively whereas Henderson has given up -1 run. That's 0.4 WAR right there. The offensive numbers are going to accumulate over the course of the season even someone is not a great hitter and WAR is also going accumulate over the season. Fielding doesn't accumulate the same way. Replacement level for defense is average, so an average shortstop will always add 0 WAR with his fielding whether he plays 1 game or 162 games. The result is that a really good or bad fielder is going to have his WAR distorted in a really small sample size.

So, when the team does well, it's Harris's team, but when they lose, it is Avila's team! 😃

The 0.7 difference is probably all fielding and fielding stats don't work in a small sample.

Fans only regard him as an above average first baseman when he's hitting! People used to do the same thing when Cabrera when he played third.

At the end of 2024, everybody was saying the Tigers had perfect team chemistry and they all wanted to win so bad. Now, all of the sudden, nobody cares and they need someone to shake things up. What came first, the chicken or the egg?

Is he the new Tony Clark?

WAR is not intended to be a 10 game stat. Look at it again after the season. Witt will be at 7 WAR and it should make more sense.

Clark come across as OK to me. He also comes across as someone who likes attention which is OK for an entertainer which is what he is.

Maybe Valdez can fire some balls at Greene. That will shake things up.

Or maybe they will just start winning...like tonight.

I am less impressed by Greene every year.

I get the sense that Clark is the type who won't sign an extension.