Quote:
Originally Posted by pseudofool
I wanted to respond to this separately. Teams evaluate intangibles all the time, it might not be perfect or even preferential, but it would be negligent not to do so.
|
I have no insight into teams evaluation methods, so I'll take your word on it. I do believe teams look at things like makeup, and attitude.
My question would be how would you evaluate something that is an intangible?
The concern there is if it's not measurable, you run the risk of either overvaluing, or undervaluing a player. Both could cost an organization.
Quote:
|
Us as fans, might not be in the position to make such rankings (and this might frustrate us), but it doesn't mean we shouldn't consider it when evaluating players.
|
I think it does mean that we shouldn't consider it. We are not making an informed evaluation, or we're just going off of normal human biases.
Quote:
|
I still don't understand how anyone can reconcile the notion that catchers are the least defensively valuable position yet (and I didn't look it up) they might be historically the worse hitting position (maybe SS could be worse).
|
I agree with you here. I'd say first and left field, but that's just my opinion. I'm willing to be proved wrong.