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Originally Posted by Bunktown Ballers
So why is Henderson's & Utley's SB more important than Aparicio's That a wanky, wonky observation unless of course you have both of them...right?
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I have Utley because he’s essentially free… everyone has him. No Rickey here.
As you get to the higher levels (I’m not sure where you are) only the very elite base stealers have a favourable SB% (75% or higher, and most people want even higher). Utley has insane SB numbers because he has literally the top of scale SB Abiluty ratings and with a mid-level SB aggressiveness, which is really a LOT more optimal than guys with really high aggressiveness (and you NEVER want a guy in there with a higher aggressiveness than ability).
Aparicio is a decent but not great base stealers (at the better tiers of PT) and more importantly he won’t get on base enough to even the the chances to fail.
So basically with Aparicio you’re putting a guy out there that’s a just a handful of weak singles, no walks and a a few steals (with a good glove).
Any player that plays this game at a high level (whale or not) will tell you that Aparicio is one of the worst “perfects” released in the second half of the content cycle and far worse than Appling. That said compared to the best SS’s in the game neither of them really stack up. (I understand your self imposed handcuffs).
Also, not that it’s anyone’s business, but I’m FAR from a whale this year… I’m not sure I’d even qualify as a minnow
