02-20-2009, 07:05 AM
Bz, OPS= OBP+SLG. That's how you figure it. 1 number plus 1 number.
However, you are correct in that it overvalues slugging, and undervalues On-base%, which is why most geeks use an OPS# that <i>multiplies</i> the 2 numbers (OPB x SLG).
Most stat guys consider OBP to be the single most important stat, and at least twice as important as slugging. (although I've seen 1.8 used)
So, yeah, there is value in table-setters IF they get on base at a high rate.
Clapp, if we trade Fuk, we can use the exact same CF platoon that helped us lead the NL in runs scored last year: the newly revitalized Reed Johnson, and the pennies-on-the-dollar, still-unsigned Jimmy Ballgame.
However, you are correct in that it overvalues slugging, and undervalues On-base%, which is why most geeks use an OPS# that <i>multiplies</i> the 2 numbers (OPB x SLG).
Most stat guys consider OBP to be the single most important stat, and at least twice as important as slugging. (although I've seen 1.8 used)
So, yeah, there is value in table-setters IF they get on base at a high rate.
Clapp, if we trade Fuk, we can use the exact same CF platoon that helped us lead the NL in runs scored last year: the newly revitalized Reed Johnson, and the pennies-on-the-dollar, still-unsigned Jimmy Ballgame.
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