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Evidence of Early Eugenio Excellence

As we have all observed, Eugenio Suarez is having a nice start to the 2017 season. As of this writing Suarez is carrying a 200 wRC+ (good for 6th in the NL) and has accumulated 0.8 fWAR/0.9 bWAR in only 46 plate appearances.

Stat Geek Note: The difference between FanGraphs and Baseball-Reference WAR usually exists because B-R uses Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) for the defensive part of its WAR, and FG uses Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) for the defensive part of its WAR. Due to the inherent volatility of defensive stats, FG has decided not to include the UZR part of WAR until later in the season when the numbers have had a chance to stabilize a little bit, so FG’s “Def” measure is merely a positional WAR adjustment this early in the season.