STAT LINE .251 / .333 / .307 (225 PA), 1 HR, 23 RBI, 20 BB, 69 K, 0.0 fWAR
There’s only one word to describe the concept of Wins Above Replacement: esoteric. What is WAR good for? Measuring value, of course, but try as we might, value always appears to be in the eye of the beholder. Still, back to the first point. Sabrmetrics has always defined “Replacement” as a 4-A minor leaguer or minor league free agent. Someone who earns the minimum minor league salary. But what does that mean?