Morgan Ensberg on Sabermetrics

[200tang]

http://morganensberg.wordpress.com/2...culators-away/

Sabermetrics verifies mathematically what it takes to win a baseball game. This analysis is correct. But baseball players have to help you identify nuances that can only be found by playing the game. Your genius will be perfected when you can show us the probability of bunting a ball in a location that baseball players know will move the runner 100% of the time. Your ability to prove if a batter should show a bunt early or late is the type of information we need.

Grandpa proved to me that I should evaluate my performances based on Sabermetric principles when I was 10. I just didn’t need a calculator to believe in it.

Morgan Ensberg is smart. I'm sure Tango will get around to posting a reply eventually.

[OregonDuck1989]

I agree. I think people so often are characterized as saber statisticians or someone who relies on the eye test alone. I think most students of saber are in between.

Most scouts agree (especially the ones that use sabers) that you need both to make a good distinction on how good a player is. Especially defensively.